Day 1 (04/17/2003) Las Vegas Trip

This trip to Las Vegas started out as a double bachelor trip for two guys: Preston and Brad who are getting married in June and May. We passed around plans, and then booked the flight. Two weeks before we were set to leave, the trip dates were changed from April 17-20 to May 2-4. The reason for the change: the girlfriends found out that the trip was schedule for Easter Weekend, and that was not cool. Bill and I debated changing the trip, but his work travel schedule would not make the trip possible, so we ventured out to Las Vegas on own.

Bill Caskey and I started our trip Wednesday, April 16, 2003 by staying the night in the Ramada Plaza Hotel near the Atlanta Airport. With a 6 AM wakeup call, we caught a free airport transport to Hartsfield Airport to catch nonstop Delta flight 749 which leaves Atlanta at 8:20 AM Eastern Time and arrives in Las Vegas at 9:47 AM Pacific Time. (The return non-stop Delta flight 698 left at 11:00 AM PT and arrives in Atlanta at 5:54 PM Eastern Time.) Once in Las Vegas, we caught transportation to the Sahara Las Vegas Hotel and Casino where we will stay 4 days and 3 nights. At the resort, we were hungry so the first mission was to eat. We decided to have our first meal in the Stratosphere Tower on the north side of the strip. The Stratosphere is a Casino and Resort with a tower which rises above the skyline and has a revolving restaurant, a lookout deck, a roller coaster and a free fall ride. The meal lasted 90 minutes and we had completely circled the entire city. We both had excellent steak and vegetables. Below are Photos taken from the Top of the World Restaurant.

Paul J. Lossner