FIRST THING THAT HITS YOU ABOUT VEGAS IS NOT JUST ALL THE CASINOS AND SKY SCRAPERS,BUT THE HEAT.WE WENT FOR A WALK AROUND 9AM AND IT FELT WARM THEN-COMING BACK AROUND TWO HOURS LATER AND IT WAS BURNING-EVENTUALLY GOT TO AROUND 100 DEGREES,DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO LAY OUT IN THAT,ONE DAY I COULD HAVE ,BUT NOT NOW...ANYWAYS HERE'S MYSELF(168) AND BOB(169) SETTING OFF ON OUR TOUR-DON'T YOU THINK HE LOOKS A BIT LIKE A VEGAS MOBSTER IN THIS SHOT-CHEER UP YOU MISERABLE GIT !!! SO HERE'S SOME OF THE CASINOS STARTING OFF WITH OUR VERY OWN 'HOOTERS'(170)SIGN OF THE TIMES-WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE THEY HAD SOME GREAT SOUVENIER SOAP-NOW ITS JUST THE STANDARD STUFF,OH WELL,THE GIRLS ARE STILL THE SAME(BIT OF SEXISM CREEPING IN THERE)...SO WHAT WE GOT..'NEW YORK NEW YORK'(171)THE FAMOUS 'BELLAGIO'(172)-HOPE TO GET A PHOTO OF THE FOUNTAIN DISPLAY WHEN IT HAPPENS HERE,ALSO A NIGHT VIEW OF SOME OF THESE PLACES,THEY DO LOOK IMPRESSIVE WHEN THEY ARE ALL LIT UP..MGM(173)EXCALABUR(174)MONTE CARLO(175) AND OF COURSE 'CEASERS PALACE'(176) ROD STEWART IS PLAYING HERE RIGHT NOW,TRIED TO SEE HOW MUCH FOR A TICKET-THATS A TASK FOR TOMORROW ALONG WITH AN ATTEMPT TO GET A BIT FURTHER DOWN THE STRIP -WEATHER PERMITTING !!!

FOOTNOTE: JUST FOUND A COUPLE OF NICE CAFES AROUND THE CORNER,THE EIFFEL TOWER(177) AND THE HARLEY DAVIDSON(178)WONDER IF THEY DO BEANS ON TOAST OR I'LL SETTLE FOR SOME TINNED TOMATOES AND LINCOLNSHIRE SAUSAGES OR MAYBE FISH CHIPS AND MUSHY PEAS-THERE'S ONLY SO MANY CHICKEN WINGS A HUMAN BEING CAN EAT !!!