I still had one last stop to make down in the heart of Sin City -- the expensive casinos. For some reason, every time I went down for the purpose of being a tourist, I missed the really expensive casinos. Today, I made it a point to see them and was really, really impressed.
I parked at Cesar's Palace, a casino that's probably more impressive than Rome ever was. After walking through the casino, I got the impression it was yet another expanse of slot machines, so I headed next door to the Bellagio.
Wow... Talk about impressive.
It doesn't look like much here in the picture, but in person, it's truly amazing. They didn't spare any expense.This casino is the home of the famous fountains:
(You don't have to watch the whole thing... 3:30 is a little more interesting. If you're standing in the front-center like I was, the tall jets at 4:00 look like they go as high as the casino in the background.)
I saw it in the day:
This fountain is absolutely enormous. You could easily fit a smaller casino in the swimming pool that contains the fountains. The walk-way around the pool is really quite impressive as well. And, yes, there are speakers all the way around it :-)
Walking through the casino was quite amazing. I don't think I ever saw the actual casino floor, but the shopping, etc. was quite expensive. Made Cherry Creek Mall look like a joke.
Sorry the picture is so small. You can see the inlaid floor designs and glass ceilings, though :-)Here's a sample of part of the hotel lobby:
There was also a large indoor garden:
(Looked much more impressive in real life. It even had theme music :-) And, yes, there were kids running away, screaming from the giant emperor.The whole place was way over the top. It was definitely the "rich-man's" casino, and I saw tons of really-expensive looking people. The stores looked way, way more expensive than anything I've seen at Cherry Creek.
Anyway, it was a fun day. I also saw Paris with its Eiffel Tower:
The Venetian with its canals:
Treasure Island with their pirate ship:
and The Mirage with their cool, weird stuff. (Looked cooler inside, but I couldn't find any good pictures.)
They were all quite impressive, but I kind of liked the Bellagio the best. Like usual, it would have been a whole lot more fun if I had been there with someone. It's amazing how tired you can get of being by yourself.
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Well, I'm glad you are having such fun! or something.. Those hotels/casinos look pretty cool!
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Well, Just for that, I'm going to see if they keep out the double submit with the verification.. or something.
Looks like it kept it to just one comment..
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Sweeeet...
I'd seen pictures of Caesar's and thought it was really cool, (architecture-wise) but I didn't realize the Bellagio was that impressive too.
Heheh...the first time I saw those fountains was in a dumb Japanese movie.
Oh, my "Graphic Communication" (IE "drawing-buildings-class")teacher suggested to the class that they go to Vegas on Spring Break and look at...something. I don't remember what it was, but I remember was it sounded cool. It was something near the Bellagio. He also mentioned something about someone he knew who did something with something at the Bellagio.
*Pats self on back for superior listening skills.* :-D
Anyway, I'm jealous. :-P
*Pats self on back for superior typing skills.*
Just ignore any typos/extra words above, and it might make sense.
Yeah, they are both really impressive. Considering the fact that I’m a boy and an engineer (two things against me already!) and I practically walked around with my mouth hanging open, it was really cool. You don’t have to know anything about anything and it’s still really cool.
Sweet! I’m going to have to go check out Caesar’s again. I must have missed the cool stuff. (You can get lost pretty easily down there :-)
Sounds like both you and Steve need to come down to Vegas for Spring Break! (Yeah, I know… Not in my wildest dreams :-)
There are nice-looking $20 hotel rooms if you don’t mind driving to Vegas. I could give Steve a tour of the dam, and you could see all the cool stuff :-)
I feel guilty getting to see all this cool stuff. It seems like it would be more fair if someone who appreciated the stuff more were here instead, but whatever! I’m not complaining. :-)
Actually, Ben, you're right, I wouldn't go to Vegas in my wildest dreams... I'd probably get chased around by a panda on the top of a 747 that was flying upside down in a circus tent. However it does look like fun to actually be there.
(YAY!! PICTURES!!)
WOW! I want dreams like that! Mine never involve pandas. >:( They usually involve things like being late for school or not having my homework done. Now if only I could get a panda to do it for me...
Ooooh! Pandas! Yeah, my dreams are usually pretty boring, too... usually fairly realistic, unfortunately.
LOL, Sally! You're having all the college dreams, eh? I still occasionally dream something like finding out I can't graduate because I failed some class I didn't know I had signed up for. :-)
Either way, you all should come out here! There's a ton to do and see even if you don't drink, smoke, or gamble. :-)
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