That's right. Our miles haven't changed a bit. After fighting traffic on the strip and struggling to find a parking spot out of the sun in the Luxor garage, odds are very good the miles won't change until we leave town on Friday. Yesterday and today the theme was, "If I can't walk to it, I'm not going." For the rest of the week it will be, "If I have to leave air conditioning, I'm not going."
Our Sunday arrival coincided with the Luxor hosting "the city's original and longest running Lesbian/Gay/Bi-Sexual/Transgender (LGBT) pool party." I'd tell more but sometimes it's really true - what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Our plan for the Strip was to do one side on Monday and the other side today. Monday we left our hotel and walked to Treasure Island. We figured we would go straight to the farthest point of our walk and stop in casinos on the way back. I failed to check the distance until we returned. It was over 2 miles to Treasure Island. Add to that the fact that the casinos are set WAY back off the street and are designed along the lines of a cornfield maze and we easily walked six miles yesterday. We started in the morning in the mid-80's, but by afternoon it had reached 100 and was climbing. I felt like I was on the Bataan death march, except they probably didn't have air conditioning to duck into periodically.
Today we did it all over again by crossing the street and walking down to the Venetian before turning around to head home. Today wasn't nearly as bad. First, since we started our treks in the morning, this turned out to be the shady side of the street. One hundred degrees and shade is way better than 100 degrees and sun. Second, this side had the older properties from back in the day when the strategy was to have the casino as close to the sidewalk as possible to lure in passers by. I swear, the day before at Caesar's palace it was well over 1/4 mile to get to the casino from the street. I think the new strategy is to build as many hotel rooms as possible and make the process of getting off the property so unbearable guests finally say, "Screw it. I'll just stay here." It worked with me.
My goal for the two days was to place one 25-cent bet in a machine in each casino along the way. After two days and 18 casinos, I'm up a quarter. In your face, Vegas!
Anyway, here are some of the standard Las Vegas photos.
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| Luxor Mezzanine Level from our Room Door |
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| New York New York |
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| Mirage |
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| Bellagio |
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| Caesar's Palace |
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| Checking the Statuary at Caesar's Palace |
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| Another Mirage (or Two) from the Venetian |
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| Paris |
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| MGM Grand |
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| Treasure Island |
You may notice these are all daytime shots. I'm a morning person and haven't come close to seeing Vegas after dark. I really should make the effort. Maybe a nap would help.
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