Tag: Las Vegas
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The Pool From Above
Here’s an urban landscape, or cityscape if you prefer… this is a roof top swimming pool in Las Vegas, as viewed from the very tall Strat Hotel. Look at all those tiny people.
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Leaving Las Vegas
I took these shots during my last few hours in Las Vegas, low sun and distant desert mountains… What did these images teach me? That the sky around Las Vegas can change quite considerably over time.
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Ride Of Your Life
As this photo shows, there is a ride at the top of the Strat Hotel in Las Vegas that thrusts you out into nothingness at a height of almost 900 feet over the city, then tilts you forward (further than this image shows, too!). There’s very little keeping you in your seat. The screams are…
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Crazy Ely’s
I liked the red neon sign in this one. In case it wasn’t obvious, we’re still in Las Vegas. I have no idea who Crazy Ely is…
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Note Quite An Eyeful
Another day, another Las Vegas replica of a world famous structure – this time it’s a half pint version of the Eiffel Tower. This structure sits atop a restaurant in the aptly named Paris Las Vegas hotel. That I really need to spend more time in Paris (if travel is something that we’ll be able…
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Wynn & Encore
The Wynn Hotel opened in Las Vegas in 2005, designed by Marnell Corrao Associates. It proved so popular, they opened a sister hotel, Encore, a year later. What did these images teach me? The average life span of a hotel in Las Vegas is something close to 50 years. Not long at all, really.
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The Stratosphere
This is the tower attached to the Stratosphere Hotel, or The Strat as it is now known, one of several incredibly unique hotels you can find in Las Vegas. This shot was taken from my hotel window – not that I spent any real time in my hotel room. I had less than 3 hours…