Waiting for the BA bag drop to open. Virgin is checking people in so we’re hopeful there will be a flight.<\/p>\n
We didn’t do much today. Got up, made sure we were all packed, checked out, found the bus (Deuce), and went to Paris. Decided we didn’t like any of the places to eat in Paris so headed over to Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and Saloon and had a very nice sandwich. Then walked the Strip back down to the Welcome sign (very very very long walk). Back on the bus and off to collect bags and head to the airport. Said bye to the little Beetle and got the shuttle to the terminal. Where we wait.<\/p>\n
And no, we’re not sure we want to come back! It’s cold there. And I’d been complaining about the cold here! Barely up to 60 most of the time. San Diego was about as warm as we got and that was lovely. So please ensure all snow and ice and nasty cold dark stuff is removed before our flight lands. Ta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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