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Brewman:
Mandalay Bay is a beautiful complex- they sure know how to outfit their cocktail servers, too!
And that restaurant where the wine stewards hang suspended from the guy wires is worth a peek just itself.
TMJ:
Thanks for all the tips and insights. Will take all into consideration. I am so looking forward to the trip. I was told not to miss Freemont street. How far is it from the strip, anyone know? Thanks again.
Brookenstein:
I've been told the same thing and with our 3 or 4 trips there we never have made it. We went once and well got lost or never found it. So I have no clue where it is.
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Brewman:
Fremont Street is downtown, and I'd recommend taking a cab from the strip. We passed thru some really icky looking areas on the way there.
If I had to guess, I'd say it was several miles, maybe 10 or so- just a guess. From the near end of the strip.
From the Mandalay Bay end, add on another several miles.
We caught a cab from the Stratosphere- one of the closest Casinos still on the strip to downtown.
Walk past that at your own risk. When the strip ends, it gets pretty nasty looking. Ignoring the long distance, it just didn't look safe.
I consider the "Freemont Street Experience" a must see. Any cab driver will know where you want to go.
It's a several block area covered overhead by an amazing light show. And the casino's are a lot smaller- it's a great way to spend an evening.
Lots of street vendors, and very "village square" or outdoor mall like- for Vegas, anyway.
96SC:
We were in Vegas in mid April and stayed at the Luxor, which is 'next' to M-bay. You can take a taxi or shuttle bus to downtown and Fremont Street, but go there at night so you can see the lights over the street, well. The bad thing about taking a bus downtown is the trip back, there were people lined up for a block waiting for the next bus. We rented a car for our trip and it wasn't that bad, you can get away from the 'Strip' and see other parts of the town.
The thing I hated most about the 'new' Vegas' is that the slots don't pay out in coins anymore but in slips of paper that you have to redeem at the particular casino.
Above all else, don't make too many plans ahead of time because you'll never get them all done. Pick out a few things you really really want to do and do those first. With a car we only got an enth done of what we wanted.
If you want any info send me a message, I like talking about Vegas.
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