Day Four, July 10th
Good morning to sleep in a bit. Made it down to the breakfast buffet by 10:30AM. There was more selection there than should be legal.
After we stuffed ourselves to bursting, we waddled back to our room to prepare for fun at the Adventuredome here in the hotel. Adventuredome is the Circus Circus five-acre indoor theme park. This is definitely the way to go to a theme park. Air conditioned and very clean. There are arcade games, midway games, rides, food stands, and all sorts of booths selling carnival-like items (jewelry, souvenirs, toys, gadgets, etc). Our first ride was the “Disko”, a saucer that rotates while sliding back and forth on a rail that’s like a bowl shape. After that one, I had to sit out a few rides to get my stomach settled. Not Louie and Lynnae; they were ready to try almost every ride. Louie and I did ride on the roller coaster, one minute 45 seconds of drops, loops and corkscrews. After roughly 3 hours, we left the “Dome” and took our midway winnings back to our room.
From there, off to the arcade located within Circus Circus. There were over 300 different games and activities for children to enjoy. Louie and Lynnae dropped their quarters into the games that spit out tickets. It was all about the prizes at the end. They ended up with quite a haul and my mind was already starting to think: Where are we going to put all this?
I must admit that I did step away to drop $10 into a “grown-up” machine to see what happened. After three spins I won $31, so cashed out. My big Vegas gambling!
By this time, we are starting to get tired, but Louie and Lynnae wanted to head back to the “Dome” after a snack of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I figured we had walked enough to justify them. After several rides and then a light dinner, we opted to venture out of the hotel to M&M World. After the lesson the night before, we drove.
There isn’t a lot of parking in on the Strip, unless you park in a hotel parking lot. Which is what we did. Found a spot behind the Travelodge and just hoped that we wouldn’t get towed. No guards or attendants, so I felt good about it. M&M World was five floors of everything M&M. We explored each one. There was one floor dedicated to Christmas M&M’s. If you could think of it, you most likely would find it within those five floors. Louie set himself to task to make up a bag of multicolored M&M’s for us to share. As we stepped out of the store, the 90-degree heat hit us hard. Unbelievable that it was 10PM and still so hot! The streets were packed with people. Thousands moving along the sidewalks, some with drinks in hand. Louie also pointed out the sidewalks littered with trading card size ads for strip clubs. You couldn’t walk 10 feet and not see a guy trying to hand out cards to those passing by.
Drove back down the Strip under the lights of Las Vegas. I wish I could have taken pictures, but my camera isn’t the best at night. It’s very good that traffic was slow so that I could take it all in. There was so much we missed seeing. Arrived back at Circus Circus and found a better parking lot closer to our tower room. We stumbled to the elevators, up to room 13713 and fell into our beds. Another long day, but full of fun and hardly any driving. Louie’s pedometer showed that he took about 15,000 steps, so I am estimating we all walked at least 5 miles, maybe more for Louie as he’s always on the go.
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Lisa
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