#kuwtp: Day 6

Yay! We got to sleep in! We spent the entirety of Day 6 in Las Vegas.

36.1215° N, 115.1739° W

After a Pop-Tart breakfast, we headed for the pool. The kids enjoyed the lazy river and the wave pool. I lounged mainly in the chair but it was so incredibly hot that I did make my way down the lazy river a couple of times and sat along the edge of the wave pool.

We opted for Linner on Day 6 - what we call a combo of Lunch and Dinner. So after our pool time, we headed out to Las Vegas Blvd. for a bite to eat. We selected a restaurant that totally catered to our individual tastes called 800Degrees. It's basically a Moe's or Subway but with pizza. Freshly made individual pizza dough, we selected our toppings and then the pizzas are fired in a crazy hot brick oven! Yummy!

We wanted to visit the "old" part of Vegas which is called the Fremont Experience. It has some of the original casinos and signs. It is now a tourist attraction with the street being basically a giant walkplatz and a covering/roof has even been added over the street.

This sign is one that always comes to mind when thinking of the images of Vegas as seen in movies.

So... let me just say as a mom, WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! The Fremont Experience is not child friendly. Yikes!! Yes, there is zip lining, and yes, there are magic shows, and yes, there are flashy bright lights. But oh - my - goodness - lights are not the only things flashing!!! I'm gonna leave it there - just beware if you are thinking of taking children there. Fremont Experience is definitely an experience. Really - it should have a rating so parents are forwarned.

I did enjoy seeing the retro signs though. Jac wanted to see the $1,000,000 cash in Binion's, but it was located in the middle of the casino and he wasn't allowed to go in the casino. So we headed back to the car and back to our hotel area for some fun that was a little more family oriented.

We gave the kids the option to ride the giant roller coaster at the New York, New York hotel and they, of course, opted to ride. It's a pretty big roller coaster that goes in and out of the hotel. Chris and I killed time in the gift shop being silly!

Silly Selfie

Yes, I know Tracey is missing the "e" but it was the closest spelling I could find!

Nighttime view of our side of the BLVD. New York, New York hotel on the left with the roller coaster. Our hotel is to the right - Monte Carlo. Our hotel looks so small in comparison but we stayed on the 27th floor so it wasn't really small!

Next, we headed to Hershey World and M&M World. I mean who doesn't like candy?!?!? We explored all things chocolate - even the Statue of Liberty!