686. Possible

686. Possible
Definition: (adj) able to be done
Location Placed: Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/29/15 at 3:20pm





When you see Vegas in a TV show or movie, you think all of the casinos are so close! (Or, maybe it's just me who thinks that.) However, when you get to the city, you realize that the casinos are spread out over several miles from one tip to the other. You never realize it just so much as when you're trying to walk to Circus Circus from the monorail. It is not close, especially in the heat of a September afternoon. Additionally if you're concerned you will miss something by not visiting, you won't. I can assure you, having been there, that you will be missing nothing. It definitely has seen better times and is in need of some serious revamping. Give it a hard pass and go to the Stratosphere instead, which I definitely want to visit next time I am there.

685. Emphatic

685. Emphatic
Definition: (adj) expressing something clearly
Location Placed: Harrah's Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/29/15 at 2:26pm





Another thing that I was impressed by was the strip at night. It reminded me of Times Square with all of the lights and sounds and street performers, but less of the traffic. Definitely quite pretty with all the different casinos and hotels lit up in all sorts of ways. Las Vegas is definitely a different sort of place than I've been to before.

684. Accolade

684. Accolade
Definition: (n) an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.
Location Placed: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 11:11pm





This was our ultimate goal of the walk, to get to the MGM Grand and see the Cirque du Soleil show, Ka. It definitely was impressive, although I appreciated the show I had seen earlier in the week, O, better. They were both VERY different, and having never seen that sort of show before, I definitely am glad I was fortunate enough to see both. If you only have the time and funds to see one, I definitely HIGHLY recommend seeing O at the Bellagio.

683. Better

683. Better
Definition: (adj) comparative of good or well
Location Placed: Excalibur, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 7:33pm
Status: FOUND!





Excalibur looked pretty neat from the outside. A massive castle a little further up from the southern edge of the strip. Definitely looks pretty impressive from the street. Inside it definitely held onto some of it's castle trappings. I was waiting to see a dragon come out from somewhere, or a battle on horses right there on the casino floor. It didn't happen, of course. But it certainly looked like it could!

682. Privileged

682. Privileged
Definition: (adj) having the rare opportunity to do something that brings particular pleasure
Location Placed: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 7:03pm





One of the things I was most impressed by was the number of over street walkways that connected the various casinos and hotels. Definitely quite useful not having to wait for traffic and probably a safer bet for people who are traversing the strip in the later hours in various states of inebriation. I imagine it is as much for safety as it is for convenience. Since the strip is several lanes wide, it definitely helped with zigzagging back and forth across the way to see the different casinos!

681. Commanding

681. Commanding
Definition: (adj) indicating or expressing authority
Location Placed: Luxor, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 7:17pm





Luxor is one of the cooler casinos in terms of the theme. It is absolutely impressive. Even the casino areas are impressively Egyptian-esque. A light shown out of the top of the pyramid, which is toward the southern end of the strip, with a Sphinx out front. I definitely would've stayed here if I had the option to and wanted to stay on the edge.

680. Applaud

680. Applaud
Definition: (v) show strong approval of; praise
Location Placed: Shark Reef, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 5:08 pm





This was one of our goals along the walk, to head to Shark Reef. It was a neat little aquarium where you could walk through tunnels in the aquarium and see sharks, among lots of other sea creatures. Definitely a neat little place at the very southern most end of the strip. Thankfully there is a little tram in between several of the casinos as my little feet had done quite the number of steps that day!

679. Knowledgeable

679. Knowledgeable
Definition: (adj) intelligent; well-informed
Location Placed: New York-New York, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 4:32pm





The next casino on down our line was New York-New York. It definitely was New York themed! The outside is a bit of a sky-line of the city condensed into one smaller area. There's a roller coaster that you can ride inside of it. We didn't end up going on that, but I definitely appreciated that it was there. Maybe next time. Additionally, there was a Statue of Liberty made of twizzler products! Definitely quite the sight to see.

678. Meditate

678. Meditate
Definition: (v) think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.
Location Placed: Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 3:54pm





Planet Hollywood doesn't seem to have a theme like some of the other casinos around. It seems pretty low key with a bunch of good eateries nearby. It's conveniently located in the middle of the strip for easy access to a lot of things. I wouldn't say go out of your way to visit it, but if you happen to be around, it doesn't hurt to poke your head in.

677. Cooperative

677. Cooperative
Definition: (adj) involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
Location Placed: Starbucks, Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Placed: 9/28/15 at 3:50pm





It's not a trip to Vegas without checking out all the different casinos and sights along the strip! So we took a leisurely (and ungodly hot!) walk down the strip stopping into casinos along the way. Planet Hollywood was our first stop. Definitely needed an ice tea for the walk to keep cool! Plus it was our first look into a hotel that wasn't our own. Not too much different though. However it was still really neat to see the differences around.