This is probably the chronicle that took me the longest time to complete—just looking at all the photos I had in Las Vegas makes me feel tired. Anyhow, here’s the continuation of my West Coast story with our first day in Sin City.
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We had arrived at The Strip still a bit early for our hotel check-in. When we got into our hotel lobby, I was in for a shock:
It took us quite a while before we were able to check-in, but I guess this is the norm here. Soon afterwards we were into our room to unpack and got ready to explore.
Our first itinerary is getting to know the neighborhood. From MGM Grand, we walked along Las Vegas Blvd. (better known as “The Strip”), took some quick but late lunch, and then went on to see the sights. It was already late into the afternoon and it was kind of cloudy so my shots were a bit dark.
There were just so many things to see and we weren’t even halfway done when dinner time came. We opted for Yard House since we were in The Linq area. Our late lunch weren’t completely digested yet so we only had some light meals.
After some relatively light dinner, we went back to The Strip to see the free show at the fountains of Bellagio.
And after practically a whole day of walking, we called it a day.
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Trivia: Did you know that the Las Vegas that most people recognize is not really in the city of Las Vegas? Most of the hotels and casinos that are popularly associated with “Las Vegas” actually belong to the unincorporated town called Paradise. See the video below for a detailed explanation. 🙂
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West Coast Chronicles:
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- Downtown Los Angeles
- Santa Monica Beach
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Disneyland
- Road To Las Vegas
- Las Vegas (Day 01)
- Las Vegas (Day 02)
- Last Day in Las Vegas and Return to California
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