Renaissance Vegas

... from Giotto on up. If I wasn't getting back to Italy, I was certainly studying up on everything about Florence, the Italian Renaissance, and Italy in general so that when I returned I would know some things.There was no end to the studying I accomplished ...

... nipples turned into diamond lances within seconds. Fortunately we had jumpers at the ready. The Venetian hotel has an Italian renaissance theme going on - there are gaudy Sistine Chapel-esque frescos on every ceiling, the floors are marbled, and ...

... from last night, I wandered over to the Venetian for breakfast.  Why the Venetian?  Because it's got a reasonable (by Vegas standards) food court, and it's close by - I really don't want to walk too far just ...

... them to restrain someone. I'd like to know who I could restrain with cable ties that size...Barbie? We got to the Renaissance Las Vegas mid-afternoon, where we were very impressed with the very friendly and efficient check in lady. The rooms are lovely ...

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... ; Brett searched the RV and found the spare but could not find a jack...did I mention that it was 108 degrees in Vegas today?  My husband, the renaissance man that he is, jogged 2 miles in this heat to a tire repair shop.  Out of the goodness of ...

A nice breakfast at the Renaissance made up for last night's crappy dinner. We were in a taxi and at the new one-stop airport rent a car centre by 9am. It's got about 10 different car hire companies under one roof so you're not short of options. When we ...

We flew to Chicago on Thursday as I had a meeting their on Friday and Saturday. I was seleced to participate in a Future Leaders Program designed to work on some strategic issues facing APICS, The Association for Operations Management. There were 8 of us ...

After 20 hours of flying & 7 hours of airports and about a 20 minute drive to our hotel, The Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, which included a bit of a city tour, we finally were able to check in to the hotel and to have a shower! Boy did that feel ...

... who watches the show. If you ask nicely I'll tell you what sort of car it was if you're interested. Tomorrow it's off to Vegas to catch up with the King. Probably hit some of the outlet centres on the way there and hopefully arrive in Las Vegas just ...

... lunch at a recommended restaurant from our trusty guide book. Joe and I never go for buffets but this was quite the buffet. Vegas take a seat. All of the food was tasty and fresh without the American fat kids sneezing into it or licking the whip cream ...

... with the guy and laughing our butts off when he wanted to show a special trick and he would raise his "foot" up to his head and balance on one leg - amazing! We headed to bed after that and couldn't wait for the next day - we are heading to Vegas ...

... . Everyday at 8pm, all the skyscrapers provide a light show to the melody of a song. For those of you that have been to Vegas and seen the Bellagio water show, I suggest not to bother with the one in Hong Kong because you'll be slightly disappointed. The ...

... tea at a KFC in Kentucky which was an all you can eat Buffet. This holiday has everything. First there was the 50 McNuggets meal in Vegas and now a KFC Buffet bar in Kentucky. What more could you ever ask for. We got home very late and it was off to ...

... its over before you know it. Not that I am an expert on Musicals, but i have seen my fair share in New York and Vegas (and even Miss Saigon in London actually) and this was so beyonf anything i have ever seen before. I highly recommend everyone to go see ...

... dinner with Tom & Teri at the hotel restaurant where Tom works. He is general manager at The Renaissance Hotel which is adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center.  We had decided to go in early and walk around for awhile before we met ...

... and a few paintings from various churches throughout the German conquests spanning 700 years from Gothic and Medieval to Renaissance to Baroque in other words 1100-1780 A.D. The whole museum displays Friedrich and other war generals to display who ...

... of the Midwest" (1972-75) and then moved back to Detroit to participate in the city's nascent economic and cultural renaissance that flourished during the sweet years of Jimmy Carter and crashed against the rock of Ronald Reagan and the current CIA ...

... castle houses museum quality artifacts including Egyptian statues from 3500 BC, an authentic Roman fresco, and many works of art from the Renaissance the guides stay very close and don't let you alone to linger. I wanted to hork a big loogie into the ...

... .  We enter and see the spectacular painting filled with insight and perspective.  Not frescoed like so many renaissance painting, Leonard developed a new paint formula and technique so he could take his time (frescoes are done on wet plaster ...