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Sizzling in the Valley of Fire

Shane — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:52:50 +0000

Have you ever wanted to visit Mars or some other strange and wonderful planet? Well that is apparently where I ended up on this +45 degree celcius day. This valley was loaded with gigantic, martian red, orange and white rocks as far as you could see. I would not be surprised if many space movies were filmed here. Please note that the objects are a lot larger than they appear. CLICK ON THE “Read more: Sizzling in the Valley of Fire” to see all the pictures.

It is hard to tell from this photo but that is actually 4 miles of valley behind me.

A Wedding Party in the Valley of Fire (3 other limos and a hummer limo were out of picture).

Getting “Girls Direct” to your Hotel Room?

Shane — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:40:11 +0000

Upon my first walk along the Las Vegas Strip I noticed a clicking sound from the edges of the moving crowds. Looking over I noticed lines of short hispanic people (mostly illegal immigrants) handing out business cards with phone numbers. They would make the clicking sounds with the cards and then try and hand them to you. Some people would take the cards and then throw them to the ground immediately. Some were collectiong them like baseball cards. Looking down, the sidewalk was littered with these cards that featured pictures of naked women, a sexy sales ploy and a phone number. Essentially, these cards are advertising that you could have a stripper in your hotel room in as little as 10 minutes. According to the people I spoke with at the hotel these ‘strippers’ were actually prostitutes. In Las Vegas, prosititution is illegal so ’they’ get around this law by advertising these girls as ‘strippers’. Here are some pictures of the people handing out the cards that I took early on in the evening. As it gets later more and more of these card givers appear and the sidewalks get covered in a thick layer of discarded girlie cards.

People Walking the Las Vegas Strip after 7 PM

Shane — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:00:13 +0000

Here are some random photos of people walking along the sidewalk of the Las Vegas Strip. It was actually not very busy during supper hours (5-7 PM) in Las Vegas

Exploring the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

Shane — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:49:57 +0000

Having walked through the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino daily I decided to take a closer look at its offerings. Without even going 30 metres I could see a lion habitat, shopping, a massive casino floor, a sports wall, more shopping, snack bars, drink bars, lounges, poker tables, Club 54 and even more shopping.

THIS WAS a glass roof. The Lioness was sleeping on it.

Views from the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel

Shane — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:40:53 +0000

Here are some views from the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This is probably the best view of Las Vegas you can get for $12.

Views of the Las Vegas Strip after 6 pm

Shane — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:34:51 +0000

Hey one must eventually post pictures of one self. These are views taken from the walkway between the New York, New York Hotel and Casino and the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. At this point, my Las Vegas experience has been dominated by walking, walking and more walking. Please comment if you have any Las Vegas tips!

Passed Out Drunk at the Fountains

Shane — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:00:59 +0000

This guy clearly took his drinking too far. He was carrying a bag of beer cans and made it as far as the Fountains at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. People just walked by him without paying attention. Is that normal? Is that ok? Should we care? Well he is one of many passed out folks along the Las Vegas Strip - which seems to be a part of the social norm here. I had actually walked by this passed out guy at 12:10 AM and later found him still there (snoring away) at 2:00 AM (the time of this photo).

*Photo taken with: Sony DSC-290 Cybershot.

Me at New York, New York in Las Vegas

Shane — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:46:17 +0000

ME! I had to get at least one pose. A special thanks to the couple from Russia who took it for me!

*Photo taken with: Sony DSC-290 Cybershot.

Inside the Excalibur Casino in Las Vegas

Shane — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:37:04 +0000

A view from inside the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This casino floor is bigger than a footbal field! There were strip teases, break dancing 4 year olds, children (watching the strip tease) with parents, belly button shooters with EMO girls, smoking gamblers, pit bosses, topless drunks, loud ringing bells and incredible air conditioning. Quite a spectacle.

*Photo taken with: Sony DSC-290 Cybershot.

Shopping at the Excalibur

Shane — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:36:32 +0000

The Shopping zone of the Excalibur Hotel and Casino. Fast food, bars, gift shops, prostitutes, children, drinking in public, etc… all legal here.

*Photo taken with: Sony DSC-290 Cybershot.