Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Las Vegas

Friday 9/7/12:

The drive to Las Vegas was just over 4 hours from Bakersfield. The highways were very busy with lots of tourists heading to the iconic gambling strip. The heat hovered around 40 degrees for the entire journey to Vegas. Not far out of Bakersfield for miles and miles in the desert were wind powered propellers littering the …

... tja, wenn die werte Dame am Las Vegas Sign freundlicher gewesen wäre, hätte sie vermutlich ihr Trinkgeld erhalten. So aber machten wir uns klammheimlich aus dem Staub, nachdem sie gefühlte 30 Fotos von uns allen gemacht hat. Von uns allen? Ja, das sind nun (auf dem Foto am Las Vegas Sign von links nach rechts betrachtet) Ludwig, Bina, Bea, Ich …

On the 30th of December we left San Francisco and headed to Las Vegas to meet Elly and Joel for New Year's Eve. As we were landing in Vegas it was dusk and we had an amazing view of the strip which was filled with massive high rise hotels and bright lights. It had been a long day, but still, once we landed, we had to wait on the plane for an extra …

Jordan and I took and early morning flight from San Fransisco to Las Vegas, and since I'm not a morning person, I only just about managed to get through to the gate, with all my belongings. I slept for the entire flight, from before take-off until and completely missed all the scenery. We were picked up by our hostel shuttle, which turned out …

I don't remember what I expected Vegas to be like before I went, what I do remember is that upon arrival any expectations I had were completely shattered. When planning from travel guides, keep in mind that you've only been shown a tiny slice of any given destination. Outside of that, there is a lot of the mundane, the unspectacular and sometimes, …

Så er sidste stop på vejen til Las Vegas forladt og turen går nu til spillebyen Det er en utrolig smuk tur med ørken og bjerge - det er en tur man ikke må snyde sig selv for - til sammenligning med Highway 1 er den ligeså smuk - et helt andet landskab, men så fascinerende at 5 times øde land pludselig er …

Dinner: Taqueria Canonita, 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard (inside The Venetian)
Tables along the 'canal', mexican food of average quality, reasonable prices …

Nach dem Frühstück wollten wir den Staat Utah so schnell als möglich verlassen. Die Aus- war wie die Einfahrt in den Zion NP spektakulär. Die Interstate 15 brachte uns Las Vegas – DER Entertainment-Stadt schlecht hin – rasch näher. Unterwegs erreichte uns ein SMS eines Langenthaler Kollegen, der sich zufälligerweise in Vegas aufhielt. …

Day 1

- Arrived at Las Vegas at approximately 2 pm

· Before we could even check in got sucked into a promotion. Turned out to be a time share presentation. But we were given Cirque du Soleil (KA) tickets at less than half price. The catch was to attend a 3 hour presentation the next day

· Walked Las Vegas Blvd and walked …

's Morgens hebben we uitgeslapen en daarna ontbijt in het hotel genomen. Hierna zijn we de strip op gegaan om hotels te bezoeken. Zo zijn we in de Venetian, Mirage, Paris, Bellagio, Treasure Island,.. geweest. Heel de dag hebben we langs winkels en hotels gewandeld. Na een late lunch in de Mirage zijn we doorgewandeld naar het hotel. Hier …

... a little retail therapy was in order.  We stopped by Sephora for a mini make-over and then headed to the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian. Maxi dresses are all the rage here in Las Vegas and Princess B was able to find a couple on the ...

... it, but we still appreciate the coolness of the shops. Not a great outlet so we depart and head for the strip. We do the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian, The Shoppes at the Palazzo and the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. This takes us to time for a ...