Sunday, May 03, 2015

USA Trip: Las Vegas, Grand Canyon & Red Rocks Canyon

One of Vegas' signature hotel, the Flamingo, opened by mobster in 1946 and it is the oldest resort on The Strip.

Newly renovated rooms and their room is huge!

There is even TV on the toilet mirror
The Strip
Pre-musical dinner at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay Steak house.


Assorted breads
I always order cream of spinach, this doesn't disappoint.

Juicy delicious steak
In the state, employee wage is low and the tipping system for restaurant is 20% and tipping in fine dinning restaurant is very painful for wallet.

Awesome Broadway musical Jersey Boys
Watching musical in Vegas way much cheaper than in Singapore


The Strip at night fall








Jellybean statue of liberty 
MGM lion roars

Huge tub of froyo for the Bellagio fountain show

"Magician"
Our guided 12 hours Skywalker Grand Caynon tour starts with the famous Las Vegas welcome sign.


On the way we pass by Hoover Dam








Before we arrive at West Rim of Grand Canyon, Arizona desert.

Arizona desert


"The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet or 1,800 meters). Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests that the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration."



The paid portion and more magnificent sites of Grand Canyon, consisting of Hualapai Ranch, Eagle point and Guano Point. Ticket sales are payable to the Red Indian tribe. 











Our guide prepared lunch for us
Turkey sandwich 
Cheese, crackers and some fruits


















Guano Point Hike

Back in Flamingo garden












Printed some hard postcard in the Polaroid museum
The Venetian hotel


Dinner in Grand Lux Café by Cheese Cake Factory at The Venetian Hotel


Mirage Volano show to round up the night
So much fun with Scoot City Red Canyon Tour, exploring Red Canyon in these cute rides.
"The conservation area showcases a set of large red rock formations: a set of sandstone peaks and walls called the Keystone Thrust. The walls are up to 3,000 feet (910 m) high, making them a popular hiking and rock climbing destination. The highest point is La Madre Mountain, at 8,154 feet (2,485 m)."
The desert is scorching hot but once we are on the road, the wind against our face is comforting.














I am glad to be on the motor :p








We are loving what we see






Bye bye Red Rock Canyon
Lunch at Gorden Ramsay Burger at Planet Hollywood Resort

The irritating husband says this is 2000 calories when he is having milk shake the last few days


" Beef patties are cooked over an open flame fueled by hard woods, Gordon Ramsay BurGR is the only gourmet burger restaurant on the Strip to use this method, creating a more complex and powerful flavor."

My blue cheese rocket burger
Visiting the Botanical Gardens at Bellagio hotel








Chrysanthemum painting
Chocolate fountain 




Collect luggage from Flamingo and check into The Westin Vegas, love USA king size bed!

Me and my teh-o bing siew dai. I missed it so badly. Also found a new starbucks size call trenta.
Popping by Venetian hotel one last time before leaving Vegas


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