Viva Las Vegas!!

August 21st, 2007

To celebrate my birthday, Shank took me to Las Vegas this past weekend.. It was a short but great trip as we covered most of the casinos, and caught a Cirque du Soleil Opera called O at Bellagio which was one of the most incredible shows I have ever seen in my life… http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/o/o-Las-Vegas.htm The stage of the Auditorium transformed into a pool, a very deep pool as the acrobats jumped from 100 ft high into the water, and then would transform back into a regular stage in minutes.. The synchronized swimming and the trapeze acts were just spell binding!!

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We stayed at the MGM Grand which itself was so overwhelmingly huge, that Shank and I were quite lost in it.. LOL.. We enjoyed their massive buffets which we had been highly advised to experience.. Here’s the view from our room..

We saw New York New York first which is a replica of the city and has this massive rollercoaster which goes all around it.. And obviously Shank and I had to ride it.. It was great! Here’s a pic of the hotel and the roller coaster..

Next we saw Paris which is a replica of Paris, France of course.. It has a Eiffel Tower replica which is exactly half the size of the real one.. We also got Margaritas in the Eiffel Tower cups, and the best part of Vegas is you can drink on the road or anywhere you please.. LOL! Check out these pics, and also the margarita cup.. Yes it was quite heavy! LOL

Then we also visited the tallest hotel of all The Strastosphere which is a 1200 ft tall hotel, and has a lounge on the very top where you can eat etc.. But, Shank and I obviously decided to go ride their scariest ride “The Big Shot” which is a free fall ride that throws you up with 3x the Gravity and then throws you down and goes on.. The feeling is like you are in the air with the lit up Vegas below as this ride is at the very top tip of the hotel.. Check out these videos of the ride and the view from the top..

The next day we checked out Venetian which I thought was one of the most beautiful hotels in Vegas.. This one is a replica of Venice and has a canal that runs inside the hotel with the fancy boats just like Venice.. The art work and sculptures were absolutely exquisite.. Here’s some pics..

On our way back, we tried to capture a video of how Vegas looks at night from a plane, and then how all this light and brightness disappears in minutes as the city is surrounded by deserts for miles and miles.. Look out for the Bright Green building thats MGM Grand..

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