I lost everything that I gambled and it didn't take too long. Fortunately my wife won more than the $4 that I lost.

We both got some really good quality shoes and clothing at very nice prices.
5 days hardly dented what we wanted to see. There are a lot of cycads in the Sahara Hotel's front garden that I didn't get to look closely at.
We learned to visit during the week. After noon on Friday we were up to our ears in people and waiting in line-ups for everything.
During the week everyone treated us like we were special. Hotel staff, store clerks, bus drivers, local residents. After Friday afternoon all bets were off for the store clerks and bus drivers. I can't blame them at all. Us tourists were a stressed out bunch getting nowhere but from one lineup to another.
Usually I don't like tourist traps . We will most likely going back in the fall to see what we missed on this trip.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps