Blackjack and Hookers

So despite my dripping cold and terrible sinus congestion I ventured OUT of my hotel last night! Yes.. I left the rio for the first time since I arrived.. and went to.... drum roll.... another hotel! Dahhhhhhh! Had to get a limo because it was cheaper, apparantly nobody takes taxi's in vegas. Very surreal, sitting on your own in the back of a gigantic stretched town car. I decided after seeing numerous adverts for it I'd head over to the Venetian and try just one game of poker so at least I can say I did vegas properly (well without the hookers anyway). Managed to break even on a pretty mixed table of no-limit texas hold-em, small blinds of only $10 so it was a pretty low-key affair. I walked away with the money I put in.. no more or less, so not bad really. We got nice corporate gifts as part of our event as well, got a book on how to play poker (should have read that properly before going to the tables!) and a nice poker cards and chips set.

This morning was pretty strange though.. got up at silly o-clock and was checking out at about 5am. Only it may as well have been 3pm. People at all the tables... slots, scantily clad waitresses, it NEVER stops!! Airport and flight went without a hitch.. nobody told me how painful flying is though when you have a head cold :(
I thought my ears were going to burst! Now I've got one ear thats popped and wont pop back!

The nevada desert was distracting enough though.. im not sure if I prefer it to seeing Greenland now.. anyway, I'll post pics later. Going to have a nap now and try and find out how to make my ears go back to normal!