2 Days in "Sin City" Las Vegas

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At the Venetian Hotel, a replica of Venice complete with replicated Roman architecture  and projected blue skies. It’s amazing how one guy decided to create his own Venice in the middle of a desert, and actually made it into a million-dollar tourist spot.

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Stretch limousines are everywhere in Las Vegas. If you’re a “high roller” in any of the casinos, you get the limos, the private jets, the sexiest waitresses, the best rooms and the best service. If you’re like us, you can still look…

In Las Vegas, everything is planned to make sure you spent the most amount of time and money in the casinos. In fact, most of the revenue here is from gambling, so it’s not surprising that the hotel owners want to maximize their revenue. You cannot get to a restroom, buffet hall or other attraction spots without passing the casino. Exit points are also reduced to make sure you don’t leave the casinos too early..

DSCN1065 Street art like the picture of Spiderman’s eye made from spray paint, is extremely interesting to me. We actually watched the artists along the strip make these from scratch, and the experience itself was amazing. It was too bad that these painting are quite fragile, otherwise I would have bought a couple of them. Each one was selling for only $39.00.

I didn’t gamble much in Las Vegas, I just played a couple of quarter / dime slot machines and I even lost about $15 at those. I just wanted the experience of doing something in the casinos.

This is truly a place to be if you have millions of dollars, and want to spend it in a hurry. Believe it or not, there really are many people like that. No one wins except the house, and people know that. But the thrill and possibility of actually winning a fortune is enough for most millionaires.

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Comment by Nekonron
2007-09-24 05:35:49

I saw an artist doing a spray paint before when I was in Vegas back in 2000. It was really amazing :D Another thing I like about Las Vegas are all the bizarre looking buildings they have there.

The pics you took of the Venetian looks almost exactly as the new Venetian in Macao. Then again, it’s by the same guy as well lol.

 
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