Day 1:
Took the early morning flight to LV and landed at around 10am (3 hour time difference). After checking in to the hotel and lunch, we took the monorail to the Stratosphere, which is so insanely tall at 100+ storeys high, but the view from high up was really nice. I have a fear of heights, but I was still quite adventurous enough to try out one of the rides, called Insanity, where you are basically dangling 109 storeys high up in the air being spinned around. I thought it was a good ride, though I did have headache towards the end, and surprisingly, I was not scared at all. In the evening, we visited places along the Strip, such as Bellagio, New York, Paris, and took lots of pictures! I was quite amazed by the number of theme-hotels there..they all look rather touristry, but I still like the places that we went to. Had a fabulous buffet dinner with fantastic desserts! Imagine marshmellow dipped in white chocolate..yummy! (There is a white chocolate fountain). And delicious cheesecake! So sinful...
the stratosphere from a distance/the insanity ride/view from the stratosphere (obviously, my camera doesn't do justice to it..).
another view from the stratosphere (check out the golf courses!)/coconut trees along the road (reminds me of LA)
Paris/Bellagio/Excalibur (looks like something taken from Disneyland, don't you think so?)
Day 2:
Went to Grand Canyon. The drive down there and back took up the entire day, but it was worth it. We stopped at Hoover Dam along the way and had buffet lunch. The view from Grand Canyon was simply breathtaking (it is, after all, one of the seven wonders of the world). We were lucky that we were able to stay there till the sunset. The sunset there was so so so beautiful (and I think that's an understatement). As time went by, the sunset got even prettier and the whole view just left me speechless.
hoover dam/grand canyon
me and jessica..yay!!/gazing into the distance hehe
sunset
Day 3:
Black Friday = Thanksgiving sale! Went shopping at Prima outlet in the morning and this time, I splurged a lot, considering that we only shopped for 3 hours. Oops. After lunch, we headed down to the Strip again. This time, we went to Venetian, Treasure Island, Mirage and Bellagio again. Had another delicious buffet dinner, this time it was Japanese. And the desserts were also amazing! Green tea + mango ice-cream and so many types of cheesecakes! After dinner, we went to Caesar's Palace before heading back to the hotel. Mingwei tried his hand at roulette and after that, we were off to the airport to catch the midnight flight back to Pittsburgh.
venetian/gondolas!
Bellagio and the fountain
My favorite place is Bellagio. I love love love the fountain show and I think I can just stand there for hours, watching the waters dancing to the rhtyhm of the music. A close second would of course be Grand Canyon.
Can't believe that Thanksgiving break, something which I've been looking forward to, is almost over just like that and it's now back to reality, back to cold Pittsburgh (though the weather has been slightly warmer today). And back to school..and 4 homeworks due Friday! Ugh. But all in all, Vegas was a truly memorable experience.