Jeez. What can I say. Is this an extension with the Disneyland obsession? Is it a transformation of that obsession to a more adult form? I dunno, ask a shrink. Vegas is changing. It's becoming the strange mutant "Disney-esque" creation of a bunch of old sleazy gambling dudes with lots of money, and young sleazy marketing dudes with lots of money. I like it! A little fantasy. A little danger. A little ugliness. A little beauty. Add a roller coaster and Elvis. Cool.
Las
Vegas Websites
- Las Vegas
information resources
Las
Vegas Trip Report
- September,
1997.
Voodoo
View 1 - The
view southeast from the VooDoo Lounge on the 41st floor of The
Rio.
Voodoo
View 2 - The
view northeast from the VooDoo Lounge on the 41st floor of The
Rio.
Masquerade
Village Show 1 -
One moment you are
standing there enjoying the show, and the next thing you know you got
a huge plastic gold medallion dangling from your neck and you're
hanging out with showgirls. Gotta like that!
Masquerade
Village Show 2 -
The atmosphere at
The Rio is infectious and makes you do... uncharacteristic...
things.
Fremont
Street Experience -
The view east down
Fremont Street from around Main Street. And from the
outside.
Here's Vegas
Vic.
Million
Dollars - This
is the display of one million dollars in cash at Binion's Horseshoe
downtown.
A
Long Way Down -
Here is the view
straight down from the lower observation deck on the Stratosphere
tower -
elevation, about 900 feet.
Strip
View from the Stratosphere -
Looking south down
the strip from the upper observation deck on the Stratosphere
tower.
Winged
Bronze - Impressive
bronze deco statue at Hoover Dam.
Luxor
Sphinx - Still
a pretty impressive sight,, even after all that has been built in Las
Vegas since the Luxor.
Guardian
of Ra - One
of the fine pieces of public art stands watch on either side of the
entrance to the Ra nightclub at Luxor.
Old
Timers - Stop
at the the Nevada Historical Museum on the way back from Hoover
Dam.
Holy
Cow Brewery -
As far as I know,
the first microbrewery in Las Vegas. Good beer, good eats.
Mirage
Volcano - One
darn effective traffic stopper.
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