Ella Travel Blog: USA: Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas! (US16

Las Vegas 2016

Las Vegas...

Where the slot machines are abundance and placed literally everywhere.

And posing with one (or 14 more) is a must.

Circus Circus

The hotel we stay wouldn't be named Circus Circus for nothing. After breakfast, we watch the first circus show of the day. It started off with a totally non-creepy clown show, followed by an amazing yet suspenseful trapeze performance.

Adventuredome

Connected to the Circus Circus hotel is the Adventuredome, an indoor amusement park for those who are tired of slot machines and looking for a new adventure. Read: roller coasters!

The El Loco Coaster in action behind me.

Canyon Blaster.

The Canyon Blaster's loop.

Inside the dome, hence the name.

The Strip

After staying indoor for quite some time for the circus and roller coasters, finally we went outside for the main agenda of the day. It's the day to explore the Strip like a tourist!

The Strip is the heart of Vegas, where upscale hotels & casinos, restaurants, shops, performance venues all cramped up along the street. The city just never sleep. Basically what we did was hopping from one hotel to another, visiting restrooms and people-watching all day. Sounds boring, but trust me it's not..

I'll bring you all home, magnets.

Finally we're out for the sun, err cloud.. Seen here is the Stratosphere tower.

Resort World is coming to Vegas.

Venice!

View of The Strip from the Venetian.

I made a wise decision not to wear heels today.

Godiva covered fat strawberries.

Free sample! Yeay!

Here, for the sliders.

Accomplished.

That's a lot of photo-post in a row. Let's continue with even more photos!

After watching the Hangover, I could never say the name correctly anymore.

As promised, more slot machines for you..

And you think this would be the last one? Think again.

The Bellagio

Other than it's famous Fountain of Bellagio attraction, it also has a conservatory and botanical gardens, which should not be missed.

Nice interior inside the Bellagio.

It smell so nice in here..

Cherry blossoms. The conservatory changes its theme according to seasons.

The Bellagio.

While waiting for the Fountain of Bellagio to start.

Killing time with ~~some~~ loads of selfies.

To be honest, the show was kinda "meh". I guess the World of Colors show in Disney California Adventure park has set my fountain show standard high.

New York New York

Moving on from "Paris" to "New York", we're back to roller coaster hunt. The Big Apple Coaster (formerly known as Manhattan Express) is a roller coaster located at the New York New York Hotel. It's adrenaline time again.

The Big Apple all in one picture.

The "Brooklyn Bridge".

Slot machines photo no. 23.

Hershey's Chocolate World.

City of Lights.

Time passed by and we didn't realize that it's almost midnight. It was Saturday night and the Strip didn't show any sign of slowing down. Places were getting more crowded, and people were getting hyper.

Walking around the Strip give me a mix of impressions. I feel safe and unsafe, both at the same time. The place is not as dirty as I imagine it to be. Crowded, but no one is loitering around doing nothing. It's a sin city but I couldn't see vehicles park at the side of the 4 lane street. People are still nice that some strangers do offer us help to take our picture. And in my personal opinion, Las Vegas, especially the Strip is not really a child friendly place.

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Second day, still in Vegas...

We decided to go shopping.

Good morning, Vegas!

Premium Outlet, here I come!

Luckily I have this photo taken before I went crazy. Because ~~crazy~~ true shoppers don't take shopping photos.....

In the evening, we payed a visit to downtown Las Vegas. Before the Strip is a hip, downtown Vegas is the original townsite and gambling district of Las Vegas. Here, we got to enjoy the Fremont Street Experience, where a musical LED display canopy show presented every night. It's amazing! I definitely choose this over the Fountain of Bellagio.