Days 5+6

We spent last night on the strip, watched a few short shows, and checked out a few more hotels (and got a 15-minute massage at the mall, specifically designed to “relieve stress”). The new Wynn Resort is amazing. Of the ones I’ve see in Vegas I think it’s the classiest, really nice blend of modern and classic design, not too flashy (like the other ones) but also not minimalist (like the Hotel at Mandalay Bay—also nice). Overall, I now hold the belief that the best hotels in the world are in Dubai. I had my doubts about this conclusion before I came to Vegas, but now I’m convinced. We also went to the Stratosphere Hotel (http://www.stratospherehotel.com/) it has the 4-highest thrill rides in the world (on top of the tower), the guys took two rides while I enjoyed the spectacular view and guarded their stuff from the observation deck. We ended the night with dinner at a café in the Wynn and headed back to our room. Today we head to San Francisco, a 9-hour drive with views consisting of a whole lot of nothing, something like Dammam-Riyadh highway with a few hills here and there.