USA – Las Vegas; The City that never sleeps (7)

This is my last e-series of my trip to Las Vegas and covered LV and Grand Canyon within 36 hours literally. This excluded the travelling time from and to San Francisco by bus.

My walk was coming to the end as I am heading back to the interstate bus station which is near the Fremont Hotel and Casino. As I head back to that direction (on foot), passed one oldest Casino and hotel in LV. It was the 2nd Hotel and Casino to be opened on the LV Strip. (and closed in 2007) Guess this picture is just a memory.

Supercars for hire. Anyone?

Circus Circus Hotel & Casino. I didn’t know that they even have a RV park in it.

Stratosphere Hotel and Casino has the the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States and also 4 thrill rides at the top of the tower. From where I was, I could see the rides that was actually protruding out of the tower!! Damn! Anyone tried the rides up there?

mmmm… can’t remember this? Anyone knows this?

Anyway.. back at Fremont Hotel and Casino and taking a last detour before catching my bus back to San Francisco.

At the Fremont Street Experience lane…. This place is a crow puller especially at night with light show.

So.. that’s it for this e-series. Hope you enjoyed my e-trip. What the next series you may be asking? Well… if you want to know, then follow me and you will find out. =)

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USA – Las Vegas; The City that never sleeps (6)

Hi there!! Sorry for the long disappearance and silence from my blog. I have been busy with work and also travelling around. Yup… so there will be more posting coming. mmmm.. lots of it. =)

Ok… let’s get back to where I left off…

This is my 2nd last posting on this e-series in Las Vegas. If you have missed my earlier postings, do go and have a look so that you can catch up with me on my e-walk.

Treasure Island Hotel & Casino. A really colourful hotel if I may say so.

Like the pirate ship at the front. It really does make one feel back in time.

Walking further down, Wynn Hotel and Casino. Unique but simple design. Nope… I did not walked and explore in there as I was also rushing for time to catch my bus in the late afternoon. Yup, it was like a 24hr tour of LV and Grand Canyon. =P

Anyway walking further down , looking from overhead bridge looking onto the Las Vegas Blvd.

Encore at Wynn.

Just a quick drop in at Wynn.

Walking further down the Blvd, was the Fashion Show Mall. Damn…. looks like a giant surf board ‘flying’ over my head!! haha….

Another shot from another point of view.

So do catch my last posting on my trip to Las Vegas and if you have followed m yet, pls do so that you will be alreted of my new posting. =)

USA – Las Vegas; The City that never sleeps (2)

Hi there!! Thanks for still following me on my e-trip in Las Vegas. Hope you  enjoyed my earlier series to Grand Canyon.

The posting before was a view at night with all the neon lights but the in the day time, it is totally another sight to behold.

I stayed in one of those cheap drive-in wedding motel (although it is not that cheap) as I just needed a place for shower and a short nap as my trip here was just 2 days and a night.

Right after checking out the motel, I walked along the street where I stayed and saw lots of little chapels where you could just jam in and get yourself married. Yup, just like what  you see in the movies. These was one of them although I  did not enter any of them.

After that, I thought to myself, why not take the bus up to the end of the Strip using the 24hr pass which I bought a few hours earlier ago.

So, at the last stop that I got down on the strip before backtracking back by foot was the Luxor Hotel and Casino.

Walking down the Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard), I passed Excalibur Hotel and Casino.Very colourful….

 

Had to take this shot. =)

 

Looking back at a distance, I felt I was in Egypt with the pyramid in the background and Great Sphinx of Giza or was I??

 

Took a quick walk inside the Luxor Hotel & Casino. Hmmm… what this? Anyone’s guess?

 

Out and back on the Strip, I was passing New York New York Hotel & Casino. Yes, They have roller coaster line there too.

 

Facing the front of NY NY Hotel & Casino was MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Nothing special about this.

 

Walking down, I saw a row of nice buildings structure like you are in NY.

 

Want to see more? Well… I have just started my e-walk in Las Vegas. So, follow me so that you dun miss out on this series of postings. =)

USA – Las Vegas; The City that never sleeps (1)

Hi!! Hope you enjoyed my earlier series on my day trip to Grand Canyon. If you have missed it, you can drop in and have read; USA – Spectacular view of Grand Canyon

Well this is the continuation from my Grand Canyon trip back to Las Vegas. By the time I reached LV, it was already close to 8pm plus.

The tour bus dropped me back at my motel and I headed straight to Fermont  street as I wanted to catch the Light and Sound show which illuminates the 1,400 feet long Space Frame. This space is 90 feet in height along Fremont Street from Main Street to Fourth Street and has created a spectacular foyer for the existing resorts.

Well you can’t tell anyone that you been to Las Vegas unless you have been to the Strip or Las Vegas strip which is the Las Vegas Boulevard. In fact Las Vegas bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its mega casino–hotels and associated entertainments.

Since 24 hour  pass to all RTC Residential Routes, Strip & Downtown Express (SDX) and Deuce on the Strip. Now it’s USD8 (cant remember how much was it back then). Got into one, paid and took the ride till nearly the end of the Strip. Got down at the NY/NY Hotel & Casino.

It was still busy and so brightly lighted up at 10 pm. Could feel the heat from all the neon lights even the weather was a quite cool.

As usual I would stroll down the strip in direction I came from; back tracking.

What a sight! Even they had the ‘Statue of Liberty’  in Las Vegas.

Harley Davidson Cafe next to Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino.

Eiffel Tower !! Do you think I can get to the top of this in Las Vegas?’This is the Paris Hotel & Casino.

Maybe not but I got under it instead. =)

Right under ‘Eiffel Tower’ looking up from Paris Hotel & Casino.

Another Hotel & Casino; Ballys

Well… I just started my night walk. So catch me and see what’s next in my next posting on this new series. =)

USA – Spectacular view of Grand Canyon (6)

Welcome back! This is my last posting on this series in Grand Canyon.

We are at the Grand Canyon Village. This is the last stop before heading back to Las Vegas.

View from one the windows of a shop at the Village.

 

They even have guides to give a talk which I saw along the way.

 

Another magnificent view of Grand Canyon.

 

One of the lodges.

 

Another beautiful view….

 

The Tusayan Ruin and Museum. I did not get a chance to have a look inside but I bet it will be interesting.

 

Well, after that it is on my way back to Las Vegas with the sunset view.

Grand Canyon is really indeed a beautiful place to if you have the chance.

 

Do catch my next series which is the 1 day 1 night walk in Las Vegas. If you have not followed me, do click and follow me on my blog. =)

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Hi!! Thanks for staying along with me till now. We are halfway through this series. Hope you are enjoying the spectacular views of the Grand Canyon.

Even this little friend here; the squirrel knows how to get the visitors attention. =)

 

As the Grand Canyon is a large area and the area that I am now is known as Kalibab Trail route.

 

A view near the route to Mather Point.

 

If you have time and an well prepared, you can also follow the Rim trail as seen below.

 

A brief introduction of Mather Point.

 

This is view from Mather point. Isn’t it spectacular? In fact, every point is spectacular. Breathtaking views!!

 

Beautiful coloured layers rocks formed in the Grand Canyon.

 

Well… pls dun stop. I have more coming. This is halfway point. Stay with me on my next posting on this series. =)

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Welcome back. It will be a long ‘walk’ along here. Let’s get going.

I headed to the Canyon View Plaza where we could walk along the path. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. =)

 

another breath taking view….

Me and my shadow….. haha.. me in my roman slippers.

 

Just looks like painting but it is actually real….

 

Beauty of nature that took shape……

Want more? then stay tune. More coming up. Just click ‘follow me’ if you haven’t. =)

USA – Spectacular view of Grand Canyon (1)

Hi there!! Glad that you are back with me. Well, this trip not a new one but was done way back in 2007 (that’s like 8 years ago). In fact I finally got to continue this new series on my USA series which I started sharing back in 2013 (2 yrs lag). Hope you all dun mind. =)

This one highlights my trip to West Coast of US which is to see the Grand Canyon aside from  visiting San Francisco, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park.

A matter of fact it was a last minute trip. I only arranged for my bus  ticket and accommodation in Las Vegas  (I will be posting this trip too in coming post) and head off to Grand Canyon day trip like 2 days before. It was my 1st time taking  the infamous Greyhound bus from San Jose, CA. It was a 14hr ride with a transfer at Los Angeles before heading to Las Vegas.

My journey started at 2pm from San Jose and passing through the ranges and valleys heading to LA.

Arrived in LA at 9pm where I had to wait for another hour for my connecting bus, and arriving in Las Vegas at 4am and boy, was I surprise to see that the city is still lighted up with neon lights and people walking on the street and casinos in the wee hours.

Below is the Fremont Hotel & Casino

and this is the Fremont Street Experience or FSE. What is this famous for? Well.. follow me on the next posting on Las Vegas and you will know. =)

At 5am, the day tour bus picked me at for my tour at one of the motel for my Grand Canyon trip;  a 5 hour trip ride. There were 2 types of tour; south rim tour  and west rim tour which include Grand Canyon Skywalk, a glass bridge that suspends 4,000 feet above the Grand Canyon floor. Eventually I took the South rim tour as I was more into sight seeing.

First stop was at Hoover Dam, which is also known as Boulder Dam. It is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada.  It was more of a stop, shoot and continue here. Did not manage to get to go for a real tour on the hoover dam. Maybe next time. =)

High tension wires all around the area of Hoover Dam.

Shot from the other side of the dam

It was a 30 min stop before we continue our journey. Stay with me and enjoy the coming post.