Las Vegas

Trip Summary

I went to Las Vegas with my sister for 4 days and got to roam around Las Vegas Strip. There's so much to do and 4 days were enough to explore around. If I had stayed longer, I would have gone to Grand Canyon. We didn't watch any shows or go clubbing or anything like that. We just roamed around and checked out the touristic places.

High Roller 

We didn't take cab or monorail but instead we just walked around. It was very hot during the day but then after 4 PM, it wasn't so bad! They have pedestrian bridges, so people can get on other side of the road. These are great (when they're not crowded) to get an elevated view of the city.

Pedestrian Overpass

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Hotels/Resorts

 

Most of the hotels/resorts represent a theme or city around the world (Paris, Venice, New York, Luxor, etc). We got a chance to visit some of the other hotels/resorts. I've listed them out below.

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Bellagio

This italian themed resort has a couple of attractions: Conservatory and Botanical Gardens,  Fiori di Como, The Fountains. I didn't get to visit the conservatory and botanical gardens and Fiordi di Como. The Fountains, however, are hard to miss since this attraction is found outside of the resort and has several show times each day. Click here for more information on show times.

Here's a short video of the fountains:

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Caesars Palace



This is an ancient Roman inspired resort. You will find many statues inside and outside.



Its has a shopping mall connected to it: Forum Shops.

 This mall has a number of stores including high end stores (Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Fendi, Gucci). Click here to see the full list of stores.



There's also the restaurant The Cheesecake Factory there.

Outside of Caesars Palace, there's also another comfort food restaurant: Serendipidity 3. We went there. Click here read my blog post on it.



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The Linq

We didn't go inside the Linq. We actually went there for High Roller. Click here to read more about our experience there.

Here's a short video of the High Roller:

There are a couple of restaurants at the Linq open-air avenue.

We only went to Sprinkles Cupcakes. Click here to read my blog post on it.

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Mirage

This is a tropical themed resort makes you feel that you're on an island. It has these beautiful waterfalls.

Daytime view of the waterfalls 

Nighttime view of the waterfalls

I'd really recommend you stop in front of the resort at night to see the Volcano eruption, which runs every 30 minutes from 8 PM to midnight.



Here's a short video clip of the Volcano eruption: 

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New York - New York



As we were walking to this hotel, we noticed there were less people. Most people are around the middle of the strip (Paris Hotel, Bellagio, Venetian, The Linq, etc). It took us awhile to get there and we were out the whole day, so we were really tired when we got there. We didn't stay too long and sadly we didn't see the replica of Statue of Liberty.

Here's a short clip of the replica of Brooklyn Bridge:


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Paris Las Vegas

This hotel is located in the middle of the strip and features a replica of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It's about the half size of the actual one.



We went to the Eiffel Tower Observation Deck to get a 360-degree view of the city. Click here to read more about the Eiffel Tower Experience.

We also went to their restaurant: Sugar Factory, which has its store attached to it as well. Click here to read more about it.

You can get a good view of the Bellagio Fountains from Sugar Factory restaurant:

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Venetian

We stayed at Venetian and we really enjoyed our stay there! We had the Bella Suite. Click here to read my blog post on my stay there.

This resort is connected to both Palazzo and Grand Canal Shoppes.

Palazzo

My favorite part of Venetian is the gondola ride! They have these rides outside the resort and inside Grand Canal Shoppes. We went to the outside one. It's so peaceful! I loved it! I'd definitely go back! We barely had to wait for the ride.



Here's a short clip of gondola ride (outside):



As for the gondolas rides inside of Grand Canal Shoppes, there are often lineups to get in.



Here's a short clip of gondola ride (inside):



Besides foodcourt, there are a couple of restaurants at the Venetian (mainly in the Grand Canal Shoppes). We went to two of them: Canaletto and Grand Lux Cafe.

Canaletto

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Attractions

I went through all of these activities/attractions above. Here's just a summary of those attractions/activities along with the videos.
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Eiffel Tower Experience (Paris Hotel)

Click here to read blog post.

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Fountains of Bellagio

Here's a short video of the fountains:

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Gondola Ride at Venetian 

Here's a short clip of gondola ride (inside):

 

Here's a short clip of gondola ride (outside):

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High Roller at Linq 

Click here to read blog post.

Here's a short video of the High Roller:

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Volcano at the Mirage

Here's a video of the Volcano eruption: