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| Navigating Las Vegas
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This method of transportation will alleviate the time spent walking the strip, say for example from the Mirage to the MGM. It took us 45 minutes to navigate while walking and only minutes to go back via the Monorail. Each stop has more than one casino by it, so please look at what casinos are around the one that you are at. TAXIS Limousines Now, let us not forget about another form of transportation! Ah, yes! Our feet! You can make it either an adventure or a workout, depending on what route you take! We found the sidewalks to not be as crowded as usual, but yes, still interesting with yes, those guys all handing out those cards with women on them in one area! That was a ways before the MGM! The sidewalks, yes were crowded, but not like they used to be. There are now more and more walkways between the casinos which alleviates the walking traffic on the sidewalks. So, when you venture out there, plan your nights walking with the intention of walking on the walkways adjoining a lot of casinos. This will bring you up and over the road and not along side of it! In any event! Experience Las Vegas and Have Fun! The following foods are just some that we have come across and many more abound. I only hit on a few of the great things in Vegas! Restaurants Food Il Fornaio at New York, New York – Little Italian Restaurant which houses a wonderful fresh bakery also. Delicious smells abound upon you when entering and the service is impeccable as the waiter may even place your napkin on your lap after seating you! Very good Italian meals there! A must see! Reservations preferred as this is a very busy restaurant! Gallaghers Steak House New York, New York – Steaks hang in the window soon to become your dinner. Steaks to whatever your liking and very big. Reservations preferred as this, too is a very busy restaurant! Stay for the wonderful food and great deserts! Grand Lux Café in both the Venetian and the Palazzo – This has global cuisine. Actually, the creators are the Cheesecake factory. Everything from steaks, seafood and burgers to breakfast, lunch dinner and dessert. Portions are huge, but great! Don’t forget also about the Cheesecake there! This restaurant was nice to have in both locations as we were going to a show at the Wynn, so we chose the Palazzo for our Grand Lux Café! Salt Lick – Red Rock Canyon CasinoDefinitely all barbecue food but very good! Are you craving some barbecued Ribs? Enjoy your beverages while waiting! While you are there, you may also purchase some barbecue rubs and also shirts from the restaurant. I think that while we were there, we just happened to get an off night as we have heard that usually they have really good service! Things to see in Vegas! Bellagio has the musical water fountains that can be watched from any point. Right next to them and listen to the music or take a ride up the Eiffel Tower and view the fountains from the top. Inside, past the reservations desk, also take the time to view their latest beautiful displays. Treasure Island – Outside they have the new all women's pirate show that goes on nightly, but if it is too windy, will not go on. See them battle it out in a pirate fight! Freemont Street – This street is in the Downtown Area of Vegas on the very north end of the strip! Every night around dusk, they power down the casino lights and right above you is a myriad of video that flashes across the domed screen above. Brand new bulbs in 2006 that are much brighter! Rio – Carnival in the Sky! Step inside the casino during certain times and above your head there is a carnival in the sky. You can check ahead of time and actually pay to ride the float and throw beads! Yes, climb up the stairs to the Balconies and act as goofy as you can and get beads thrown to you! Venetian – Take a leisurely ride in a Gondola either outside or inside the building. Maybe you want to get married there? Have a wedding on the bridge that goes over the river! Maybe sit at the restaurant there and have a great meal while listening to them serenade the riders. Paris – How about having your photo taken on the Paris bridge inside. Send your friends greetings from Paris and be the envy of everyone! New York, New York – If you are an avid roller coaster person, step deep inside this building and take a ride on the twisty roller coaster there that will start inside the building and then loop out and around to the outside still looping and twisting. Lockers are available for any loose items, sunglasses, etc. Quite the shaker upper! MGM Grand – Inside the casino is known the lion exhibit. Did you know that those lions are not the same ones all day? They actually have a farm in Vegas which houses the animals so they are only allowed to be in that area for a certain amount of time! After a few hours, they are rotated with another one, each one getting their turn and rest. Mirage – Start off with just being mesmerized by the many colorful fish that are behind the reservations desk. A huge 20,000 gallon tank adorns the back wall and a myriad of colorful fish abound. Many hours can be spent here.Next, take time to go to Siegrfried and Roy's Secret garden to watch the white tigers. As of Nov. 2008 Java, a brand new male leopard was born! A Dolphin habitat also exists! To top it all off! Watch the brand new (as of Dec 08) Volcano erupt in hot flashes of lava! Fireballs of more than 12’ shoot into the air! Shows on the hour! Driving excursions If you have a chance to rent a car! Do it! Many sights to see out there! Hoover Dam – One of the Biggest dams ever made that is holding back Lake Mead. There is a gift shop there and you may also walk across the dam and look over or even take a tour on the inner workings of the dam. Now, also right next to the dam is a new undertaking. Not new exactly, it’s been 6 years in the making. Soon to be completed will be the new highway and a bridge which will then carry most of the traffic across the river therefore alleviating the traffic across the dam. Death Valley – Wow! We recently had a chance to drive there and let me tell you! This was in the end of March. The temps there were at least 20 degrees hotter than other places, so be prepared! Lots of water! Wonderful driving tour! You can even take a circle drive within the Death Valley National Park which will wind you through some of the most interesting and colorful mountains around! Also, no vehicles over 25’ as there would not be enough room on either side of the vehicle for the corners! Stop at one place Red Rock Canyon and Fire of the Valley State Park – These are two wonderful driving excursions. Along the way, you may see some animals, Grand Canyon Skywalk – Wow! Just recently returned from there! You drive about 21 miles to the park on a washboard road. It was about a 2 hour drive from Vegas. Upon entering, they will show you where to park your vehicle in the lot. You then go into the building and pay for up to 3 tours with or without meals. We took the Grand Canyon Skywalk and Guano Point as it was getting late. You may also add on the Ranch if you choose which is fun for kids! If you arrive around lunch time you may either eat at your vehicle if you have things or wait until you get to the park. It’s more convenient, however, to probably purchase a meal with your tour as you really don’t’ want to lug in and out coolers at every stop. Once you pay, you then board any bus you want that will take you into the park. Upon entering the building, you will be asked to hand in all cameras, cell phones, etc which will take pictures and they put it in a bin and lock it in a locker and they hand you a key! You will also be provided footies for your feet! We walked the Glass Skywalk that juts out over the Grand canyon! Wow! I did it! Afraid of heights and all, we all did it! 4,000 feet above the ground! While on the Skywalk, they have 3 points in which you can get your pictures taken Guano Point – Yes, as you can see by the name Guano. The reason for Guano Point is the mine that used to be there to mine the Guano. What is Guano you ask? Let me tell you. Folks used to climb down over the edge TAKE A DRIVE AND EXPLORE! MGM Grand: "CSI: The Experience" has opened at the MGM Grand, giving visitors the chance to be part of the "CSI" phenomenon while they survey their own crime scene, analyze the evidence and crack the case. After traveling as a touring exhibit for the past two years, the exhibit is finally laying its roots as the first permanent "CSI: The Experience" in the city where "CSI" began. The experience starts at one of three crime scenes. After exiting the crime scene, the rookie sleuths will head to the crime lab with their list of evidence and begin to piece together the mystery. Mirage: On October 2nd, the 20th anniversary of The Mirage hotel-casino will be celebrated with a poolside concert featuring rock guitarist Slash and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine. Officials for The Light Group say the musicians will be joined by Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, Courtney Love, Rob Zombie and others at an Oct. 2 concert hosted by actor Kiefer Sutherland. The casino will also host a private celebrity poker tournament and nightclub events that weekend. CityCenter: On Monday 20/Sep/09 CityCenter embarked on the single largest hiring effort in the nation as it begins to fill 12,000 permanent positions. The spectacular urban resort destination will open on the Las Vegas Strip this December. Jobs will be filled at ARIA Resort & Casino, Vdara Hotel and Crystals retail district. Positions cover all departments including food and beverage, hotel operations, casino operations, entertainment, finance, human resources, facilities, security and more. Crystals' retail and restaurant partners each will hire their employees independently. Bellagio: The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art will display "12 + 7: Artists and Architects of CityCenter" beginning Sept. 18. Organized in partnership with the CityCenter Fine Art Collection and its curatorial adviser, Michele C. Quinn, the exhibition will feature sculptures, drawings, paintings and models by 12 of the contemporary art stars and seven of the master architects whose work will be featured in CityCenter. The exhibition will showcase artwork from artists such as Maya Lin, Jenny Holzer, Antony Gormley, Tony Cragg, Nancy Rubins, Peter Wegner and Richard Long, among others, alongside early sketches and architectural models of CityCenter's towers and retail and entertainment district designed by architects Pelli Clarke Pelli, Helmut Jahn, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Rafael Vinoly, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Foster + Partners and Rockwell Group. World Market Center: World Market Center will launch an all-inclusive juvenile show, Vegas Kids, which will run concurrent with next year's Gift + Home Market June 13-16. According to Philip McKay, World Market Center's senior vice president, this new show will pull together exhibitors and buyers across a broad spectrum of interrelated industries, such as nursery and youth furniture, juvenile products, toy and game, children's books, children's apparel and gift. Tropicana: Tropicana Las Vegas has added two new restaurants in an effort to further revamp the property The Tropicana will open Italian restaurant Bacio Pasta and Vino on Wednesday night. Tropicana described the Bacio's feel as an "intimate Italian bistro" with large murals and mounted wine racks. The second new restaurant is Havana GO GO, which has replaced Tropicana's Java Java coffee shop. Like Java Java, Havana GO GO with serve quick eats like coffee, pastries, soups, paninis and pizzas. Tropicana said the new and revamped restaurants are a glimpse into the South Beach feel the property is aiming for in its $125 million renovation and rebranding. The renovation will also include a revamped casino floor, hotel rooms, pool and spa facilities and a nightclub. CityCenter 2: Two of the hotels in the massive Las Vegas CityCenter project have won gold LEED certification. The Aria and Vdara hotels, along with Aria's convention center and theater, have all been awarded gold certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. CityCenter also anticipates gold or silver LEED certification for its remaining developments, which include Las Vegas' first Mandarin Oriental; Crystals, a 500,000-square-foot retail and entertainment district; the residential Veer Towers; and The Harmon, a 400-room luxury hotel opening in late 2010. St. Tropez: The Siegel Group Nevada Inc. On Tuesday announced it completed its acquisition of the closed St. Tropez, a 150-suite hotel in Las Vegas on Harmon Avenue across from the Hard Rock hotel-casino. Siegel plans to reopen the property within a month. Situated on about four acres of land, Siegel picked up the property for $10.5 million. Financing was provided by the seller, which a few weeks ago foreclosed on the property. Siegel said it will launch "a substantial renovation." This will address deferred maintenance issues, to be followed by improvements to modernize the property. For more information, call Penny today! (218) 283-6288 |
