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"You know, people usually carry their baby on the front like that. You don't have a baby in their do you?" Lightly caressing the bag as I walked passed. "No, I don't - hahaha" I think I passed by her twice more that day and realized she might be offering services. Wasn't in my budget! Fremont Street is endless. Having been on the train for 24 hours I really needed a shower. After walking for 45 minutes I finally made it to the Showboat Hotel at about 9:00am. Mountain views stretched in the distance and the area looked less inhabited than most. THEY WOULDN'T LET ME IN!!! The guy said I could leave my bag there but they can't let anyone have a room until 2pm but I could try at 12pm, in case there was a room available. Aaargh. I was fairly angry but didn't let it show. Put my bag in with the bellman and found out info on the bus routes. Apparently directly across was a bus stop that took me to the strip. Took a copy of the timetable. The only strip buses I could find were 301 & 302 and none of them mentioned Fremont. The one I was to get I'd just missed and to my horror found out that the next one wasn't due for an hour. Feeling angrier I headed in the general direction of the strip by cutting diagonally through the streets. About two hours later I encountered Las Vegas Boulevard. I'd made it! I was greeted by the sight of these huge hotels and their gimmicks. Giant Pirate Ships in water surrounded by Pirate Huts and huge rocks (Treasure Island). Ceasers Palace - Marbled steps up a long path overseen by rows of trumpet holding stone angels. The one I really wanted to see was the pyramid and the Sphinx. Kept walking. After many more displays I came across a Lion with a stepped shell on
his back, half finished, and I thought, nah, that's not it.
Lots of Egyptian writing on a large pole marked LuXor, next to a Giant Sphinx. I went up a long ramp to the entrance, wondering if I'm able to go in even though I didn't have a reservation. It was packed with sightseers! A guy dressed in full Egyptian (ancient) regalia was assisting people with cabs. The walks were covered in hieroglyphics and I entered through double doors in to a huge ampitheatre. Can't quite find the words for it. In front was a floor packed with gambling machines. To my right an escalator leading to the amusement store and to my left, two anamatronic talking camels next to a mini river Nile that surrounded the area. You could cruise on it if you could handle the queue! I proceeded up the escalator and was greeted with a huge stone Inca-like temple. In this was episode 1 of 'Search for the Obelisk'. |
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