Friday, January 29, 2010

It's Minus 5 in the Desert!

Or at least that's the name of the bar at Mandalay Bay!

While it is a little cool here in Vegas (highs around mid- to low-50's, can't remember the lows) and there is snow on the mountain tops, it was still quite a contrast to walk into a bar that was literally 5 below zero.

Yes, it's a gimmick but one that I've never experienced so I tried it.

They loan you (for a fee, of course) a parka, boots, and gloves. (Hats are extra.) You strip yourself of watch, cell phone, and iPod and store them in a locker. Once you enter the bar, you drink from glasses made of ice and sit on faux fur hides that are covering the ice seats. You have to use a coaster so your ice glass doesn't stick to the ice tables or bars.

The drink wasn't good and some of the company was strange. A few drunk, semi-obnoxious guys stripped to bare chests and got loud for the photographer who takes pictures for sale later. But, alas, I can now say "Been there, done that"...even if I didn't buy the t-shirt.

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