Las Vegas
5th, 6th, 7th May Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
We drove from LA to Las Vegas on Tuesday morning arrving 5 hours later. The temperature went from early to mid 20s to 35 degrees. It felt like 40 degrees! Even though it was a Tuesday, typically a quiet day of the week, there were people everywhere. The grandeur of Las Vegas was impressive.
We checked into Excalibur, an English medieval themed castle. Upon arrival, we were swamped by shows tickets people. We hardly had enough time to see the sights! We only managed to see the bigger establishments on the Strip. Each hotel/casino has an attraction point. New York – New York replicates the famous Big Apple landmarks along with a roller coaster. Luxor is shaped as a pyramid guarded by a giant sphinx! MGM Grand has a lion habitat. Bellagio has a magnificent dancing water fountain (we thought that the casino there was the grandest of all. The shops were high end. We’d love to stay there next time!). Paris has a replica of the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Caesars Palace has a massive shopping centre with upmarket designer labels. Mirage has its dolphin habitat. Treasure Island has a pirate ship ride. Circus Circus has its circus acts. The Venetian is absolutely gorgeous with its canals and gondolas. You choose to ride on the gondolas inside (yes, they built a canal inside their own shopping complex) or outside the hotel. It’s stunning. We were disappointed not to have enough time to go on a gondola. I guess we now have an excuse to go back to Las Vegas.
At Excalibur, we were given vouchers for the kids to play games in the kids’ gaming area (much like our Time Zone type games arcade). Andrew and Hannah had a go at a game where you throw a ball into some cups. Hannah could barely throw it far enough, but by fluke, her ball landed in a coloured cup which meant she was a winner. That got her a big prize of a teddy bear. We have since named it Excalibur!
I don’t think we will bring Andrew and Hannah back to Vegas. They were young enough on this trip to be oblivious to things that went on in that city, any order might blemish their innocence. Nevertheless, this was a good age to take kids there, if there ever is a good age for kids!
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