- Had the oil changed early this morning -89 degrees at 8AM—-and found a DUNKIN’ on the way! My first DD since Boston!!! Drove to the original LV strip to check it out and was surprised by all the new construction surrounding it! Next, we headed for the Lazy River at the hotel. I chose this hotel bc we love floating around. We didn’t expect to pay $28/ tube! We opted to just float tubeless around the swiftly moving water instead. It was 92 degrees so in the end, we were much better off in the water floating under waterfalls on our own. We could have rented a cabana for $575/day but opted to spend the entire time in the water bc the sun was brutal. Walked the downtown strip tonight checking out the water and light shows in front of the hotels, and toured the Bellagio and Venetian hotels bc they were new to us. Crowds of people lined the streets and pedestrian bridges. Lots of foreigners and a very diverse group. We were surprised by the number of baby carriages and little ones. Came back to Mandalay for the casino and I won $320! A few comments about the hotel: there’s a mini-bar in the fridge, but if you put something of yours inside the fridge, they charge you $50! Everything inside is computerized and weighed so if you add something, you throw off their system! I called guest services telling them I needed to refrigerate medication, so they came up with a separate mini-fridge— sometimes you need those little white lies! Vegas has grown greatly since we were last here and I’m not a fan of the huge new hotels! Onto Sedona tomorrow!
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