Las Vegas Strip

The street where the hotels are located is referred to as The Strip.

We followed someone's suggestion and got a bus pass that is good for 3 days. The buses are double-deckers and make a loop going all the way down the strip, downtown and back. You can get on and off anywhere you like.Caesar's Palace is sort of in the middle of the strip so we headed North Tuesday, ending up downtown. We got off, had lunch and came back to our hotel. Wednesday we got on and went South to see the rest of the strip.

People are saying how slow business is but the sidewalks are full of people.
This Statue of Liberty has a huge roller coaster that goes all the way around the hotel (I don't remember the hotel's name.)

The Hard Rock Cafe (see big guitar on left) and M&M store appear to be very popular.
Each hotel is more elaborate than the last - it's all about being the biggest, best, and most dramatic.

The Paris Hotel is certainly eye-catching.

The Paris shows up well at night, too.
The Trump tower is gold in color. There is a huge lot between it and Las Vegas Blvd. We're wondering if Donald is building something or is someone else is building in front of him.

We were surprised at what large trees can be transplanted. It's easy to forget that this whole city is built in the middle of a desert.
It's hard for me to imagine how they have enough water to supply all these hotels.

We did notice that they used AstroTurf in some of the median strips.Ed's laughing every day because I didn't want to come to Las Vegas....I don't like gambling, so why would we come here? Now he's enjoying seeing me enjoy the whole experience. I see that gambling is only part of this whole scene. Of course, being guests in one of the nicest, most popular hotels brings another whole slant to the picture!!