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Day 50: Lost in a maze of Casinos!
I was reluctantly checked out of Planet Hollywood this morning - could only afford one night there. I was staying in a hostel right at the other end of the strip - the not so glamourous, but certainly cheaper end. I thought I would get a cab as 4 miles is too ar to walk in this heat with my baggage, but not to expensive in a cab. the taxi turned out to be $20 which was my daily budget ad meant I couldn't eat that day.
I thought I would stay in during the day as it was around 110F (46 C) and go out later. I got the very slow bus to the main part of the strip and thought I would gamble $1. $1 won me $10 and then with that I eventually won another $20. So I treated myself to dinner and lost the rest on the machines. But dinner just made me ill, so that was a waste.
What I really hate about the casinos apart from the fact that they always win, is that they have no signs telling you how to get out. They have signs for everything else. All the mahines look the same, so you walk round until you see a hint of sunlight and run for it.
Another strange thing here is that you can smoke inside. But the air conditioning in the casinos is so good that you can't even smell a hint of smoke.
Hostel is okay, although compared to Planet Hollywood it is a crack den lol.
Back to L.A. tomorrow!
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