Las Vegas

I’m in Las Vegas now, Friday 6th. Great time was had in L.A. Stayed at the Freehand hotel on 8th St Downtown. I went down to San Pedro to tour the museum battleship, BB61, USS Iowa. Made the mandatory trek out to Hollywood for a stroll along the boulevard. To make it a bit more interesting,  I’ve decided that on this trip from L.A. to Montreal and back, I will only travel by public mass transit. No cars, cabs, ubers or limos. This was much easier and faster than I had expected in L.A. and getting from LAX to Downtown was probably faster than a cab. A day pass costs $7 US, I seldom waited for more than a few minutes, the subway and buses were clean, punctual and fast and I did travel during the morning peak. I caught a regular Greyhound bus to Vegas, US$28, also clean fast and efficient.
Las Vegas has 2 incarnations of the strip as we see it: immense resort casinos scattered over several miles of Las Vegas Boulevard (the strip). This whole area has a very Disneyland feel to it albeit with booze, dope (legal) and scantily clad young women in the mix. Walking to see the strip is not really practical due to the distances.
At the North end of the strip crossing Fremont St is Downtown L.V. This is a much more intimate area, entirely strollable with (I think) much better entertainment and food options.
I’m going to a concert at the Smith Center tonight. Looks like a world class PAC.
I’ll update and post some pix (they’re on the other device) as soon as I can.