Day 15: Las Vegas
Our suite at the Venetian in Las Vegas
This is the amazing suite that we had booked at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. I am not even going to go into too much details but the bathroom was at least as amazing, the view (see below) was breathtaking both during the day and at night. We even had free Japanese NHK TV on the telly!
The view from our suite at the Venetian in Las Vegas
The Venetian Hotel is really more than a regular hotel. It’s a small city, with two large towers with more than 2000 suites, two large swimming pools and two smaller ones, a large mall that is built to resemble the streets and canals of Venice - including a long indoor canal with gondola tours! - and a replica in scale of the gorgeous St.Mark’s square.
The indoor replica of St.Mark's Square in Venice, where the sun shines 24/7
There are, of course, also two large casinos where we had some fun, especially the first night and first morning when we used our free $50 voucher to win about $400 in cash that we immediately spent treating ourselves at some of the best restaurants in the hotel and shopping in the stores of the hotel/mall.
The amazing fountain that connects the Venetian and the Palazzo towers
We spent only a couple of nights in Las Vegas and we had so many things to do and to see inside the Venetian - including two seats at the Phantom, the best show in Las Vegas - that we didn’t really even try to go out much more than going to the front entrance of the hotel (see below). The 115 degrees of Las Vegas kept us indoor most of the time. Furthermore, judging by the amount of people walking from the strip into our hotel, we were lucky enough to be at one of the most popular places of Las Vegas anyways, so there was really no reason to go out…
The balcony overlooking the entrance of the Venetian and the replica of the St.Mark's bell tower
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momma_francis on July 20th, 2009
fantastico! sono sempre piu’ sorpresa e felice di questo “viaggio” grandioso. Immagino che l’America sia davvero entrata nel vostro cuore! Lo desiderava tanto il papa’, che diceva appunto che la dovevi conoscere meglio per amarla e sentirti a casa, non provvisorio. Sono passati diversi anni da quando lo diceva, ma vale sempre. Un grandissimo…bravo!!!
baci, ciao
Ken on July 20th, 2009
Your Vegas images are incredible! Keep up the good work…Hope all is well.
thomas cahill on July 21st, 2009
Isn’t Vegas amazing! The mountains are spectacular. They do not have the beauty or greenness of the east coast, but their sheer mass is awe inspiring!