Is the Las Vegas strip realy that big and difficult to maneuver? I’ve never been there, don’t see the point.
Last time I was there they had a tram system for getting around long distances.
Yes. My solution is not to go unless I have to.
Yes, it really is that big and pedestrians take their lives in their hands trying to cross a street. Some years ago, a cousin of mine was run over and killed there. Once I got out there and saw the way things worked, I could surely see how it could happen. Amazed it doesn’t happen more.
While the Strip is only about 3.5 miles long, once you start walking into each big casino to look around, the mileage adds up. Then you have to turn around and walk back or take a bus or taxi down crowded Las Vegas Blvd. If it's really hot, it takes a toll. I won't rent one of these, I'd rather use a Segway.
I do not like the Strip at all. Although for some unique things you have to go there.
It is long, true. But an able-bodied adult should be able to amble from one end to the other in about an hour without difficulty.
What annoys a great many tourists from other areas of the country is that you cannot hail a cab on The Strip. You have to be at one of the hotel properties or designated taxi areas. A taxi that pulls over to the curb to pick you up can (will) get a ticket and hefty fine.
Speaking purely as a Nevadan from the other part of the state, the entire city is rapidly becoming a problem. Too much growth on false promises, too many illegals, too many gangs, too much crime, you name it. All the while, the tourism board is relentless in their propaganda that you can be as big a deviant as you want and somehow, no one will know. (yea, just how successful is that in real life?)
My wife and I went to Vegas for our 25th anniversary
The one thing I never realized was the scale of the place.
You look out your window and see the Casino lined up down the strip and never realize the hotel you want to visit looks like it 's down the road a bit, but in reality is like three miles away.
Day one we walked, day two we took the tram
I really don't see the problem with people renting mobility units to get from point A to point B, since exercise to most Americans mean making an extra trip to the frig
Anytime I go, I plan on seeing just 3 or 4 casinos. You can’t see ‘em all!!!!
I’d have to get married a LOT more times to see all of Vegas!
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I got plenty of exercise just making my way around Ceasar's Palace in April for a National conference. The hotel has 2 huge towers, a pool the size of a football field, a small casino you pass through, plus shops and restaurants, even before you make it from your lobby to the tower televators. Past those, there is a larger casino, more shops, an indoor theater, monster sized dance clubs, then a mall attached to it. All of this, even before you make it outdoors.
It feels like a mini-city, and that's just one of them.
Didn't dine at the all you can eat buffets, mind you; I ate at the restaurants. Outstanding food! Oh, my! Delicious, but not cheap! One restaurant charged a chunk of change for a wedge salad - some lettuce, tomatoes, and dressing. I thought, there is no way these ingredients are worth anything close to that much money, until they brought out a platter that could feed an entire village in Somalia. That salad was a meal all by itself, and I still had some fabulous baked chicken with garlic mashed potatoes, and steam string beans coming!
You figure with all the food available, you could pack on some serious weight; but if you walked around enough, it didn't matter.
If you are a Sopranos fan, there is an episode this season that was taped at Caesar's. It will give you some idea of the size of the place, particularly when Tony is by the pool. They only show a small part of it (there are several other smaller pools surrounding it for private parties), but even that background shot can give you an idea of how massive it is.