Las Vegas Monorail

It wasn't very crowded around Vegas in the morning. We supposed everyone was still asleep after a big night but there were still people playing the pokies of which there are millions. We soon discovered that there was a Monorail station at MGM next door and we thought that might be a good way to get around town. However, it turned out to be a bit …

Day 1

- Arrived at Las Vegas at approximately 2 pm

· Before we could even check in got sucked into a promotion. Turned out to be a time share presentation. But we were given Cirque du Soleil (KA) tickets at less than half price. The catch was to attend a 3 hour presentation the next day

· Walked Las Vegas Blvd and walked …

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