There are still all the flashing colourful gambling rooms, but we didn't waste any time or money there. There's still dozens of wedding chapels, but we didn't do that either. A big draw for the gazillions of tourists in the streets are the themed resorts. You can see the skyline of New York, the Sphinx and Pyramid of Egypt, authentic gondolas from Venice, the Eiffel Tower of Paris and more. Pretty cool if you haven't seen the real thing! There are the classic old resorts like the Riviera, Circus Circus, or Harrad's (where we saw the amazing stage show Million Dollar Quartet --- Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis come to life and music). But then there are the humungous new blocks like Stratosphere, Bellagio, Wynn, SLS, and more. Is there anywhere else that gives this choice??
Biggest crowd pleasers on the Strip are the sidewalk volcano eruptions (huge, hot) and spectacular dancing fountains (huge but cool). If you had a penny for every picture taken, you could buy Caesar's Palace! Also on the streets are dozens of characters to pose with. Everything from fishnet cops to Hello Kitty to Dr. Evil to all the super heroes. Who's your favourite photo op??
But then a whole change of pace just a short drive out of town. The gigantic Hoover Dam still overwhelms but a new bridge has been built to divert all the traffic. How did they pour that concrete 400 feet off the canyon floor? In the other direction, the Red Rocks Canyon stuns with colours and shapes formed over a billion years. Took 50 pix of that, only room for 2 here.
Winging home today, gawked at the scene below from parched desert to snowcaps to autumn leaves. Great trip, good to be home, what could top that next week??
You didn't go to the top of the stratosphere tower for the view and the rides?????
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