Hotel Tour

It felt good to sleep in this morning...but that meant that we got a late start on our site seeing. I don't think any of us cared! We grabbed breakfast at Jack-n-the-Box and then started our tour of hotels. The MGM Grand was first on the list.

The first thing we saw when we walked in (well...after the slot machines that line every entrance) was the Lion Habitat.

The King of the Jungle was just settling in for his morning nap.

Staci in Africa. Someday I will post a picture of me and Mike really in Africa (not just standing in front of a painting of Africa).

Next stop in MGM was Television City. CBS has a test studio where they show episodes (some are already on air while others are just hoping to make it to prime time) to a studio audience and get the opinions of the viewers. We were "lucky" enough to get to see a show that hasn't made it to TV yet. It was called "Bridge". If this show ever makes it to air...RUN, don't walk, away from your TV. We were all in agreement that it was awful!!! We were glad that we hadn't paid for this hour long experience! It was still a unique experience...and I was happy that we got to rate a ton of other shows during the survey at the end. Who knows. Maybe our votes will make a difference.

Next hotel stop was the Excalibur. Caleb read about a Scarborough Fair type gaming area at the Excalibur. Turns out it's just an arcade like at a typical state fair.

From the Excalibur we walked over to the Luxor. This hotel's theme is ancient Egypt.

It's amazing how realistic all of their sculptures look! If the hotel wasn't in the background, you might think we were really in Egypt!

The inside was pretty dark and the pictures didn't turn out very well.

Next we walked to Mandalay Bay.

They had a beautiful atrium full of plants, waterfalls, and fountains.

Because of the intense heat outside, we enjoyed viewing the outdoor gardens thru the windows in the atrium!

Before long we couldn't ignore the grumbling from our tummies anymore. We made our way to a food court that was on the strip to refill our tanks.