Got up this morning and went walkabout. I walked up the strip towards MGM Grand. The whole purpose was to see the lion in the foyer - but apparently he's 'retired' now. But on the way we stopped off at M&M World and the Coca Cola shop, so it wasn't a wasted journey. Vegas is pretty insane. The hotels are out of this world. The next one we came across was New York New York, with its roller coaster. Had an amazing burger at lunchtime too, probably the best one...

We left the Grand Canyon and proceeded on the 5ish hour drive to Vegas! Stopping on the way at an old Route 66 town (I can't remember the name), and passing the Hoover Dam. When we got to Vegas, before checking it, we went to look at Caesar's Palace. But he wasn't there. After getting ready we were picked up and taken to an Italian restaurant - at last European food and no American garbage (that does taste good I must say). Following the meal we had our city tou...