Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Not all about Gambling

Las Vegas is famous for its casinos and resorts and it is a hot destination for tourists who are interested in gambling. That could be the reason why many people have opposed to make it as our destination when a discussion about a group tour has come up in our friend circle. Anyway we had to decide for it as majority was supporting this destination. Once the destination has been finalized the next step is to make arrangements for the trip. One of our friends has been designated to carryout flight deals and to buy airline tickets. He has very good experience in the airline industry and has many friends also in the industry. That was the reason why we selected him to do this job.

Being a hot destination for tourism, all airlines including Air France and British Airways are operating flights to Las Vegas. Still it is difficult to get the tickets as the route will be busy always. However with our friend’s influence we got cheap tickets to Las Vegas and we started our trip as decided.

As mentioned earlier the city is famous for gambling and most of the tourists are coming for trying their luck in various casinos. Rich people from all over the world has seen this gambling as a favorite hobby and Las Vegas is thriving on this. The cheap flights to Las Vegas, introduced by many airlines have become a blessing for these people. This helps them to reduce the traveling expenses and also help them to throw more money in gambling.

However, contradictory to the general belief, the city is not all about gambling. It has many other attractions for the visitors. Various venues for performing arts attract huge crowds in the evenings with stunning performances of musicians and other performing artists. Several museums situated in various parts of the city really throw light into the rich past of the city. At the same time some of those museums exhibit the creative talents of the present day artists also. The different type of museum we have seen here is the museum of organized crimes.

The love for art and culture is clearly visible here with a number of events conducted regularly. The First Friday celebration is conducted on every first Friday of every month. Here the artists including musicians and other performing artists get an opportunity to display their talent. The Thursday before the first Friday is also celebrated as a preview Thursday. On this day all galleries in the city will be decorated and illuminated and the works of new generation artists will be displayed.

Besides these, the city houses a number of parks and gardens too. These open places provide facilities for recreation to the denizens as well as the visitors. The days we spent there changed our concept about Las Vegas. We are well convinced now that Las Vegas is not all about gambling.