One more night here - we just can't get enough of the place!!Wandered around MGM (and looked at the lions there - relatives of the original MGM lion no less), Excalibur and The Luxor. We also had our first and only go at Blackjack (well, Ali did, I just watched)!We lost!There goes my hope of winning back the cost of this trip!b*****.(I did manage to win $87 - from a $2 bet - on the slot machines. And yep, you guessed it, I lost that too)!!!

A quaint little town an hour or so away from the Grand Canyon, that cashes in on the fact that it is on the historic Route 66. Still, it's a lot cooler than Vegas as it's much higher up. Which was nice.We treated ourselves to a helicopter flight over the canyon which was good...but also rather scary. Now, I'm not usually a nervous flyer, but this helicopter was all over the place (due to the thermals coming up from the valley you see)!I won't be rushing to do tha...

Viva Las Vegas! The one thing about Vegas, other than the 'bleep bleep' of slot machines; Mexicans constantly trying to give you cards advertising Escort Girls; the extravagant and completely over-the-top hotels; the 'anything goes, anytime' attitude; the scores of American families on holiday there; the 'bleep bleep' of slot machines; the 1001 music/comedy/magic shows that you can go to........is the heat!My God, it was hot.We also visited the Hoover Dam which ...