Las Vegas
Ah, Vegas. I can spend hours talking about Las Vegas. But let's start right at the beginning.
The entertainment centre of the world needs no introduction really. I drove into Vegas in my snazzy yellow Ford Mustang (long story how we managed to rent a snazzy yellow Ford Mustang from Hertz), all the way from Los Angeles. It was a six hours drive and it was well late when we arrived in Las Vegas. From a distance on the dark highway, Vegas glowed like a sea of stars in the desert. The famous Strip was lined with spectacular casinos and hotels - truly a sight to behold. The hotels are not boring concrete blocks. Each hotel was an architecture marvel; the Venetian has its own canals to resemble that of Venice, Caesar's Palace was so huge and beautiful in its Roman architecture that you can spend the whole day wandering in its beautifully decked marble halls. The Paris' Effiel Tower stood tall and literally towered over everyone on the Strip. Excalibur was a massive English castle and Luxor had its Pyramids and Spinxes.
I checked into the Flamingo late at night. I wanted to stay in the Venetian but my friend was pretty cheapskate. So I decided to upgrade my room to a suite overlooking the Strip. It was brilliant.
Here is a photo of us walking in the Flamingo's garden compound.
The Strip is the Orchard Road of Las Vegas. About 6.4 km, many of the famous hotels and casinos are on both sides of the Strip. Wiki said 18 of the World's 25 largest hotels are on the Strip. The most distinctive landmark on the Strip is the splendid musical fountain infront of the famous Bellagio hotel and casino. By the way, the Bellagio is the famous casino in Ocean Eleven.
The entertainment centre of the world needs no introduction really. I drove into Vegas in my snazzy yellow Ford Mustang (long story how we managed to rent a snazzy yellow Ford Mustang from Hertz), all the way from Los Angeles. It was a six hours drive and it was well late when we arrived in Las Vegas. From a distance on the dark highway, Vegas glowed like a sea of stars in the desert. The famous Strip was lined with spectacular casinos and hotels - truly a sight to behold. The hotels are not boring concrete blocks. Each hotel was an architecture marvel; the Venetian has its own canals to resemble that of Venice, Caesar's Palace was so huge and beautiful in its Roman architecture that you can spend the whole day wandering in its beautifully decked marble halls. The Paris' Effiel Tower stood tall and literally towered over everyone on the Strip. Excalibur was a massive English castle and Luxor had its Pyramids and Spinxes.
I checked into the Flamingo late at night. I wanted to stay in the Venetian but my friend was pretty cheapskate. So I decided to upgrade my room to a suite overlooking the Strip. It was brilliant.
Here is a photo of us walking in the Flamingo's garden compound.
No prizes for guessing what animals were wandering around the Flamingo's garden.
Checking in saw me walking in this strangely-coloured hotel corridor on the 26th floor. 
My room. It only costs US$180 a night. It was well, well worth it.
The bathroom comes with a glass standing shower and a bath tub. But I was especially impress with the TV in the bathroom. The TV was embedded in the bathroom mirror itself. I have stayed in many hotels but that was the first time I had a TV inside the bathroom mirror.
But the greatest thing is the view.
The Strip is the Orchard Road of Las Vegas. About 6.4 km, many of the famous hotels and casinos are on both sides of the Strip. Wiki said 18 of the World's 25 largest hotels are on the Strip. The most distinctive landmark on the Strip is the splendid musical fountain infront of the famous Bellagio hotel and casino. By the way, the Bellagio is the famous casino in Ocean Eleven.
The fountain is set in a nine-acre lake.
How's that for a photo?
How's that for a photo?
posted by Captain Obvious at 8:25 AM
4 Comments:
Wow... for a start I thought USD180was a rip off until I saw the view plus your bathroom TV. Sigh... why am i still staring at my neighbour's kitchen outside my window?
You MUST go to Vegas once in your life. Don't even need to gamble. Lots of things to do. Can spend days walking up and down the Strip just marvelling at the hotels' architecture.
and I was told the buffet spread is amazing and very cheap too...
Ah, the buffet spreads. My greatest regret from Vegas is that I never get the chance to try any buffets. The simple reason is that the queues were unbelievable. We ended up eating at regular restaurants, even McDonalds once. Bleah.
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