Lake Las Vegas Resort Vacation Henderson

... Visita allo Stratosphere, l'Hotel altissimo a nord della Strip. Ideale, soprattutto di notte per fare ottime foto dall'alto dello Strip. In cima alla torre ci sono quattro attrazioni per gli amanti del super brivido. Un ottovolante, una giostra che gira nel vuoto (!), seggiolini per discesa verticale a tutta velocità, ed una specie di rampa che prima di proietta in alto e poi si girà e ti fa volare in basso nel vuoto con effetto ...

... stop at Hoover Dam. Impressive place - great story of engineering during the great depression years. Also some impressive engineering happening now, as they make a huge bridge to allow traffic to bypass driving over the dam to get from Nevada to Arizona. After that we headed towards the Grand Canyon, via Route 66 - great scenery to drive by, with a few characters to be met along the way. Next stop: Grand Canyon

... then lunch at the cafe. We also had a great view of the Hoover Dam bypass bridge that was under construction. Before going back to Las Vegas, we stopped at a lookout with great views over Lake Mead, the manmade lake formed behind the Hoover Dam. A few pieces of information that some people reading this might find interesting: -The dam contains enough concrete to build a 2 lane ...

After an interesting drive through the desert, with mountains around, even one capped with snow, stopping at a Pancake diner for afternoon tea, we passed over the Nevada border (would you believe there is a multi-storey themed hotel/casino there, in the middle of nowhere?) to Las Vegas. Mel's Impressions: When we drove through Vegas on the famous Strip, I was surprised about how small and squashy it seemed. All the hotels and ...

... I sure know now who to contact when I'm in need of a prostitute. Thanks, boys! After a much-needed nap, we drove out to the suburbs which, compared to the city, seemed so remote and out-of-place. Malcolm had a friend who lived about fifteen minutes outside the city who he had not seen in a couple years. We were told that she was connected in the club and nightlife scene and that those people are the kinds you want to/NEED to know before ...

... could have used another one of those frozen ice drinks. 7:15 The pre show started. It was great! Super funny. And the silly characters that did the pre-show stuff, were also the in between the acts people. I almost liked them more than I liked the actual show. A lot of the acts in this show are a lot like other acts in the Cirque du Soleil shows, so that was kind of more of the same to me ...

... 98, we had gone to Paris for drinks and now, with David, it didn't look any different. It still looked fresh, clean, tidy. Why couldn't The Luxor keep up the competition? After sprucing ourselves up, we headed down for some dinner, drinks and then I took David up the Eiffel Tower within Paris to see The Strip lit up. All the multicoloured flashing, sparkling lights were magical. Then, we walked up and down The Strip going into different Hotels and gambling and drinking before calling ...

... that we were in Vegas. We dutifully lost 2 dollars each in slot machines (Laura losing hers much faster than Mark) before heading out onto the strip to explore the other casinos and attractions. Outside the throng of people became even thicker - all of them wandering around with their chins up, looking dumbfoundedly at the buildings around them. Behind our hotel were the medieval towers of Excalibur and the glittery pyramid of Luxor. Ahead, in ...

... soon as you hit the California/Nevada state line the road suddenly widens and it all doesn't seem too bad again. We managed to find a queen double, en suite room at a Fremont Street Casino (per booked) for $28 per night, so booked for five nights. From reading Jim's travelling diaries, we know the importance of food, so it was a bonus when we found an all you can eat Pasta Buffet in the casino restaurant for $7.99 each!! - this just kept getting better and better, you ...

... with Karen eating off my plate..she was also sick. I didn't think I would be able to go to the Wedding I had planned on so much but with the Dr. giving both Karen and I some good meds, I was off and running, well not quite running but I was at the Wedding. Christina looked beautiful and we saw Denis in a suit for the first time, he is such a cutie!! Grandpa walked Chris down the isle and it was a beautiful Russian wedding mixed with some good old American ...