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After playing above the city in St. George, we enjoyed lunch at Paradise Bakery. The weather was nice and wet as we headed southwest to Las Vegas.
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| La Quinta hotel, Las Vegas 4/13/12 |
We checked into our hotel, got cleaned up and headed over to "The Strip".
We visited the Shark Reef Aquarium inside Mandalay Bay, and wandered through the covered walkway into the Luxor & then Excalibur.
We stopped at a souvenir shop, ate at the Excalibur buffet (not a great one but we were pressed for time...there is no passage of time in these buildings & we were surprised at the reality when we finally did look at a clock. hmmmm....), went to the Bellagio to watch the water show and walk through the gardens & then headed back to the hotel.
We all had a good time, enjoyed being together, saw many things we'd rather not have seen, and saw many incredibly interesting & amazing creations!
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| at Mandalay Bay |
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| the Sports Box at Mandalay Bay (Dallin thought this wall was pretty cool! Speaking of favorites, Kyralyn loved a shoe shop that we walked by and a fountain where she got to throw some coins in. Parker will say that his favorite part was seeing the Blackjack tables. Speaking of these, he did step "over the line" in the casino to peek at a group of people playing Blackjack, followed by Paul wondering outloud how much money had been lost, or won. The casino employee was there in about 3 seconds telling Paul that he & Parker couldn't be there. Oops. Forgot that little detail of casino etiquette that we'd studied up on beforehand...) |
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| headed to the Aquarium |
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| the turtles are my favorite |
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| Motoro Stingray, keep away from the poisonous barb on the tail |
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| the feared Pirahna, no hands please! |
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| hands-on Southern Stingrays |
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| the Moon Jellie (jellyfish) |
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| giant starfish |
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| Green Sawfish |
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| one of the sharks |
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| i think this is the Angel Fish |
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| Komodo Dragon |
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| the Aquarium's crocodile |
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| amazing things to see |
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| throwing pennies into a fountain in Mandalay Bay |
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| looking up at the center point of the Luxor pyramid; all the little "steps" are rooms, and the larger "steps" are balconies to rooms. When we went back outside to get to our car, we turned around to look at the spotlight on the top of this hotel/resort/casino. It can be seen from outerspace. |
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| an Egyptian themed column inside the Luxor |
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| 4/13/12 inside the Gardens at the Bellagio. Spring is in bloom. |
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