Like many cities and towns in the US there are challenges financially.
I was surprised to see that Vegas is no different despite the millions of dollars spent by visitors each day (all day I might add).
I walked to the northern part of The Strip. The old part I guess you'd call it. Locals (I found 1!) call it the "other end". I saw why.
There were two resorts in mid construction that had stopped. Some time ago by the look of the rust stains on the concrete. The whole area was boarded up and there was no action or movement.
On the other side of the street the stores needed some refurbishment as there was an old smell coming from them. As if they had never had the rug cleaned in 60 years.
The hotels, Circus Circus, the Riviera, the Stratosphere are now very outdated and in need of something to glam them up a bit. Not saying that the glam stuff doesn't get to you after a while but they are very tired looking and to top it off the people you meet right inside the door aren't the nicest. The 5 uniformed security guards I saw when I walked into Circus Circus did throw me off a bit.
To say the least I didn't linger long in this part of the strip. It certainly wasn't as welcoming as the part I'm in.
The other thing that is curious is there is a Trump tower on the block bechind Treasure Island hotel. I wanted to go to see what's in a Trump tower. You know, just to snoop, see what all the hype's about.
Well, at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and the street that has Trump on it there was a now abandoned demo/model suite store front and the side walk kind of ended after that building. Hmmm I decided I didn't need to get to the Trump tower that bad.
When I came back to the hotel I looked it up on "accommodations" and it wasn't listed. All I can figure is that it is a "residential" hotel and not for rent. It looks like it's occupied, I think, but it's hard to tell around here as windows don't usually open in hotels around here.
With the temperature climbing I figured a pool time was in order so after purchasing my Cirque du Soleil ticket for the evenings performance I went lounging by the awesome pool here. Now that's the life.....Pina Colada in hand I enjoyed myself for a couple of hours doing nothing!
The evenings around Vegas can be chaotic so I have learned to pick my battles with the mass of people around. The Cirque du Soleil show, Mystere (which was awe inspiring to say the least and tons of fun) got out around 9 pm. There was a convention going on in the hotel and across the road was the West American Presidential Debate going on. Yikes! People everywhere (of course where there's a debate there are protestors!) The throng of people was really something. Oh yeah, to top it off the people waiting for the 9:30 Cirque show were all out in the hall too. Hold on kiddo we're heading for the elevators. The casino was jammed! Holy Cow!
I've never seen so many folks in this place! I'm outta there. Back to the safety of the room.
So today, my last full day in Vegas I plan to check out a couple of things and head to the pool for the afternoon. I think there's another souvenir Pina Colada glass with my name on it!
Cheers all!
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