Awoke a little seedy today - must have been something I ate!! Decided that some "Retail therapy" would make us all feel better, so we decided to catch a shuttle bus out to the "Primm Factory Outlets".
The outlets rise out of the desert like an oasis & are an hour south of Vegas. I had a couple of things to buy, mostly @ Ralph Lauren - which I quickly did & then waited whilst the others finished. Back into Vegas by late afternoon & had a belated lunch @ the 'MGM Grand", which is a gigantic, glitzy "City of Entertainment" - It's impressive mascot is proudly displayed out front & is the USA's largest bronze statue, a 45ft Tall,100,000lb Lion, that is perched atop a 25ft pedestal, ringed by lush landscaping, fountains & atlas-themed statues.
We then made it back to our rooms where we freshened up,then met up & had dinner @ "Noodles", a restaurant within the Bellagio, which offered authentic noodles (hence its name!!!), rice & other Asian specialities - Very , very enjoyable.
Following dinner we again hit "The Strip" to soak up the incredible energy that this place puts out especially when the sun goes down & the lights go on. This place truly is an alternative universe, where the globe's most famous sights - Ancient Egypt's Pyramids, Paris' Eiffel Tower, the Canals of Venice - tumble together, bathed in an ethereal neon glow.
Fused by greed, driven by lust, pulsating with passion, Las Vegas embodies the shady side of the American Dream. It's a place where inhibitions are temporarily lost, sins forgotten & fate decided by the turn of a card. Tomorrow we have booked a tour out to the Grand Canyon, so hit the sheets fairly early - before the next day started anyway...
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