Vegas, Baby!

For Thanksgiving 2003, Swaroop, AC, Amit, Mela, and I met up for a trip to Vegas and then Death Valley. (Amit and Mela drove directly to Vegas from Austin, TX, and Swaroop flew into LA from IL to drive over with AC and I). We played the odds and toured around in Vegas and went hiking, camping, and offroading in Death Valley

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Driving into Vegas at night
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One tank of gas was just enough to take us from LA to Vegas
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We all stayed at Ballys, which is supposedly a 5 star establishment. I think the rating system needs to be reworked.
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Mela doesn't even flinch
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Me in front of Ballys
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(L-R) AC, Amit, Mela, and Swaroop in the hotel room
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(L-R) Amit, Mela, AC, and Swaroop walking along the strip
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A beautiful shot of the Bellagio before the water show
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Caesar's Palace
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Mela and Amit in front of Caesar's
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Classic shot of a security guard hard at work in Ballys
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Can you tell this is really INSIDE a casino (Paris)?
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Trying to decide if we should eat here...
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Amit and Mela make a great couple!
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Another shot of Amit and Mela at an Italian restaurant
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The whole group at the Italian restaurant
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We decided to go to the Hoover Dam late at night (when it was hard to see anything). Great idea!
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Night vision makes things somewhat visible
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Swaroop the rebel
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Back in Vegas- a view from our hotel room
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A (much better) view from Amit and Mela's hotel room
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A toast to good times with good friends
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