{"id":265,"date":"2010-09-13T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbuchholz.com\/blog\/?p=265"},"modified":"2010-11-11T21:16:21","modified_gmt":"2010-11-12T01:16:21","slug":"las-vegas-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/265\/las-vegas-nevada","title":{"rendered":"Day V: Las Vegas, Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0711.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-638 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0711.jpg\" alt=\"Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"986\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0711.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0711-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0711-640x425.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I never would have imagined actually liking Vegas but&#8211;for a short trip&#8211;it was totally awesome. \u00a0Take away the drugs and hookers and it&#8217;s just Disney World for adults. \u00a0I walked ten miles,\u00a0wielding\u00a0beers in one hand and a camera in the other before I had to drag myself out and on to the next stop.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nHighlight of the trip would be an older gentlemen in a motorized wheel chair shouting, &#8220;Woooooo Wooooooooo!&#8221; at any convertible that drove-by. \u00a0Runner-up would be when one very drunk man repeatedly walked back-and-forth between Spiderman and Batman,\u00a0desperately\u00a0trying to get the two superheros into a fight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0673.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_636\" style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0673.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-636\" class=\"size-full wp-image-636  \" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0673.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Strip in Nevada\" width=\"484\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0673.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0673-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0673-444x670.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marilyn Monroe posing for pictures.  I told her she was smaller than she looked in the pictures.  Apparently, saying such a thing to a &#39;little person&#39; is in bad taste.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0683.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0683.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-637 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0683.jpg\" alt=\"Prada in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"484\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0683.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0683-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0683-444x670.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0798.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0798.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-642 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0798.jpg\" alt=\"Paris in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"986\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0798.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0798-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0798-640x425.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0715.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0715.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0715.jpg\" alt=\"Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"484\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0715.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0715-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0715-444x670.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0825.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0825.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-644 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0825.jpg\" alt=\"Prada in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"484\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0825.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0825-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0825-444x670.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0765.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-640 aligncenter\" title=\"20100912 (_DSC0765)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0765.jpg\" alt=\"Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"986\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0765.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0765-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0765-640x425.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 15px; font-size: xx-small;\"><em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_641\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0769.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"size-large wp-image-641\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0769-444x670.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Strip in Nevada\" width=\"444\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0769-444x670.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0769-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0769.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gauntlet.  Dozens of men &amp; women line the sidewalk handing out calling cards for &#39;women within 20 minutes&#39;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/em><em> <\/em><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0806.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0806.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-643 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0806.jpg\" alt=\"Casino Entrance in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"484\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0806.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0806-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0806-444x670.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0848.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0848.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-645 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0848.jpg\" alt=\"Statue in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"484\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0848.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0848-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0848-444x670.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_646\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0854.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"size-large wp-image-646\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0854-640x424.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0854-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0854-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mbuchholz.com\/photoblog\/pictures\/2010\/10\/20100912-_DSC0854.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I never would have imagined actually liking Vegas but&#8211;for a short trip&#8211;it was totally awesome. \u00a0Take away the drugs and hookers and it&#8217;s just Disney World for adults. \u00a0I walked ten miles,\u00a0wielding\u00a0beers in one hand and a camera in the &hellip; 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