USA West Coast Travel Part IV(Las Vegas City)

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USA West Coast Travel Part IV

{Las Vegas City)

Day 6 (Wednesday, 27.5.2014)

A pictorial map showing Las Vegas Blvd(The Strip) in Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Las Vegas Blvd or Strip

Day 6 was a free and easy day for all our tour group members. So my wife and I woke up late in the morning after a long, satisfying sleep in the comfortable bed in Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas City. In fact, we needed that sleep very badly, as we had a long tiring trip to Grand Canyon on the previous day. We should say that it was our best rest since we landed in USA five days ago.

After brunch(breakfast and lunch together) at 1.30 p.m. at the hotel, we took a leisure walk along the main street of the city, Las Vegas Blvd or the Strip for a sightseeing tour.

Northern part of Las Vegas Blvd(The Strip) in Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Northern part of Las Vegas Blvd as seen at night in Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Hotels In Las Vegas City

While walking along this street we were fascinated by so many luxury hotels of different shapes, sizes and architectural styles. Almost all of them had casinos. New York New York, Monte Carlo, Mandarin Oriental, The Cosmopolitan, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Bally’s, Paris Las Vegas and The Venetian were among the large and beautiful hotels we saw. They looked grander and more majestic when they were illuminated with coloured lights at night.

Monte Carlo Hotel along Las Vegas Blvd in Las Vegas City

Monte Carlo Hotel as seen at night along Las Vegas Blvd in Las Vegas City

Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas City

Lights on Bellagio Hotel were switched off when its musical fountain was performing “a dance” at night

Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas City

Caesars Palace Hotel at night in Las Vegas City

Paris Hotel in Las Vegas City

Paris Hotel as seen at night in Las Vegas City

Street Performers

Some street performers and star-impersonators could be seen on the walkway along Las Vegas Boulevard. Generous visitors were seen putting some money into their containers in appreciation of their efforts in entertaining them.

On the walkway, I came across a man holding a long pole and floating in the air in front of Bellagio fountain. He had seemingly levitated himself. My wife took a photo of the man and myself standing beside him and holding his friendly hand.

Later, I took a photo of my wife with a yellow cartoon character, minion, who could be seen in a movie, “Despicable Me”. As we were walking further down the walkway, we saw more street performers and star-impersonators.

The writer posing with a man floating in the air on a walkway in Las Vegas City

Writer’s wife posing with a yellow cartoon character, minion, in Las Vegas City

A couple painted in gold colour sitting motionless and hoping for tips in Las Vegas City

Ancient Sculptures

There were some hotels having ancient and beautiful sculptures that were placed inside and outside the buildings attracting visitors. The first sculpture I saw was on an arch at the entrance of Monte Carlo Hotel where we were staying. But we saw more at Caesars Palace Hotel where several statues of male and female Romans could be seen within and without. To my delight, they were all aesthetically created. Below are some photos of beautiful sculptures we saw at a few hotels in the city.

A beautiful sculpture on the arch at the entrance of Monte Carlo Hotel, Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Sculpture of humans and animals in a fountain in front of The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Sculpture of humans and animals in The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Large statue of a Roman lady in The Forum Shops’ lobby in Las Vegas City, USA

A statue of a handsome Roman man at Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

A statue of a beautiful Roman lady at Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

A bronze statue of a beautiful body of a Roman lady at Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Statue of a half woman and half beast at the entrance of Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas City, USA

A bronze statue of a half woman and half beast at Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas City, USA

Entertainment Capital of the World

Every night, large hotels in Las Vegas City have many kinds of entertainment, like shows with dancing and singing, acrobatics, magics, dramas, comedies and concerts, to name a few. Besides, there are adult shows, like “Fantasy”, “Crazy Girls” and “Jubilee”. Hence, the city is considered the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Most of the performers in Las Vegas are famous in the world, for example the singing brother and sister team, Marie and Donny Osmond, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Oliver Newton-John, David Copperfield and many more.

A sister and brother team, Marie and Donny, singing in Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Britney Spears singing in Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

Oliver Newton-John singing in Las Vegas City, Nevada, USA

“Jubilee”

At 7 p.m. a few of us went for an adult show, “Jubilee”, in Jubilee Theatre in Bally’s Hotel. It was an extravaganza show involving about 100 showgirls and showboys in classic costumes. Pretty girls were wearing dazzling costumes sewn with sequins and long, large, colourful feathers. As they were dancing and kicking their legs, gracefully, they enchanted the whole audience throughout the show. It included two short interesting plays: “The Sinking Titanic” and “Samson and Delilah”. Although it lasted for 45 minutes it was awesome.