Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Las Vegas, Nevada

During my Thanksgiving, I was fortunate enough to travel to Las Vegas. Las Vegas is in Nevada and Clark's County. You may think it is all gambling casinos, but that is not true because at my stay in New York New York Hotel and Casino, I found out that each hotel and casino has some unique attraction.
The New York New York is the Unique attraction because they made models of the Chrysler, Empire, statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. Then there was Paris Las Vegas where they have a model of the Eiffel Tower and Arch of Triumph. Another few blocks away, you reach Venice. Las Vegas is the only place where you can move from Venice to Paris to New York on the same street.
It was on my first day at Las Vegas , Nevada that I seen the Red Rock Canyon from afar and visit the Flamingo hotel /casino. This casino has a nice Buffet and a Flamingo habitat. I ate lunch at the Buffet and found it appetizing. The Flamingo habitat had many other animals like the Japanese Kol. This fish is the world's longest living fish. The oldest fish lived about two hundred years old. That is almost the same age as our Constituion and Declaration of Independance.
The buffet was perfect because it had fruits and vegetables that hydrated my body from the dry air.
Across from the Flamingo was Caeser Palace. Caeser Place was gigatic, it has numerous buildings and spans a huge chunk of the roadside. In Caeser Palace, you can watch Atlantis, fight between the Gods. In Caeser Palace, there is replicas that make it realistic. They have statues of Greek and Roman Gods. They have Roman and Greek styles in the Caeser place because of the Roman style fountains and Roman style statues. It has a replicated Roman Colassium that is the Parking Garage. From the Rooftop of the parking Garage, you could see Paris Las Vegas,New York New York, Flamingo, The Strastasphere, Circus Circus, Bellagio, and Monte Carlo.There was a small shrine for Buddha outside Caeser Palace. It was a donation to Caeser Palace.
In Las Vegas, there are several bus stops that take you anywhere in Las Vegas. During the night, I brought tickets to th Wynn hotel and Casino bus stop. It goes downtown. I love those ticket machines because it is a rare machine that gives change in Presidential dollar coins. Wynn hotel and Casino is a high class and expensive hotel. It is about 5 stars. It is beautiful inside and outside. Wynn was built in 2005. Wynn isn't the only pretty hotel and Casino because MGM Grand and Mirage are both 5 star hotels. MGM Grand is the largest hotel in Las Vegas.
A Few blocks away from Wynn is Treasure Island. Treasure Island has a show called Sirens from the Deep. It is a musical show. It was directed by High School Musical director Kenny Ortega.
It was amazing because of its special effects. I was amazed that the sailors ship sank and rose back up again. I am still wondering how they could have shot a canon because the sailors shot a canon and the building behind the Sirens caught on fire.
Next to Tresure Island is Mirage. Mirage is part of MGM Grand. It is owned by the same owner as MGM Grand. Mirage has a dolphin habitat and a wonderful forest inside. There were huge trees and water. Across from Mirage was Venetian. Venetian is a replicated versian of Venice Italy. There was a gandla ride with a full blood itlain who sings Italian for you. I went on that gandla ride and was amazed at his wonderful voice. I was fortuate to have him as my rower because it was only him that can sing beautifully. It is a wonderful ride.
Next to Venetian is Paris Las Vegas. Across from Paris is Bellagio. Outside of Bellagio is a fountain show. It has a different show every half hour. It was an amazing show with music. Inside of Bellagio is an American Art Exhibit. It features Georgia o'keefe. Her artwork was inspried by New Mexico. I saw a famous painting with an animal skull attached to a huge pole. It was said that it must have been very painful and that was how Georgia O'Keefe felt. Her husband in New York passed away and she moved to New Mexico. In their lobby, was a gracious greeting by 2,000 dynamic hand-blown glass flowers peering from high above their spectacular ceiling stage. Allow your senses to take flight as your gaze ascends to appreciate this vivid piece of creative expression commissioned by world-renowned artist, Dale Chihuly. I was impressed at the design as soon as I came into the lobby. It was Thanksgiving time when I went to Las Vegas, so the Bellagio garden was decorated with pumpkins and vine gate. I even saw a tree that could move its eyes. It could even talk. There was a plant that could open its mouth and snap back up again. Brilliance abounds inside our breathtaking Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. The attention to detail is astounding. The passionate display of nature in all its awe-evoking glory - quite simply, sensational! Let your imagination wander as you assume a leisurely stroll amongst rare natural finds selected distinctively for Bellagio from all over the world.

Admire the essence of every season recreated with exceptionally gorgeous plants, flowers and trees thoughtfully arranged to inspire full splendor. Specially designed lighting spotlights every flower to accentuate its best features. To ensure the Conservatory & Botanical Gardens maintains magnificence 365 days a year, 140 expert horticulturists theatrically arrange gazebos, bridges, ponds, and water features uniquely for each season. Treat yourself to this unrivaled attraction's ever changing personality for the Holidays, Chinese New Year, spring, summer, and fall!
Then there is the Richard MacDonald exhivit with sculptures that he sculpted. It is near the O Theatre. A Few steps away is the American Moderism Art Exhibit. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art is currently showcasing the best of American Modernism. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), the exhibition will feature masterpieces by American modernists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Arshile Gorky and others.

The collection is devoted to American artists who worked during a dynamic period in American art. The period, known as American Modernism, began at the turn of the 20th century and reached its pinnacle between World War I and World War II. During this time, which had been dominated by Impressionism, many younger artists responded in a variety of ways to the modern age. Celebrated artists such as O'Keeffe began experimenting with painting by offering a subjective take on the traditional subject matter of still life and landscape. Some of the artists explored the natural world with abstract forms. Modernism was bold, new, and controversial no matter which of these styles an artist employed.

An engaging retrospective, the carefully chosen display features more than 30 of the MFA's most renowned paintings. This contemporary presentation will advance Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art's dedication to enhancing the cultural landscape of Las Vegas.
The Paris Las Vegas is right in front of Bellagio has the Effiel Tower and Arch of Triumph. Right next to it is the Las Vegas Monorail. The Monorail takes you all over The Las Vegas strip. There is no traffic congestion. It is extremely fast. You can see all sorts of scenes from the monorail. For those of you not famailar with the Monorail. The Monorail is a train that only travel on one rail.
Next stop on the strip is Monte Carlo and M&M World. M&M World is the largest in the world. It has 4 stories of Fun. It features a 3-D show called I Lost my M in Vegas. There is penny souvenirs stations. There are souvenirs, t-shirts, and post cards to be brought. Next to it is Outback Steakhouse. Across from it is New York New York and right next to it is MgM grand. MGM Grand has a Lion habitat.
Across from MGM is Tropicana and across from Tropicana is excalibur. Excalibur is decorated in Europe's renaissence and medival period. There are free shows in there as well. Neighbors with Excalibur is Luxor. Luxor has the Luxor Pyramid, obelisk, and sphinx. It has the Human bodies exhibitian that was once in the Metroplitain Museum of Art. There is also an obelisk inside the pyramid.
Adjacent to Luxor is Mandalay Bay. Mandalay Bay has an Aquarium and a Shark Habitat. In the Aquarium there is jellyfishes.The Jellyfish is from Australia. If it stings you , you die immediately. There are several sharks that were born in the Aquarium. Mandalay Bay is very proud of that.
On the otherside of Las Vegas is Circus Circus and Strastosphere. Circus Circus has an adventuredome perfect for children. I has an indoor rollar caster. In Circus Circus, there is an acrobatic show that features people jumping or swing from one side to the other. Then the first person has to catch the second person upside down. It is a mini show that they show you at cirsuses.There are carnival games in Circus Circus as well.
In the strasphere is an rooftop rollar coaster rides. The Strasphere is Las Vegas tallest tower. It stands several 100 feet tall.
The present Las Vegas was later build, but the older Las Vegas is Las Vegas downtown. It traces its roots back to the 1930s. In the downtown is a lazershow. In the lazor show every show is different than the previous one 30 minutes after. It is amazing and you must see it. I saw three lazer shows and was impressed at how they could have made it on a roof that covered the entire old strip.
At the Chinese Chinatown mall, there are resturants including Canton,Sezchuan, Shanghai food. I fortnate enough to eat at most of the resturants. There is also a place where you can buy bubble tea. I love the bubble tea. It is my favorite chinese drink.
If you need food or supplies there is a grocery store at the mall.
If you want to travel to Las Vegas, the first thing you do is buy water at the nearest convient store.