Las Vegas In HEAT Wave - Staying At The Cosmopolitan / AMAZING Balcony Room & Fountain Show View
Las Vegas Summer 2025
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Today's adventure begins as the
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recording of this Monday, August 11th,
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2025. I'm checking out of my hotel here,
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Universal City,
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right above Universal Studios Hollywood.
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Nice little view of the Hollywood Hills,
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the freeway down below. Got my bags all
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packed up. Getting ready to head
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to Las Vegas.
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I'll be there a few days. Got to get
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going. Checkout time. Welcome everyone.
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Adam the Woo here. This wall is wearing
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an appropriate picture of the Hollywood
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sign which is on the other side of the
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hotel facing up into Griffith Park. But
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because I'm not on that side of the
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hotel, maybe that's why they put that
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picture here because I'm facing this
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side.
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Things that make you go, hm. I'm
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inviting you to join me as I go to
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Vegas, check in the hotel there, right
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on the strip,
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and just see where the day leads. Join
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me. Show you and take the elevator down
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and order an Uber from right there. It's
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probably going to be, I'm guessing,
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probably 45 minutes to an hour over to
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LAX.
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Now, I looked to see flying out of
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Burbank and I use Delta. That's where I
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use my Sky Miles through. And I always
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try to use Delta unless it's just worst
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case scenario when I have to choose
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another airline. And Delta did not have
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any direct flights to Vegas. So going
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over to LAX. I didn't really want to do
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a connecting flight. So sticking with
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Delta going to LAX and then you know
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short little hour and 15 minutes to
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Vegas. Slow going on the elevator. I
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think I everyone's checking out. So the
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elevator up. I hear the beeping. I hear
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the beeping. Elevator opening.
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Yep. Till next time, SoCal.
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I'll be back out. I'll be back here
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sooner than later. I'll be back here
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really soon to be honest. But actually,
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I'm going to Vegas for a few days and
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then I come back to SoCal for a few
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days. So, I won't be gone long.
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All right, about an hour commute. I got
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to thinking I probably with the commute
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over here and then waiting a couple
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hours to board and then boarding and
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then the flight over there, which is
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like a little over an hour. I probably
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could have just rented a car from
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Burbank and drove one way, but I didn't.
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This was the option. I already had the
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flight booked.
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Heading out. All right, I made it
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through the checkpoints. That honestly
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took a little longer than it should
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have, but that's just part for the
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course when you get to through security
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at LAX. It just uh takes longer than
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other airports for whatever reason. The
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system they have here is a little
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different. And just checked into the Sky
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Club. Heading up. Going to get myself
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some coffee and maybe a little snack.
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Grabbed a cup of Joe, a little uh
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Starbucks they have up here. You can you
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can also get it in a ceramic cup, but I
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went with a disposable right there. Got
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my bags over here taking up one seat.
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Then I got my other seat here. Let's see
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what they got at the uh little snack
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bar. Also normally will not eat on a
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flight or before a flight just simply
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because like sometimes if it's a 5 or 6
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or even if it's international sometimes
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8 10 9 12 11 hour flights you know even
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cross country from Orlando to LA is 5
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hours back and forth but this is only an
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hour flight. So even if my stomach
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starts to get a little upset I'm pretty
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sure I could be all right with the you
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know landing in an hour. And they have
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nice bathrooms in here in the in the
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lounge before boarding. Like this little
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seating area over there is pretty cool
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right?
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I guess I should have sat over there
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instead of here. But check this out.
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They had baked potatoes over there. And
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they have some kind of a noodle dish.
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And they had broccoli right there.
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Steamed broccoli. So I got some steamed
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broccoli and a little loaded potato
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right [clears throat] down in there.
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Yeah. I don't I don't usually partake of
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the the food cuz I for I just stated the
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reasons, but
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when it's a short flight, why not? You I
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have lounge access with my Delta points.
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And all this is included with the lounge
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access. So
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as well
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and now sitting outside in this little
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open air section. There's the plane over
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there landing.
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Got a nice little wall of plexi with
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them. Open air right up there.
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Still got 40 minutes before I board.
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Probably couldn't sit in an open air
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thing like this in Florida. Even though
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it's a little warm here, when you're in
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the shade, it feels really nice.
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It would be absolute
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hell to be sitting outside in Florida or
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something like this right now. 90° back
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home,
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85° here. Obviously, less humidity.
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But take a look at this. Las Vegas is
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going to be 107°
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when I land at 4. Well, a little after
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400 p.m. Between 4 and 5:00 p.m. It's
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going to be between 110 and 111°.
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Okay.
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It's going to be a scorcher the whole
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time I'm there.
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No shade.
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All right. Heading back down the
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escalator now.
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Got a flight to catch.
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So, confirmed LAX does sell gum. Need
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another pack. Some airports do, some
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airports don't, but LAX does. We buy
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this. This little display they have with
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this inflatable balloon of the Delta
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plane. Delta wings and LAX guys. Sun fun
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and good vibes. Looks like Delta started
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back in December of 1928. I think
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they've been promoting it as their 100th
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anniversary. Okay. Yeah. So, yeah, there
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we go. 1924 with her name changed in 28.
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Interesting. Another little asterct on
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that 100th anniversary. The first
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passenger flight wasn't until 1929. So
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even though they started changed the
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name in 28, first passenger flight was
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1929. So a little aster on that 100th
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anniversary they're celebrating. All
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right, boarding has commenced or is
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commencing. I am s sitting in seat 4D.
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If I was one row up, I'd be in 3D, which
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means I'd be able to
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see things in three-dimensional, but I'm
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in four dimensional
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safely possible at this time. Large bags
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must go in an overnight bin. Small bags
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may be stored under the seat in front of
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you or an overhead bin.
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Heat. Heat.
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Thank you. Please stay seated with your
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seat belt securely fast in case you
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experience unexpected rough air speed
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overhead as they shifted during takeoff
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and need a clear of any potential trip
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hazards like bags or backstraps
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relations customers and apply crew
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member instructions. to the use of cell
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phone in your network during flight. Use
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a Wi-Fi to make a voice or video call is
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not allowed.
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Information for electronic devices can
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be found in the information card in your
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seat pocket. Fast free Wi-Fi is
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available on today's flight numbers. If
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you're not yet
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brought on board with you and there's
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anything else you can do to make your
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experience more comfortable, please do
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not hesitate
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to relax and enjoy our flight.
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Currently, we're at 43 C. But seat belt
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sign is going to remain on as we are
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about to start now. So if you are about
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to cabin, please return your seats. Make
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sure seat belt turns on fast. Thanks for
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joining us on the short hop over to Las
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Vegas and flight attend.
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But I think that might have been Baker
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down there.
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that your laptops are stowed and that
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seat in front of you seat pocket. Please
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continue to use your mobile device as
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long as they're pies. If you're inside,
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please check around your seat for any
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man cups, glasses, or any items you'd
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like to discard the flight attendant as
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we come to the cabin. He'll be landing
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shortly.
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Heat.
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Oh yes. Exit the plane and there's slot
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machines. As soon as you get off of the
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jetack, just walk right in and that's
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the first thing you see. Got to love
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Vegas. Got to love it.
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>> Yes. Los Vegas.
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I've arrived. So, you can just stroll
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along and then you have arrived right
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here in Las Vegas along the tile. Just
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got off their version of the gate link.
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It's like their little Montreal thing.
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Definitely even getting off the jet
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bring through the jet bridge. I can feel
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the heat. It is definitely warm outside.
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I have not even outside yet, but I can
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already tell it's going to be a toasty
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one.
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I'm staying at a different hotel, a new
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hotel. Us flamingo. I'm mixing it up and
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not staying there this time. I decided
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since it's my birthday week, my birthday
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was yesterday to do something special.
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Also, there's a liquor store. The first
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thing you see is a liquor store when
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you're coming. [laughter]
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There's literally the first thing you
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see is a liquor store before you even
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get to Bage Club. Usually I'll do Uber,
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but there are taxi flat rates to the
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strip, which is where I'm going.
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Different areas. $21 for this area.
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Tropicana north of Flamingo, $25.
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Flamingo is kind of the same area I'm
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going to be staying at. You got $29 to
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go all the way down the circus circus or
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the link, the Venetian, and the Weston.
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Where I'm going to be staying is the
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Cosmopolitan right here, right next to
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the Bellagio.
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Never stayed there before. And I'll have
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a pretty good view of the Eiffel Tower
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at Paris, which I was just in Paris
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recently, so that'll be kind of neat.
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Probably pretty close to the Flamingo
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where I normally stay. Maybe I'll just
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take a taxi. Flat rates $25.
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Taxis around the corner.
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Man, it is. There's no really any
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humidity here, but you can feel the heat
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in the air.
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Kind of the opposite. It's not the heat,
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it's humidity here. It's the heat. It's
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freaking hot.
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But it's like a dry heat. Is that what
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they say? Like I'm not sweating.
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I'm not immediately sweating like I
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would be in Florida if it was 110°.
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I think it's 110°,
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right? 110 I think is what I looked up
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earlier.
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I don't think $25 is too bad to just hop
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in a taxi and get right over to the
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Cosmo.
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I've been instructed to go to number 19.
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$25 flat rate to the Cosmopolitan.
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I believe I booked a balcony view. So, a
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little later I should have a nice clear
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angle of the Bellagio water show
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for the duration of my stay. Pretty
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excited about that. Decided to kick it
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up a notch just because it's the
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extended birthday hoot nannies. Oh, I'm
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all the way at the end. Look at this.
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I'm all the way down here at the end.
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19. There's no there's not even a car in
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my I just got dropped off here at the
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Cosmopolitan in a little drop off area.
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Took the elevator up. I am way up here,
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very high up. Not sure who this is. The
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other people in the elevator thought
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that might be Johnny Depp, but I don't
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know if it is. Kind of overlooking there
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into the desert. Be really nice up here
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at night when the sun goes down.
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Never stayed here before. I don't even
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think I've even been in this hotel. I've
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just walked by it.
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All right, room tour time. First glance,
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this is definitely
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up there. Top tier. One of the nicest
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rooms I've ever stayed in.
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There are two beds, two queen beds.
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I've already peaked out to get a look at
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the view, but I'll show here
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momentarily. Big TV
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right over here.
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Get my
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bag put away. They got some snacks over
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here. Probably additional charges for
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those.
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Some nice little artwork.
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Here's the ice bucket.
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Probably a fridge. Oh my lord. This
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thing is stocked.
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This thing is stocked.
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And my guess is that whatever you grab
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out of here, they charge you when you
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check out or when they do room service.
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And usually a fridge will have nothing
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in it. You supply your own stuff, but
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nope, not here. And
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the living room area, well, the living
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room section has its own little TV.
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Wonder what's in here.
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Okay, there's the safe.
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There's the iron, ironing board.
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There's a place to put your luggage.
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Nice wall decor there.
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This is really nice.
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This is something.
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Nice little couch. little
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love seat, I guess you could call that.
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I am impressed.
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Oh, does this go through? It does. No,
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maybe not. I was thinking maybe it goes
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into the the shower area. Maybe it
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illuminates a little bit.
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Piece of art there. Nice tub. I am here
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for a few days,
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so I probably use that tub. You got a
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nice little hot jet tub there. An
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amazing shower. Look at that thing.
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Beautiful.
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Yeah, this is going to be the nicest
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place I've ever stayed in Vegas.
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Look at there's a face on the wall.
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Another
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piece of artwork there.
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Like how the bathroom has its own
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enclosed door.
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I haven't even shown the view yet. I
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think the biggest part of that
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is going to be later this evening when
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they're having the show. Oh, look at the
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reflection here. You can see the Eiffel
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Tower in the reflection.
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right there. So, there's another part of
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the balcony. The next room over is right
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there.
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Oh my goodness. Yes.
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There's the high roller, the ferris
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wheel.
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Paris
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Bellasio show will happen down here.
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There's Caesar's Palace. Oh, there's the
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flamingo where I usually stay and I'll
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stay there again. kind of going all out
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for this just simply because it is the
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birthday trip.
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Treasure Island down there. Caesar's
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Palace.
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The flamingo.
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I'll walk over to the flamingo at some
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point. I always like that little garden
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they have.
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Wow. All right. All right.
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For some reason, when I booked this, I
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wasn't familiar with the layout of the
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land. I was thinking so where the
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flamingo is in my mind I was thinking it
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was on the other side of the Bellagio
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looking over across
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is this Las Vegas Las Vegas Boulevard
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the main road there but it's right next
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to the Bellagio
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there's the Bellagio pool
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I parked on this parking structure
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before when I was staying outside Vegas
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and I would drive in I'd park at the
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Bellagio and you can always get a really
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good angle
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if you're looking for like a good video
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or anything on top of this parking
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garage. You can look across at the water
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show and
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Eiffel Tower. You can see the sphere
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over there. Man, this is I don't think
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it get much gets much better than this
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for this view.
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I think I might keep this door closed
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until the sun goes down because it's
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it's a little toasty. So, give this a
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little
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little close there.
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Wait till night time. All right. Going
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to walk the strip for just a little bit.
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Walking outside the the door here at the
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Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Got Planet
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Hollywood over there. And then you kind
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of shift along. You see the balloon and
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you see the Eiffel Tower from ground
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level over at Paris. That's kind of
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interesting though because now it's the
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first time I've been in Vegas since I've
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been to Paris. So, it's kind of neat to
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see it after I've been to the real one
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>> a couple times ago when I was in Vegas.
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I went up there. I don't think it was
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the last time. I think it was a time
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before. I've been here a few times.
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Ground level where I'll be seeing the
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water show. I'm going to wait and see
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it, you know, at least at dusk or maybe
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even nighttime.
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Flip it around here. You can see where
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I'm standing. My room is up there. Way
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up there. Like on the 40. I think I'm on
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the 44 45th floor. I'm way up there.
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I'm up there. In fact, when she gave me
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the key at the reception desk, it said
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like 44 on it or 44 and then the number
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of the room or 45 in the number of the
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room. I go, "Is this the fourth floor or
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is it higher up?" She goes, "Oh, no.
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It's the 40 plus floor." Up in the
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Bellagio, they have that one room where
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they change it out seasonally. Let's
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stop in and see. I can't remember the
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name of it. The conservatory, maybe. I
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may be saying that incorrectly, but
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there's a room that they always do for
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seasonal stuff. I always like to see. I
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mean, it's like 30° colder in here or
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maybe 40° to be honest. Feels great in
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here. I always like this little area
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here at the I've never stayed at the
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Bellagio, but you know, maybe over time
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I'll stay at a number of different
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hotels, but I still say the Flamingo is
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probably my favorite to stay at, you
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know, just for economy price-wise and
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getting a a good centralized spot on the
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strip. But the Bellagio looks pretty
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nice, too. Paying a little bit more for
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the hotel I'm at, obviously, because I
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just wanted to have that view. Thought
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it'd be kind of a neat neat thing for
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the
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extended birthday. But yeah, I had I had
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the flamingo and I changed changed it.
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Yeah, speaking of flamingos, they have a
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flamingo inside the Bellagio in here.
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This looks really dang cool. Was the
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last time I was here for Christmas?
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Maybe. I think I have been here when
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they had the Christmas display, but
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I think I was here during when they had
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the Christmas display. might not have
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been Christmas time, but it was they had
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the or maybe they were set in the
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Christmas time. I don't remember. I've
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been in this room a few times. Look at
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the sleeping zebra here. And then you
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got the awake zebra behind it. Oh, those
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patunias. There's some sort of a bird on
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a swing right there kicking her leg up,
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tipping her hat right there. And then
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you got this little chest board with
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these chest pieces. Got the uh the chest
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pieces there on the chest board. That
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flamingo has a spiffy tie on right
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there. Got a checkerboard tie almost
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like a chess board. Got a couple of
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giraffes right there. Topiary giraffes
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that were holding up a woman. That's a
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It's a lion. No, it's not a woman. It's
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a lion. It's a lion woman right there on
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a swing. I'm seeing I'm picking up a
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theme. Swings in here. Take a look at
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this. This rare and beautiful fountain
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was made by James Pulham, the son of
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Roxborn in England, circa 1860.
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And it's sitting right here in the
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Bellagio
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dating back to 1860. Look at the roof
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there, too. Hopping car going by. Take a
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look. Water show going on.
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Daytime water. Well, I guess it's still
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daytime. It's not dusk yet, but getting
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there. The sphere is all lit up.
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And the water's going to be really cool.
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This is a great view.
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Back up at the rim now. Obviously,
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waiting for the sun to set.
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Wow.
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Way up here.
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All right, it's now getting dark.
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Everything on the strip is illuminated,
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including the Eiffel Tower,
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including the balloon down there.
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Bellagio, Caesar's Palace.
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Traffic going by.
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Definitely a nice balcony view.
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This is definitely an awesome way to
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watch the watersh.
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I like that there's a little couch out
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here. You can just sit
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and enjoy it.
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sphere over there in distance and then
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way over there is the West Kate. Way
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over there
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used to be the hotel that Elvis should
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perform at it. It was called something
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else. It wasn't the West Kate.
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Look like a big hidden Mickey from up
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here. This might be the grand finale.
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Whoa.
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Think that was up.
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This is kind of about the same distance
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I was staying from the real Eiffel Tower
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in Paris. That's probably a little bit
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closer than this.
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Well, the real Eiffel Tower is twice the
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size of the Vegas one, but the Vegas
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one's no joke either. The wild thing is
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this room is kind of on par with the
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same height of going up in the Eiffel
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Tower over there, like 45 floors up.
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Now, when I went up in the Eiffel Tower,
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whenever last time I went up there, I
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think I was looking down the other way.
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Maybe this way.
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And when you're sitting on the the bench
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up here, you're sitting at a lower
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lower angle. So, you can go up here, get
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it unobstructed, or you can be here and
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you're obstructed. It's kind of
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interesting, too, that there are little
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dots
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on the glass itself. Little dots right
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Not really sure why there are.
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Maybe it makes an image if you're
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looking at it from the ground level,
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possibly, but