It wasn't strange that we didn't get up at the crack of dawn. After all, we didn't get to bed until after it was already today. We left the hotel at about 10:00 am. Just to see some of the sights, we walked past New York, New York and entered the MGM Park. One needs to walk all the way to the rear of the property in order to catch the free tram to the Bellagio. All routes in Vegas properties require that one walk through their respective casinos, shops, and restaurants.
One good part of walking from the tram to the Bellagio fountain is one passes their Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.
As this was just a morning walk, we crossed the street and started to walk south back to this end of the Strip. Interestingly, a rain storm blew into this section of the city! I heard there had been very little rain in the months of 2025. So, wouldn't you know we arrive from Vancouver and can expect more rain before we head back on Tuesday! The wind that accompanied the rain was hot today. That felt weird.
We had tickets for the RuPaul's Drag Race Live! show in the iconic Flamingo Hotel at 9:30 pm. We went early by taking an Uber. We walked around and had a quick dinner in a restaurant in the Link.
We've been watching RuPaul's Drag Race on TV for years. We really hadn't been up-to-date since COVID-19. So over the last month, we caught up by binging seasons 14, 15, 16, and 17. RuPaul now has a global drag empire and for a number of years has had a show in Vegas. He doesn't attend the shows but is part of the performances through recorded video. I'm happy we watched the most recent episodes. The four main performers were those we recently saw in those seasons!
The show ended at about 11:15 pm and we walked back to the Excalibur along the Strip. There were so many people. Both sidewalks were crowded. We didn't get back to our room until after midnight but, after walking over 12.5 km today, we will surely sleep well.