Buses, cabs and freebies

We have been seeing ads for the Megabus and when the planets lined up and we needed to get out of town for a few days we thought "why not?""  The bus goes to Las Vegas  and to Oakland, the Vegas run would be a good indication of whether the Oakland run would be feasible.  The bus was clean and relatively comfortable, after a while, like anything else the seats got hard to sit in.  But for 16 bucks round trip for TWO it was not that bad. Chris and I decided bus travel was not for us.  I was hoping for a nap, but these two women , who met on the bus and then realized they knew people in common kept up a running CACKLING conversation for the bulk of the trip.  Even my headphones and music could not drown them out.

We took a city bus to the hotel, which my non-public transit taking husband was leery of.  The City bus that runs on the strip is BIG  and comfortable, but the fare is steep!  six bucks for a two hour pass.  The way to go is the 24 hour pass for eight if you are planning on taking more than one bus ride.

Having no car is interesting and we have been walking or taking cabs to the various casinos.  The cabs are clean and the cabbies are nice.  So far we met one guy who had lived in Glendale, one who was a native Las Vegan   and one who came from Ethiopia about twelve years ago.  We were telling the one from here how we got free rooms and free meals for the whole trip , mostly playing "MY Vegas" games on Facebook.  He kept saying NO WAY  and took notes.  Want to bet he shares that with a lot of passengers this week?  We got a free dinner at Rock and Rita's at Circus Circus and a free buffet there as well.  Free buffet at the Mirage. Free lunch at the Bellagio.  Covered the meals.  I will talk about the food more in detail when we get home.

The room is nice, also comped via the Total Rewards games we play when we are here and in Reno.  Nice room with a Jacuzzi tub and a comfy bed.  The coffee in the room is twelve bucks and the WiFi costs, but hey  the room is free.

Heading home today.  I need to get a good book for the ride home and hope one of the hotel shops has paperbacks.  If not, it's gonna be a long bus ride.  I finished the Jim Butcher book I was reading.  More about that series in a future post.