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Along the Las Vegas Strip

25 Feb 2012 By

Las Vegas Boulevard, otherwise known as the Strip, encompasses 4 miles (6.5km) of casinos, hotels, and giant neon signs from the Four Seasons hotel in the south to the Stratosphere Tower hotel in the north.

Casinos in Las Vegas are centered around two main areas: the Strip and downtown. The Las Vegas Strip is home to some of the area’s best known hotels and casinos, each of which features its own collection of unique and extravagant attractions. No matter what time of year you are visiting Las Vegas, the Strip offers things to do at all hours of the day or night. The Las Vegas Strip is absolutely stunning at night.

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CityCenter Las Vegas

24 Feb 2012 By

CityCenter is a urban complex on 76 acres located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The ultra-modern CityCenter is the official half-way point of the Strip. CityCenter consists of Aria hotel and casino, Mandarin Oriental hotel, Vdara hotel and residence, Weer resedential towers and Crystals shopping center. The Harmon Hotel in the center of the picture below is a part of city center, but it is not completed and most likely won’t be according to the media sources.

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My Paris Experience

22 Feb 2012 By

Located on the Strip, the Paris Las Vegas Hotel captures the ambiance of the City of Light, which owes this name due to its fame as a center of education and ideas during the Age of Enlightenment. The Paris Hotel rises 34 stories in a four-wing tower fashioned after the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France. A view of the Paris Hotel from the Bellagio Hotel and Casino.

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MGM Grand – David Copperfield Show

21 Feb 2012 By

The MGM Grand Las Vegas is one of the premiere hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. There is a wide range of things to do at the MGM Grand Hotel, from visiting the African Lion Exhibit to shows and fine dining. We visited this hotel because of the David Copperfield show. We came earlier to explore the hotel itself. Of course, the first thing we saw passing the hotel entrance was the impressive casino.

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Mandalay Bay – Shark Reef Aquarium

18 Feb 2012 By

The Las Vegas Strip is where every visitor to Las Vegas wants to go. The strip is the nickname for the street named Las Vegas Boulevard. It is four and half miles long, and runs from Mandalay Bay and the posh Four Seasons on the south end to the towering Stratosphere at the north end. Dave and I already visited the Stratosphere tower here. Our next visit is the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay resort.

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Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour

16 Feb 2012 By

Being in Vegas, Dave and I decided to explore the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon from a helicopter. We chose Sunset Grand Celebration with Vegas Strip tour organized by Papillon Helicopters. This tour includes a flight over and stunning aerial views of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and of course Grand Canyon – West Rim.

Additionally, the helicopter lands at the bottom of the canyon on a private plateau overlooking the Colorado River. There guests will enjoy a champagne picnic and refreshments while exploring the surrounding canyon area. The tour also includes aerial views of the Vegas Strip and complementary pickup and drop-off from Las Vegas hotels by limo.

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Sky Jump from Stratosphere

12 Feb 2012 By

We spent most of the first day of our Vegas trip at the Stratosphere Tower Hotel. Our day was planned as follows. Sky Jumps around 11 a.m., then up to the observation tower and the thrill rides there. After that, a little break in our hotel Aria, then back to the Top of the World restaurant for our Anniversary dinner.

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Las Vegas – Aria Resort and Casino

04 Feb 2012 By

Our 12th Anniversary on December 17, Dave and I decided to celebrate in fabulous Las Vegas.  We had looked through the Vegas deals and promotions and chose a package on vegas.com, which included 4 nights in the hotel Aria, airfare from Washington, DC and a show by Cirque Du Soleil. All of it for $620 each. 🙂

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