I spent the day walking around town and people watching. I also picked up my Ticket for the Elvis show I was to see that night. There is just a sensory overload in Vegas.... so much to look at it's overwhelming.
I went to The Wynn Casino for lunch - the biggest buffet I've ever partaken of. There was every type of food you can think of and you could eat till you exploded. I was fairly restrained
under the circumstances but I enjoyed it anyway.
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| Wynn Casino Buffet |
I took some cash out of an ATM and got my first glimpse at one of these. I got it changed fairly quickly because all American money looks the same to me - I might have tipped the doorman a $100 in error.
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| I'd like a bucket full of these |
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| The famous Bellagio Fountains. Magnificent. |
At 6 pm it was time for Elvis and I literally had a front row seat. This "Elvis" has twice won the gong for the best Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas and he was really good. I recommend this show if you're going to Vegas.
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| Guess who? |
Friday 9 November 2018
I was up early with a big drive ahead of me - Las Vegas to LA took about 6 hours. The drive itself was fairly uneventful but things got interesting as I approached Los Angeles - from about 50 kms out the traffic just gets heavier and heavier and more and more aggressive. I found that if I tucked myself behind a truck in the slow lane the pressure was off a bit. I finally made it to Enterprise Car Rentals at the airport and was glad to hand over the keys.
I stayed at the Hilton awaiting my late night Qantas flight back to Australia. The flight itself took off an hour late and we battled head winds all the way back and re routed due to storms. The flight took 14 1/2 hours and I was pretty well done.
I got a BIT concerned when the pilot told all passengers and crew to take their seats and do up their seat belts. That's all he said and in a flat monotone voice and then I saw this wriggly line on the monitor.
OMG!!!! Later he said we were manoeuvring around a storm. It would have been nice to know that before I scratched my will on the back of the seat in front.
Well - this trip is all over and I've had a ball. Thank you to those who followed the blog and for your kind comments.
