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Los Angeles: Friendly Dogs Make Airport Less Stressful


Some U.S. airports offer a unique service designed to reduce the typical problems passengers face as they endure busy terminals. In the Los Angeles facility it’s LAX PUP (Pets Unstressing Passengers).

The trained canines roam the waiting areas with volunteer handlers and offer friendly muzzles and wagging tails. They meet close-up with people worried about late schedules, cancellations, crying kids and all the other airport woes. When you have a future flight scheduled, check online with your airport to find out if you’ll meet a doggone new friend there to welcome you.

Las Vegas: Bellagio dancing fountains retuned PDF Print E-mail

Not everything in Vegas is gambling and nudie shows. There’s a location there for both contemplation and music listening. Walking along the sidewalk in front of the Bellagio  fountains at night is one of the great free experiences in Las Vegas.

When we did it recently, the musical accompaniment was Frank Sinatra singing, “Luck be a Lady”. It was as if Frank himself were strolling with us along Las Vegas Boulevard. The fountains rose a hundred feet into the air,  then danced and swayed in rhythm with the music.

Just recently, the Bellagio completely revamped the fountain experience. Now, for the younger strollers, another musical numbers may be something more contemporary, such as the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.” and Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.”

Seniors shouldn’t worry about Sinatra’s songs disappearing from the Bellagio fountains. He’ll continue to serenade strollers, along with other crooners of his era, as well as some classical and Broadway tunes.

 
 
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