Halloween in Vegas - Back on the Strip

We topped off our full Halloween day with a night on The Strip.  We had some pretty high expectations for the crowds, picturing throngs of people in costume and figuring we'd be the minority walking around "dressed as ourselves."  Sadly, there were more lame-o's like us than we'd hoped for!

We did, however, glimpse a few great costumes worth sharing:

Dumb and Dumber

Jamaican Bobsled Team and a whole slew of Milkmaids

Ted, with a head so big it took 3 assistants to put it on!

A Transformer and Waldo (the perfect "that guy")

Joey, Andy, and I were people-watching the night away when we realize there are a lot of helicopters in the air and a whole pile of cop cars and bikes on the sidewalks.  We didn't have to wait too long to see what was up.  

Suddenly, the cops fanned out and closed down a whole intersection - 6 lanes by 4 lanes.  Then we saw something fall out of one of the helicopters!  Everyone's shouting and holding up their phones to try to record whatever the event might turn out to be.  We could make out a parachute and watched with wild curiosity as the daredevil drifted right over Cesar's Palace and landed in the middle of the street!  He was gone in the blink of an eye, cops moved back to their spots and the crowd moved on.

I wanted to see why they cops had only moved by the sidewalks...there must be more to the show!  Sure enough, the helicopters returned, the cops blocked the streets, and this time TWO people jumped out of the helicopters and weaved their way around the buildings and to the street.  It was crazy how they seemed to be falling so slowly...but they were seriously cruising when they hit the ground!

As far as we could tell, from street conversations and internet searching, all this effort was for shooting scenes for the Hangover 3 movie.  We'll have to see!

All-in-all, this Vegas trip was memorable and successful!  

Nothing like a little culture shock for these country folk, mixed with all levels of entertainment, and the largest car show/swap meet environment we've ever experienced.