Tuesday October 16
With Harrah’s as the base everyone was free to do their own thing and have time to explore Las Vegas which was a bit better in the daylight. Getting your bearings in the light of the day is much easier that at night after you have travelled all day.
Harrahs... our "home" for two nights
The group split up as that was going to be easier to see all the different things that were going on. Some of us travelled the public transport system out to one of the shopping outlets (there are two either end of the strip). It was from there that we agreed to catch up later in the day. There were so many different casinos to explore, car museums, mono-rail rides (which apparently isn’t worth doing because it was built to commute people from casinos to the convention centre) so it was easier to split up with everyone wanting to see different things and only a day to do it in.
One of many different casinos on the strip
The "Strip" in Las Vegas
MGM Grand and pocker machines everywhere.
No need to go to New York.
Only half a motor bike but is it size that counts?
More of the 'Strip"
Buildings of all shapes and sizes.
Paris comes to you!
Part of Paris!
In the evening the group did a couple of different things. Anne and Jeff used the time to see more of the casinos, Graham and Shirley “took in a show” and went to see the Rat Pack and Glen, Teri, Lloyd and Judy took a helicopter flight of the “strip” to view the lights of Las Vegas.
The driver of our transfer back to our hotel from the helicopter flight was willing to drive us around and take us to Fremont Street. He gave us a personnel tour around the bottom end of the strip and in and around the original part of the strip called Fremont Street. According to our guide (who grew up in the town) it used to be the place that kids would “cruise” so someone decided that t the road should be blocked off to vehicle traffic. This seemed to “kill” the area so the area was revitalised and a light show consisting of a canopy of lights was added to the area.
Fremont Street - Downtown Las Vegas
The "old" Strip.
The light show in Fremont Street
The famous Golden Nugget casino
Fremont Street now covered in and you can no longer drive down it.
The light show in Fremont Street
We managed to find the group from the Rat Pack at the end of Fremont Street and travelled back with them. Every now and then you would get people whizzing overhead past you in a rush and suddenly they were gone again! Teri and Glen decided to stay and have a go which ran down the centre of the street.
After a long day it wasn’t too long before everyone made their way to bed and our last night in Las Vegas.
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