Fantasy City

We woke up in the morning on Tuesday, September 16 at the motel "Motel 6".
It was still early, but we did not want to sleep, because we were in Las Vegas.
The "adrenaline was boiling", we were going for a walk in the city.
But besides walking, we were going to spend a few dollars in the casino, visit a couple of free shows and buy souvenirs.

We walked out of the motel and ... we were in a fairy tale.
Las Vegas during the day - it is a very different city than the evening.
The sun and the blue sky work their magic.
Our route was the same as that in the evening, but the city looks different.
It was like a fairytale.

Next to the MGM Grand Hotel to the Strip.

The miracle New York - New York Hotel and the "Lady of Liberty".

Across the bridge on the other side of the Strip, to hotels "Mandalay Bay" and "Luxor".

The Mandalay Bay Hotel...

And here is the entrance to the fairy tale. Head over?

Wow!

And next is another miracle, with the beautiful name "Luxor" .

Together with the Pharaohs...

And what is there in the Pyramid? The atmosphere in the style of "Pharaohs".

We had the opportunity to go to the exhibition "Titanic" in the "Pyramid".

And we had the opportunity to play in a casino.
What we have done.

We spent $ 1 and won $ 33!
It was a good increase in the budget of the trip.
Well, then came into force the law of conservation... And we were not able to bankrupt a casino.
So, we have spent a dollar or two in each casino in the different hotels

We leave the fairytale "Luxor" and go out to the Strip...

The new fairy tale - hotel "Excalibur".

Near, the "New York - New York", with the old city inside.

We moved forward to the middle of the Strip...
On the street are so many people...

A very hot day.
You can drink a coka cola...

Or go to the bar...

Can we go to the "Monte Carlo"?

We walked down the street, near the hotel "The Cosmopolitan", to the new fairy tale - "Bellagio".
Who does not know "Bellagio"? Bellagio Hotel everyone knows.

Well, the pools, the fountains and a luxury were not surprise us.

And here is the real fairy tale...
*Bellagio Garden*

The compositions from the various flowers are changed five times a year.
According to the designers, the exhibition should reflect several seasons - winter, summer, spring, autumn, and Chinese New Year.

You can invite the children, let us look!

We said "goodbye the tree" and came out from the garden to the street.

Hotel "Caesars Palace" is nearby.

The beautiful casino is here...

Some people think that the casino players lose a lot of money by making huge bets.
Sometimes it's a true.
But basically, the casino players just "killing" the time.
They drop $ 10 and they play for 10 cents, trying to win a few dollars or lose in a few hours.

And across the road - the hotel "Harrah's".

The hotel complex "The Venetian" - "The Palazzo" is located a little further.

Let's go...

Under the bridge, tourists sat in the boat and floated through the tunnel under the hotel.
It's like a fairytale!

This is a real fairy tale inside the hotel "The Venetian".
The real houses, canals, embankments, bridges and ... the picture - sky.

The whole city under the sham sky. How beautiful it is.

There is something to see and buy here.

The donuts, the cookies, the ice-cream...
Would you like a snack? It looks so tasty and appetizing.

Unfortunately, it does not turn.
It's soap - means for taking a bath.

There are many tourists here, they like it here...

Tourists are amazed by the luxury they can shop, drink a coffee, admire the facades of buildings.

WOW! Let's go outside.
Opposite The Venetian Hotel, on the other side of the Strip were waterfalls.

This is the Mirage Hotel.
(The Mirage closed on July 17, 2024, and after renovation reopen under its new name).
*The Mirage*

The show "Volcano" was here every night.

We went to the pirates nest - the Treasure Island Hotel.

Interesting interior.

The show "Pirates and Sirens" was here every night.

Are you tired? But we were very tired.
The legs ached and in head all mixed: where, what, what hotel...
We decided that enough for the first time, we went to the motel.

When we were in Las Vegas in June 2015, we have added the missing links.
We saw the new buildings on the Strip.

We got to the Stratosphere Hotel and looked down on the Las Vegas from the observation desk.

We have also found a little time for shopping, getting to the "Outlet Mall".
It is very easy.
You can take the bus SDX to the last stop (the West direction).
*Las Vegas South Premium Outlets*
GPS-coordinates: 36°03'22.9"N, 115°10'12.1"W

We returned to our motel just in time: the cloud has come, but it was not raining.

Las Vegas has been the equator of our trip by car.
We arrived here, we looked at the city for two days and tomorrow we were going to drive further.
Two feelings struggled in our hearts: the joy and the sadness.
We were waiting a meeting with a park of giant Sequoias and we were happy.
We did not want home, but time was running very fast and we were sad.