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More Las Vegas sights

A Byrd

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More Las Vegas sights
Zipliners heading towards the High Roller Ferris wheel.

On Friday we did some more exploring of the Las Vegas Strip before our 3pm magic show booking...

Paris Las Vegas in the daytime.
Wait... didn't we post this exact same selfie a few weeks ago??
Eiffel Tower leg disappearing into the ceiling inside the Paris Las Vegas casino.
High Roller Ferris wheel. We don't remember this from our previous visits (2009, 2011, 2013) — it was built between 2011 and 2014.
LINQ Promenade (outdoor shopping mall) with ziplines overhead.
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In-and-Out burgers for lunch.
There are some scantily clad touts around, posing for tips or giving out brochures for shows, but they tend to leave you alone when you're with kids!
Another common Las Vegas sight is pairs of headdress-wearing showgirls on the Strip. They pose for photos for tips, but usually just smile and say hi to the kids.
Zoox are advertised everywhere and we finally saw one in person. It's an autonomous (self-driving) electric vehicle! B was hoping to try one out, but apparently only employees can ride in them at this stage.
New York New York...
...the hotel/casino built like the NYC skyline and featuring a rollercoaster (the screams can be heard for quite a distance)...
...where we visited the Hershey's store!
Big (empty) syrup bottles!
This is Excalibur, the medieval-themed hotel/casino where our 3pm magic show was held.
Inside Excalibur.

We'll do a separate post about the magic show! But here are a few more pics of the Strip at night on our walk home afterwards...

Inside Luxor, the Egyptian-themed hotel/casino next door to Excalibur.
Luxor is shaped like a pyramid and sphinx!
Mandalay Bay. We rode a free tram from here back to Excalibur to save us part of the walk home.
Excalibur by night.
New York New York by night.

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