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Postby Amethyst » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:17 am

Way back in 2012 I visited the bright lights of Vegas a.k.a Sin City
When we arrived we checked into Ceasars Palace, and as we were excited we immediately upgraded our room and it was well worth the extra dollars. Check out our view of the strip.
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I wasn’t sure what to expect with Vegas but there is everything you can want in one place. To start each day the American way I indulged in Pancakes, Bacon and Maple Syrup.
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Then to make the most of the 40 degree sunshine we spent a couple of hours each day in one of Ceasars 6 swimming pools. Swim up black jack tables are available but I settled for sampling the cocktail menu in the cooling water. After we couldn’t bear the heat anymore you can explore all of the hotels in the strip. You can actually walk one end to the other through the air-conditioned hotels as they are joined together with escalators and bridges. Each hotel is amazing from seeing the gondolas running through the Venetian to the roller coasters twisting in and out of the New York Hotel. You will struggle to see everything in one trip!

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To have a break from the chaos of the strip we hired a car (convertible Mustang) from Hertz and drove to the Grand Canyon. This is 4-5 hour drive so we stayed there for a couple of nights.

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The Canyon was incredible and even better than Vegas. It blows your mind and I recommend everyone see it once, picture do not really to it justice!

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We made sure we saw the Canyon for Sunrise, this did involve getting up at 4.30am but it was worth it!

Then it was back to the desert for more Vegas fun. We got back at mid-day to meet back with friends and knowing we only had 4 days left decided to party hard! We saw Cirque Du Soleil The Beatles which was the best show ever. And it has now started a small obsession with the Beatles back catalogue. And then we had a late night dinner in the Mirage Casino followed by cocktails in the Shadow bar (girls dancing in the shadows was quite interesting!) After this the night was still young at 11.30pm so we queued for the night-club Pure in Ceasars Palace. Clubbing in 30 degree heat was amazing..room top club was worth being up for 24 hours!

After most nights we played some late night Roulette, and after sitting at the tables for a while you often get free drinks to help with the gambling.

All in all I fell in love with Vegas, they is everything you need on a holiday….you can relax all day if you want or go sight seeing, party it really is up to you what you make it. We are thinking of making the adults playground a yearly event!

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Re: Vegas

Postby Nevis » Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:16 pm

What a wonderful place. Great post :thanks
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