Blogs from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North America - page 6

We had several things to tick off the list today. First up was Madame Tussauds. We would not normally do this in America as we find there are too many people we do not know. But we have two free tickets from MyVegas so thought it would be a good experience. Some of the models looked like they had been there many years as the actual person looks a lot older now. It took us about an hour to walk around and it was very interesting. Next stop was O´Sheas casino within the Linq Hotel. Theresa had heard a lot about their frozen Baileys and wanted to try one. The waitress asked if we wanted a small or large one. Theresa had heard about one being for $3 and the other being for $10 so decided ... read more

Today we have tickets for George to do the Stratosphere Sky Jump from the Stratosphere tower at the northern end of the strip. Last time we were in Vegas, they had not long opened this, but he was not brave enough to do it then. The set up for the jump is very professional and you feel like you are in very good hands. The price we paid also included two videos of the jump. One from a wrist camera attached to his wrist and the other from a static camera that is attached to one of the support cables. Some great memories made here today. We had planned to stop off at Peppermill Restaurant for lunch as we had heard some very good reviews of it, but they said there was a 30 minute wait ... read more

Today is Black Friday here so there are sales in most shops and lots and lots of people. We have BOGOF voucher from MyVegas for breakfast at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. This is somewhere we have never been before but breakfast was truly outstanding. This was the first fried breakfast we have had this holiday. Not greasy at all though. Today we have a ticket to use the Big Bus. We got the tram to the Excalibur and then took a while to find where the bus pick up was. They are never at the front of the properties so it is not always obvious where they will stop. The first stop was the South Las Vegas Sign. Although we have been to Vegas quite a few times, we have never been this ... read more

After just a short journey to Fort Lauderdale airport, we arrive at about 8.00am in the morning. We both thought our flight to Las Vegas was at 11.10, but when we looked at the board it was actually at 11.50. We now have an extra hour to kill in the airport which for us is no big deal. Our Southwest Airlines flight was on time and we managed to get into the first boarding group for a small fee had got a good window seat. We saw some great scenery, as you can see land nearly all the way. After about an hour, we were served with coffee and snacks then further coffee about an hour before we landed. These were complimentary. Upon arrival at Las Vegas airport, we proceeded to our hotel. We are staying ... read more

Did not wake up to blue sky and sunshine this morning because we were up before the sun! (But it was blue sky and sunshine later!) Apparently if you have a flight out of Toronto Pearson International Airport before 10am, you need to be there 3 hours beforehand. Our flight was 8am (it changed from 10am) so needed to be there at 5am. Decided to live dangerously and get the 5am shuttle from the hotel which would get us to the airport at 5.10am. Took us a whole 25 minutes to check in and go through security, immigration and customs. So glad we set that alarm for 4.15am! A 4 1/2 hour flight to Las Vegas, and a 3 hour time difference meant we landed in Las Vegas about 9.30am (Vegas time). They have poker machines ... read more