An Unforgettable Experience in Vegas – The $1300 Story!

A trip to Las Vegas can be truly exhilarating! Right from casinos and night clubs to themed hotels and fashion boutiques, this ‘Entertainment Capital of the World’ has loads to offer. To escape from the monotonous everyday life, we planned a trip to Vegas during the week before the Thanksgiving.  We arranged 4 cars to accommodate a total of 15 members. Once we were all set for the trip, excitement engulfed us completely. The Friday morning was blissful and we took leave at 8 AM so as to reach the destination on time and enjoy the nightlife of Vegas.

Although the long car drive was tiresome, we got our energy levels boosted up as we entered the Vegas downtown. Packed with numerous tourists, the busy streets of Vegas looked absolutely stunning with its high-rise themed hotels, casinos, nightclubs and more twinkling with lights and festive decorations. After checking into the Stratosphere, one of the highly-acclaimed hotels in Vegas, we quickly refreshed ourselves and set out to explore the city’s best.

We strolled down the streets and covered two popular hotels – The Bellagio and The Venetian. The wearisome long drive and walk made us famished, so we decided to take a break for dinner before hitting the casinos. The burgers and sandwiches that we had during the day travel made us crave for Indian food. At last, we found one in the Riviera. In a hurry, we parked the four cars in the Mc Donald car parking area opposite the Riviera and headed towards the Indian restaurant for some lip-smacking food. Grilled chicken, tandoori naan, malai kofta, Goan fish curry and more made our mouths water even as we looked into the menu. We took a leisurely hour to finish our meals.

As we made our way to the car park, a surprise awaited us! “Where are our cars?” was everyone’s reaction when we found that all our cars went missing with no trace. For a moment we stood dumbstruck. It was only when we took a closer look at the car park area that we noticed a small placard bearing a message - car parking only for Mc Donald customers. Affixed above the placard was a small surveillance camera. When we enquired about the same to one of the Mc Donald’s employees, he said our cars might have been towed as we didn’t buy anything from their restaurant. One of my friends dialed the number given by the Mc D employee and got the address where our cars have been towed to.  

The four car owners hurried to that particular address to get the cars back leaving us behind. Meanwhile, we spent time in the Circus Circus, but had no mood to enjoy the fun-filled activities happening there. We knew that the authorities who towed our cars would impose fine, but only when the four returned that we got to know how heavily we were penalized. The fine imposed on each car was $325! We would never have thought to spend that much even in Casinos. However, each one of us took it sportively and continued with our trip normally. It was an unforgettable experience for me and my friends. The fun part was the four car owners got a chance to travel in a limousine to get back our cars. It made the experience even more memorable. And, that was the $1300 story! 

A small message to the readers - You should be all eyes and ears when you are visiting a busy city like Las Vegas!

What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas!!!