Las Vegas Boulevard

Since our internal clocks function on the Eastern Time Zone, we arrived on the strip earlier than most of the Vegas visitors and were able to walk the nearly empty streets and and cover most of the strip before they came out to play.

Lunch at the Stratosphere was a footlong hot dog, that should have been pictured on the menu. Oh my goodness; I've never seen anything like it. We each ordered one and only one would have fed us both.

We did the High Roller experience at The Linq, riding the world's tallest observation wheel.  The wheel is 520 ft in diameter and is 550 ft tall. There are 28 cabins which can hold as many as 40 people in each for the 30-minute revolution. Tickets may be purchased for the Happiest Half Hour ride in the open bar cabin. I don't know if there is more than one of those, but I'm sure it's very popular in the evening.

A quick stop at the Paris ticket counter for the Jersey Boys then on to the Bellagio where we stopped for a soda and a moment to rest and cool off a bit and watch the water show. On to the Cosmopolitan to get pictures of the huge Swarovski crystal chandelier. A fellow there told me it cost $60 million. I suppose if you are at The City Center, you must have such a showpiece. The last stop was the Aria, the new luxury hotel, retail, and casino. The limos were lined up there. The taxi stand and Uber pickup were at the back of the building.

Elvis is alive and driving the streets of Las Vegas! We caught sight of him today driving a newlywed couple down the strip. And Ray ran into some of the Transformers and they insisted on having their picture taken with him. We learned that Caeser's is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Vegas.

The Jersey Boys was an excellent show. We are very glad we chose to see it before it closes here. Celine isn't in town now, so we may have to come back another time to see her. We have enjoyed our time in Las Vegas, even with the daily temperatures reaching from 104 - 109 degrees each day.