W's go West, TR Day 7 VEGAS

[RobynPrincess]

Day 7, Las Vegas


I did not sleep well, Sy kept me up pretty much ALL night. I am not a happy bunny with no sleep. We got up and started to get dressed and get moving at about 8am.


We headed out at about 9 to a place at one of the outlets which sells discounted show tickets, my friend had told me about it before we came and said to go early which is what we did, only there wasn't anything that we really wanted to see that was discounted so we gave up with that idea and instead went in search of some foooood. We went into fashion show mall and headed up to the food court. Sy and Jane got a breakfast subway while I had a panda express, I was on holiday though so its allowed





After eating we had a mooch around the shops, went into The Disney store and got a few things, plus Hot Topic for more Disney items We then went to look around some more hotels. In the Mirage we went to look around the Secret Garden and Dolphin sanctuary. It was a nice way to spend a couple of hours, it was soooo hot out though, by the time we had paid and gone inside we already needed to stop for a drink. We sat down with drinks just as they started doing a talk about the dolphins so we watched that for a bit and I took a million pictures lol





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We then went through to see the big cats. Was amazing to see guys in with them and how they trusted each other.


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While we were in there Siegfried (from the duo & Roy) was walking around meeting guests and thanking them for visiting his exhibition. He was such a lovely man! He seemed genuinely happy to see everyone, we grabbed a quick picture with him.


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[RobynPrincess]

It was so hot out so we decided to escape the heat and go in search of a late lunch, and I knew just where I wanted to go, Sweet Tomatoes! Sy and Jane had never been to one and honestly, they did not have high hopes for an all-you-can-eat salad buffet haha, in fact they were only going along to humour me cause I was really excited about it, even driving 15-20 minutes away from the strip just to visit it.


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Well they were both pleasantly surprised and said how much they enjoyed it Sy's even asked we put it on the list to eat at when we are in Orlando next See, they should always just trust me hehehe


Full and happy we drove back to the hotel.








We went for a quick swim in the pool for about an hour before heading back up to the room to get ready for a night out.


Quick selfie in the mirror before heading out.


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We were off to Mandalay Bay tonight to visit MiX bar up on the top floor. We were all looking snazzy. We parked up and headed inside the hotel, I had reserved us a table at House of Blues but we were running late to go to the bar first so we made our way over and asked if we could take the table a bit later, no problem, so off we went to find the bar.


Selfie on the way.





We went into MiX downstairs and it has a private lift to take you up to the bar. We got in the lift which was on the outside of the building and up we went! I'm not scared of heights but even that was enough to make me feel a bit funny.


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Inside the bar we ordered some Cocktails, Jane and I both had a Queen Eleanor which Sy had a mojito. The barman was pretty good right up to the point when he gave us the bill and went to walk away but turned around to tell us that we needed to tip him. :O I know British people are bad tippers however we aren't, so he shouldn't pre-judge us and expect that we wont tip him! It really peed me off. We did still tip him btw, I maybe wouldn't have after he told us to but Jane paid for the drinks so it was her call, she's nicer than me





We made the drinks last, at $16 each we didn't really want to order more! We grabbed a seat in the window and watched the pretty lights outside. There was a balcony but all the seats out there were taken.


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When our drinks were finished we went outside to try and get some pictures.


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Afterwards we headed downstairs to House of Blues. I was feeling a bit dodgy so decided to skip on eating, I didn't want a repeat of what happened in Cheesecake Factory, so I got a diet coke while Jane and Sy got some food. Our waitress was SO lovely, the first who had been really chatty and friendly. Sy got a Jambalaya while Jane went for a burger which they both loved. I did have food envy as I was hungry, was better not to risk it though.


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We paid the bill and were some of the last people in there even though it was only about 10pm. We then left and made our way into the casino. We decided that tonight would be the night we tried some betting! We watched people at the roulette table for a bit, some of the money people were handing over was crazy! We decided to bet $20 each, Jane bet a bit more. None of us won anything and we were done in under a minute. I didn't get it, quickest way to throw money away! I guess gambling just isn't for me, I'll stick to the lottery lol





Afterwards we headed out to the car and decided to go and try and get a night time pic with the Vegas sign. We didn't do too badly, though the camera was playing up so they look a bit blurry, we got some so that's the main thing


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[Chilly]

I've never made it to the Vegas sign