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Viva Las Vegas!
Fehim and I went to Las Vegas on 13th August and got back on 21st August (effectively losing a day travelling due to the time difference!) We had a great time and are still sleepy.
We travelled with American Airways using and indirect flight as it was £150 cheaper. We went via Chicago there and Dallas on the way back. Shame all we got to see was the airport! I definitely prefer direct flights though!
You can see the Strip as your plane lands, it's that close! We could even see the airport from our hotel room. When we got outside the heat hit us it was around 40 degress C everyday (105-110 Faranheit) and probably around 36 degrees C at night (100 Faranheit). It never cooled down the coolest time was about 5am and the sun was coming up then. We definitely apprecitaed the air con!
We stayed at Planet Hollywood (formally the Aladdin). It's located right in the middle of the strip so an ideal location (next to Paris and opposite the Bellagio). We read a gtrate tip about a $20 room upgrade and it worked! You tip the check in clerk when you check in and ask if there are any complimentary upgrades available. We got a room that would have cost £40 more per weeknight and £60 per weekend night extra for only £10! The room was great. It had a nice view of the strip, a comfy kingsize bed, a his and hers marble sink, a deep soak bath tub and a nice shower. We of course took our set of toiletries.
On the first night we explored the hotel and the Miracle Mile shops attached to it. On the first night we had dinner at Cheeseburger Las Vegas. It was good and I got a drink in a souvenir pineapple! We also found the ABC store which supplied us with sweets and drinks!
On the first day (Thursday) we explored the south end of the strip after a buffet breakfast in our hotel. We checked out the different hotels (New York New York, Luxor, Excalibur and Mandalay bay) and various shops. Fehim was happy to find chocoltae covered pretzels in Walgreens. It was great to see all the differnt themed hotels but it does get tiring walking around them as they are so huge. So, we headed back to our hotel for a dip in the pool on the 6th floor of our hotel. We could see the Eiffel tower next to the pool and the New York skyline across from it! It was a great way to cool down in the desert heat. In the vening we went for dinner in a Mexican restaurant and I drank a yard of Margarita! We watched the fountain show at the Bellagio and the Sirens of Treasure Island show after dinner. It was sho hot watching the shows due to the body heat in addition to the existing heat.
Friday was not so good. Fehim ate something that did not agree with him so we spent a lot of time in our hotel room. We went to Fremont Street in the evening (the old strip) to see all the lights. We got the bus there which was a great (cheap!) way to see the strip. It definitely changes when you get to the Northend of the strip and we drove past all the wedding chapels. We also went to the cinema at Fremont Street and watched The Clone Wars, it was so cheap (approx £3.50) and the seats reclined. Fremont Street was great it's home to prawn cocktails, steaks and neon lights which are all things you associate with old Las Vegas.
On Saturday we got up early to queue up at the half price ticket booth (similar to the Leicester Square ones) to get tickets for Mamma Mia. We got top price tickets for just under £30. We xplored the hotels some more and went to the MGM grand. we saw the lions there some of which are related to the original MGM lions. We watched the show at 10pm at the Mandalay Bay theatre which had great views from anywhere and recling seats! The show finished at 12.30 and as we were wandering down the strip we decided to watch Tropic Thunder which started at 10 to one in the morning. The film was very funny.
Sunday was a more relaxing day. We queued up to get tickets for the Steve Wyrick Magic show in the evening. We then got to monorail to the Las Vegas Hilton to go to the Star Trek Expereience. We had lunch in Quarks bar which unfortunately gave us indigestion. We ate onion rings star trek style ans then I had a class H pizza. We drank a Warp Core Breach which was a cocktail containing 10 shots and had dry ice in tin to make it bubble and steam. We went to the 2 rides there Borg Invasion 4D and Klingon Encouneter. I did not enjou the Borg Nano probes poking me in the back. The rides were good but not great whern you have indigestion! It's a shame the Star Trek experience is closing on 1st September so we were lucky to go when we did! We watched the magic show in the evening which was very good, it was a David Copperfield style show of impressive illusions.
On Monday we spent the whole day on a coach to the Grand Canyon. It was 5hrs each way and included various stops. We stopped at and drove obver the Hoover Dam which was very impressive. We went to the South Rim of the Canyon and stopped at Mather point and Nright Angel lodge. The sight is truly breathtaking. It's so amazing to see all the different colours and to look over the edge to see how far down it went. We were warned not to feed the squirrels as they may have rabies or the plague! Nice! We also got to exeperience a thunderstorm in the afternoon which was great to see how the Canyon lit up. When we go to Vegas in the future we will definitely do the helicopter flight over the canyon to exeperience it from a different way. When we got back to the hotel at 11 we decided to get chinese takeaway from PF Changs in our hotel. It was great and they gave us chopsticks and fortune cooks and the noodles were great too.
On Tuesday (our last full day in Vegas) we went to the Stratosphere tower to get a great view of the strip. It was amazing to see all around and see how small the actual strip is! We were to scared (and full) to go on the rides though. We also visited the Bonanza which claims to be the largest gift store in the world (but I don't think it was!). We then went back to the Statosphere for lunch in Roxy's Diner where the staff sing 50's songs while you eat. We then got the bus to Circus Circus to see the adventure dome. We were still to full to go on the rides but did play some arcade games. We then went to the Venetian. It's amazing to see a fake Venice. You could have a gondala ride and be sung to (just one cornetto...) but Fehim was to embarressed! They have recreated St Marks Square and had venetian glass. However they did seem to be pumkping perfume into the air in parts of it, it tasted disgusting! Wr then went for a final dip in the pool to cool down. We had a nice buffet dinner and went for one final stroll along the strip.
We didn't gamle to much there. We played roulette once and lost $10 in about 10 seconds so gave up on that. We played the slots a little. I did win $13 but of course that went straight back in!
We had a great time in Vegas and definitely want to go back again hopefully with a group. Check our our photos and videos on facebook!
Fehim and I went to Las Vegas on 13th August and got back on 21st August (effectively losing a day travelling due to the time difference!) We had a great time and are still sleepy.
We travelled with American Airways using and indirect flight as it was £150 cheaper. We went via Chicago there and Dallas on the way back. Shame all we got to see was the airport! I definitely prefer direct flights though!
You can see the Strip as your plane lands, it's that close! We could even see the airport from our hotel room. When we got outside the heat hit us it was around 40 degress C everyday (105-110 Faranheit) and probably around 36 degrees C at night (100 Faranheit). It never cooled down the coolest time was about 5am and the sun was coming up then. We definitely apprecitaed the air con!
We stayed at Planet Hollywood (formally the Aladdin). It's located right in the middle of the strip so an ideal location (next to Paris and opposite the Bellagio). We read a gtrate tip about a $20 room upgrade and it worked! You tip the check in clerk when you check in and ask if there are any complimentary upgrades available. We got a room that would have cost £40 more per weeknight and £60 per weekend night extra for only £10! The room was great. It had a nice view of the strip, a comfy kingsize bed, a his and hers marble sink, a deep soak bath tub and a nice shower. We of course took our set of toiletries.
On the first night we explored the hotel and the Miracle Mile shops attached to it. On the first night we had dinner at Cheeseburger Las Vegas. It was good and I got a drink in a souvenir pineapple! We also found the ABC store which supplied us with sweets and drinks!
On the first day (Thursday) we explored the south end of the strip after a buffet breakfast in our hotel. We checked out the different hotels (New York New York, Luxor, Excalibur and Mandalay bay) and various shops. Fehim was happy to find chocoltae covered pretzels in Walgreens. It was great to see all the differnt themed hotels but it does get tiring walking around them as they are so huge. So, we headed back to our hotel for a dip in the pool on the 6th floor of our hotel. We could see the Eiffel tower next to the pool and the New York skyline across from it! It was a great way to cool down in the desert heat. In the vening we went for dinner in a Mexican restaurant and I drank a yard of Margarita! We watched the fountain show at the Bellagio and the Sirens of Treasure Island show after dinner. It was sho hot watching the shows due to the body heat in addition to the existing heat.
Friday was not so good. Fehim ate something that did not agree with him so we spent a lot of time in our hotel room. We went to Fremont Street in the evening (the old strip) to see all the lights. We got the bus there which was a great (cheap!) way to see the strip. It definitely changes when you get to the Northend of the strip and we drove past all the wedding chapels. We also went to the cinema at Fremont Street and watched The Clone Wars, it was so cheap (approx £3.50) and the seats reclined. Fremont Street was great it's home to prawn cocktails, steaks and neon lights which are all things you associate with old Las Vegas.
On Saturday we got up early to queue up at the half price ticket booth (similar to the Leicester Square ones) to get tickets for Mamma Mia. We got top price tickets for just under £30. We xplored the hotels some more and went to the MGM grand. we saw the lions there some of which are related to the original MGM lions. We watched the show at 10pm at the Mandalay Bay theatre which had great views from anywhere and recling seats! The show finished at 12.30 and as we were wandering down the strip we decided to watch Tropic Thunder which started at 10 to one in the morning. The film was very funny.
Sunday was a more relaxing day. We queued up to get tickets for the Steve Wyrick Magic show in the evening. We then got to monorail to the Las Vegas Hilton to go to the Star Trek Expereience. We had lunch in Quarks bar which unfortunately gave us indigestion. We ate onion rings star trek style ans then I had a class H pizza. We drank a Warp Core Breach which was a cocktail containing 10 shots and had dry ice in tin to make it bubble and steam. We went to the 2 rides there Borg Invasion 4D and Klingon Encouneter. I did not enjou the Borg Nano probes poking me in the back. The rides were good but not great whern you have indigestion! It's a shame the Star Trek experience is closing on 1st September so we were lucky to go when we did! We watched the magic show in the evening which was very good, it was a David Copperfield style show of impressive illusions.
On Monday we spent the whole day on a coach to the Grand Canyon. It was 5hrs each way and included various stops. We stopped at and drove obver the Hoover Dam which was very impressive. We went to the South Rim of the Canyon and stopped at Mather point and Nright Angel lodge. The sight is truly breathtaking. It's so amazing to see all the different colours and to look over the edge to see how far down it went. We were warned not to feed the squirrels as they may have rabies or the plague! Nice! We also got to exeperience a thunderstorm in the afternoon which was great to see how the Canyon lit up. When we go to Vegas in the future we will definitely do the helicopter flight over the canyon to exeperience it from a different way. When we got back to the hotel at 11 we decided to get chinese takeaway from PF Changs in our hotel. It was great and they gave us chopsticks and fortune cooks and the noodles were great too.
On Tuesday (our last full day in Vegas) we went to the Stratosphere tower to get a great view of the strip. It was amazing to see all around and see how small the actual strip is! We were to scared (and full) to go on the rides though. We also visited the Bonanza which claims to be the largest gift store in the world (but I don't think it was!). We then went back to the Statosphere for lunch in Roxy's Diner where the staff sing 50's songs while you eat. We then got the bus to Circus Circus to see the adventure dome. We were still to full to go on the rides but did play some arcade games. We then went to the Venetian. It's amazing to see a fake Venice. You could have a gondala ride and be sung to (just one cornetto...) but Fehim was to embarressed! They have recreated St Marks Square and had venetian glass. However they did seem to be pumkping perfume into the air in parts of it, it tasted disgusting! Wr then went for a final dip in the pool to cool down. We had a nice buffet dinner and went for one final stroll along the strip.
We didn't gamle to much there. We played roulette once and lost $10 in about 10 seconds so gave up on that. We played the slots a little. I did win $13 but of course that went straight back in!
We had a great time in Vegas and definitely want to go back again hopefully with a group. Check our our photos and videos on facebook!
