Well, I was up at 4:30 AM (Vegas time) because my body thought I had overslept (6:30 AM my regular time). I’ve had plenty of time to think and solve my “no shorts, no fun” dilemma. There are a bunch of shops here in Vegas, I’ve settled on Macy’s because A. It’s closest to me and B. it opens at 10 AM. This “extra” shopping has me changing my plans, basically I’m switching my Tuesday and Wednesday. I will be keeping my quest for the perfect Guinness pour, I will just now be including Downtown Las Vegas to the plan.
A good question you should ask, how will you get around? Downtown Las Vegas is a good walk (1.5 hours) from The Strip. Well, I’ve been researching and found a few options. The best option is probably buying a 3-day bus pass and using The Deuce route. This route takes you from The Strip to Downtown Las Vega; however, it is a bus so it’s not the fastest. I provided links to these options, you will need to navigate the websites, but they aren’t hard to find the correct purchase option and the interactive map.
Another option if you are just staying on The Strip is the monorail. You can purchase single or daily passes. I opted for the 3-day pass.
There is a free bus that takes you from The Strat (Northern Hotel on The Strip) to Downtown Las Vegas, but it has only daily hours, from 11 AM to 6 PM Sunday through Thursday. If you are in Downtown Las Vegas, it looks to be a good way to move around. Just be ready to find another way to return to The Strip if you stay past 6 PM during the week. The weekend hours run until 10 PM.
My hotel’s coffee isn’t too bad. I’ve had 2 cups since starting today’s update. I’m just waiting until 9 AM so I can get discount tickets for my show at the Sphere on Wednesday.
My shopping adventure was a failure for finding shorts or jeans my size. I did only check Macy’s. Glad I can do laundry in my room, I’m washing my clothes now at 4:30 PM local time.
So, what was I up to all day you ask?
For all that walking, I explored some shopping centers, some resorts and some casinos. I tried my luck at Treasure Island Casino, and I watched my luck run away from me. I won the first hand, but then the dealer hit Blackjack once and then a second time, and poof there went my daily gambling budget all but $5.
After all the walking I finally found a spot to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. With food, music and Guinness. The Shepard’s Pie was pretty good at Rí Rá Irish Pub. It was a very full pub, but I got lucky and found a seat at the bar near the Guinness pouring station. I lost track of how many pours the bartenders did. According to the Seatle Times, 13 million pints of Guinness are served worldwide on March 17th.
The number of people dressing in green was crazy. I only had my socks. There was an older gentleman play slots that dyed his beard orange and wearing a leprechaun costume. I’m still amazed at the number of children I had to dodge. Guess Vegas is losing its Sin City vibe… NAY!!!
Check out these lovely ladies I met.
Now back to my room to type up this blog and relax from my adventures. Don’t think I will do anything else tonight, but eat dinner, plays some video games, and watch some TV.
Tomorrow, it’s off to Downtown Las Vegas to try my luck at the Golden Nugget. Until tomorrow.
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