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Las Vegas – Around The World

Jun 8, 2015

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Years ago I remember reading how three-quarters of Americans don’t have passports. While this escapes them from the horror of having to get passport photos done, it seems crazy not to have a tiny little document that literally opens up most of the world to you. Well, now I know that you can see a good deal of the world just on the Vegas strip. And also that America (even the tiny part of it that I have seen) is so awesomely varied that maybe there really is no need to brave the passport photo booth after all…

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Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge at New York New York. Quicker and easier than the time that I actually crossed the Brooklyn Bridge at midday in July. Don’t do that.

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The New York skyline and Statue of Liberty. And, yes, we went on the roller coaster – Mummy Lipstick came too!

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Down the strip to Egypt at the Luxor.

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Casual gondola at St Mark’s Square inside the Venitian. It might have been the ever-present dim lighting or it might have been the frozen margarita but I did actually feel like I’d been transported to Italy here.  The ceiling was apparently re-painted three time to achieve the perfect sky-blue hue.

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Not seen a volcano erupt in real life? Me neither but the one outside The Mirage erupts on the hour, every hour.

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t’s always twilight in Ancient Rome at Caesar’s Palace.
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Venice minus the bad smell (I’ve not been to Venice but I hear reports that it smells bad?!). We took a gondola ride with a couple on their honeymoon while being serenaded by our gondola skipper. The outside of this hotel is awesome – exploring at 9am with no other tourists around really gave us a chance to appreciate the detail, just because something isn’t “real” doesn’t mean it’s not amazing.
 

10 Comments

  1. jennie
    jennie on September 2, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    Ohh wow, looks like you had an amazing time – that roller coaster looks super scary! xx

  2. Tanesha Marie
    Tanesha Marie on September 2, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    Wow, I really want to go to Vegas it looks amazing! Tanesha xwww.tanesha-marie.com

  3. Maria Fallon
    Maria Fallon on September 2, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    This is kind of insane but wonderful, I love the Brooklyn Bridge!Maria xxx

  4. Sophie
    Sophie on September 2, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    All your Vega pictures are blowing my mind Lily!Sophiex

  5. Tanesha Marie
    Tanesha Marie on September 2, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    Wow, I really want to go to Vegas it looks amazing! Tanesha xwww.tanesha-marie.com

  6. jennie
    jennie on June 9, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    Ohh wow, looks like you had an amazing time – that roller coaster looks super scary! xx

  9. Maria Fallon
    Maria Fallon on June 8, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    This is kind of insane but wonderful, I love the Brooklyn Bridge!

    Maria xxx

  10. Sophie
    Sophie on June 8, 2015 at 10:20 am

    All your Vega pictures are blowing my mind Lily!
    Sophie
    x