Trish “The Queen” McArthur asked:


Las Vegas when you hear these words the first image comes to your mind is that of casinos. If you really want to let your hair down, really enjoy yourself as if there is no tomorrow and have lots of money to spend then Las Vegas is the destination for you. Las Vegas is surrounded by mountains with different colors You can see the shades of pink rust and even gray. The city of Las Vegas is situated in the basin of these mountains. Since it is a part of Mojave Desert you can visit Las Vegas all year round. Las Vegas gets abundant sunshine so want some tan on your body Las Vegas is the city for you! Although winter snow is usually visible on the surrounding mountains from December onwards till May it rarely snows in the city so even if you think of visiting Las Vegas in winter you can pack your woolies in your storage and go with just a light sweater. No snow jackets and snow boots for you. If you are planning to visit during summer you will need Sunscreen lotion for sure.

If you want to know what does Las Vegas means then it means The Meadows or The grasslands. Las Vegas is the name given to this area by a Spaniards in the Antonio Armijio party. They used the water in the area; heading north and west along the Old Spanish trail from Texas. In the 1800s the area had extensive green meadows so the name Las Vegas. Las Vegas is a major tourist destination. Millions of people come for a visit all year round. Very few people are original residents of the city. Most of the people come there from neighboring cities to work and to visit.

Once you are in Las Vegas you will find accommodation easily. As it is the Mecca of gambling, casino hotels are there for you. Las Vegas is the only city where gambling is legalized, you do not have to gamble looking over your shoulder! With your head held high you can play and keep your date with lady luck. As they say whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. You can gamble your days and nights away. Alcoholic beverages are available through out the day. It is said that the lights outside of a casino are never switched off.

To attract tourists, the entrance of a casino is often made very attractive. People often gather outside to watch the shows that are on. The concerts are normally free for all. You do not have to pay anything to watch it. To avoid the chaos on the road, the civic administration had erected footbridges. That move has become very successful.

In Las Vegas there are very big casinos. Some of them are Fremont hotel and casino, Golden gate casino, Las Vegas club, Golden Spike etc. These hotels are very big and not only they provide you the Casino experience, it gives you the complete family experience too. As there is no restriction you can go from one casino to the next one. Each casino has its unique décor. You can play on the slot machines or play Poker or many other games or just watch others play. There are many good restaurants and you can shop till you drop in the shopping malls.

In a nutshell the ultimate destination for gambling or shopping you head to Las Vegas. If you want to just relax, may be try your luck go gamble or just put your feet up and enjoy the resort experience do what you want because what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.



DARREL

Helen Goldstein asked:


When you come to Las Vegas, you get shocked by the city’s glamour, beauty and enormous opportunities to have fun and just enjoy yourself. Lavish casinos and hotels offer every imaginable style of accommodation and entertainment.

Gambling is Las Vegas #1 activity because it is so readily available (you’ll see the first slot machines while boarding off the plane), but it truly offers some of the best shows in the country, including such sell-outs as concerts by Celine Dion and Elton John at Caesars, Cirque Du Soleil shows at a number of venues, Lance Burton at Monte Carlo Hotel or Barry Manilow at Las Vegas Hilton. The best rock and pop stars just love to have tour stops in Las Vegas.

Magic shows are also extremely popular and — obviously — the nightclubs that provide excitement and opportunity to have hot and wild bachelor and bachelorette parties all thru the night.

The second most popular activity in Las Vegas is getting married! Yes, Las Vegas practically has no competition when it comes to destination weddings. Well over 120 thousand couples marry there every year and many of them come back years later to renew their wedding vows. There are many reasons why people love to come to Vegas to exchange their vows — it’s so stunningly beautiful there, the ceremony is quick and relatively inexpensive, getting the marriage license is very quick and straightforward and you can have your wedding prepared by the best professionals in the world.

As for your ceremony and reception, you can have not only a traditional wedding at one of over 50 chapels, but also one of those themed weddings that are getting extremely popular recently. It’s no longer only a choice between an Elvis wedding and a quickie drive thru wedding. There are many romantic weddings taking place in Las Vegas each day. Among them those at The Paris Hotel — on the top of Eiffel Tower (especially the twilight option!), gondola weddings at the channels of The Venetian Hotel or on Lake Las Vegas. For crazier wedding you can choose saying “I do!” on a pirate ship (at the Treasure Island Hotel) or on the deck of the Star Trek’s USS Enterprise (Las Vegas Hilton).

Very popular are intimate weddings aboard the helicopter taking the couples to such scenic places like Grand Canyon or in a limo cruising around the Strip or going as far as to the Valley of Fire. By the way, Stretched Hummer and Lincoln Navigator are recently the most popular limousines.

And finally, Las Vegas is also a great place for shopping and dining out. Las Vegas has a lot of most elegant specialty boutiques, magnificent malls, attractive outlet bargains and chic shops inside the hotels and casinos. Among the most popular are: The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian — with cobblestone walkways, arched bridges and winding canals; Desert Passage at Aladdin — with indoor rainstorm, customized pedicab tours and specialty entertainment troupes performing throughout the shops and The Wynn Esplanade at Wynn Las Vegas that features an incredible array of international, exclusive and unique shopping boutiques, including Manolo Blahnik, Brioni, Oscar de la Renta, Graff and The Pro Shop.

World-famous Fashion Show Mall, featuring live runway shows, has 250 shops, restaurants and seven department stores, including Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard’s, Robinsons-May, Bloomingdale’s Home and Nordstrom.

The best chefs have their restaurants in Las Vegas, including a number of them by Wolfgang Puck — the Celebrity Chef who was even inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame. His Spago, Chinois, Postrio, Trattoria del Lupo and the Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill are among the most popular dining spots in town.

Getting around Las Vegas is very easy — especially within its most popular district — the famous Strip. Using a limo is very popular — not only among the celebrities, but also for bachelor and bachelorette parties. If you can’t afford that, you can always use a taxi, but there are also other options — very convenient and relatively inexpensive: the Las Vegas Monorail, the Las Vegas Strip Trolley and the Las Vegas’ public transportation system buses (CAT — Citizen Area Transit).

So that’s why all that makes Las Vegas such desirable place to have good time every day of the year, practically 24/7! As soon as you get aboard your return plane, you are already thinking about coming back. Such is the charm of fabulous Las Vegas. . .



COLIN