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October 19, 2008 || Hitting the road in style with the official VegasMobile |
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What a steal for gas! Remember when we used to complain about prices like this? Now it's a blessing |
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Charming train depot in the town of Ely, NV |
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Breath-taking |
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Yay we made it! |
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Howdy!
Vegas Vic welcomes us as we enter the city |
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Our hotel |
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Lobby of our hotel |
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Our room (30th floor) |
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I wasn't surprised to find 50+ pages of this in the phone book |
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New York, New York hotel @ night |
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Monte Carlo hotel sign |
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Ooo LaLa
Paris Hotel @ night |
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Planet Hollywood @ night |
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Bellagio Hotel @ night |
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Caesars Palace @ night |
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Planet Hollywood & Paris |
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The Eiffel Tower at the Paris hotel |
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Flamingo Hotel @ night |
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Emily & Arin visit the forest inside the Bellagio hotel |
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Rain falls inside the forest |
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Me inside the forest in Bellagio |
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Talking tree man |
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Emily & Arin pose by Bill's Saloon |
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Yee Haw!
The world famous Coyote Ugly bar inside the New York New York hotel |
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October 20, 2008 || Bellagio Hotel |
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Caesar's Palace |
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The Mirage hotel |
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Treat yourself to a gondola ride around the Venetian hotel |
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Why spend your money on the slots when you can shower yourself in designer clothing at the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Hotel |
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The Venetian & The Mirage |
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A shopping experience like no other! Stroll along the cobblestone path and gaze at the beautiful sky above. Take a gondola ride and be serenaded. Drape yourself in designer clothing. You can find all this and more inside the Grand Canal Shoppes |
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The fountains at Bellagio are a beautiful & unique sight |
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Mom in front of the fountains |
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I love the Bellagio fountains! |
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View of New York New York, Excalibur Hotel, and Mandalay Bay from the hotel room |
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New York New York hotel |
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Harley Davidson cafe |
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It's Always 5 o'clock Somwhere
Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville bar in Las Vegas |
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Sex card people! They kept us entertained the entire trip |
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I Do
The famous Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas |
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Insanity the ride, on top of the Stratosphere Tower, dangles riders 866 ft. above the Strip |
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You've got to be a fool to think I was scared to go on this! =) |
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You can see the entire city and beyond on top of the Stratosphere Tower |
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AAAHHHH!!!!!!!!
Emily on the X Scream ride atop the Stratosphere Tower |
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The Big Shot ride atop the Stratosphere Tower-1,081 feet above the Strip |
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On Top of the World
Arin, Emily, Mom, and me atop the Stratosphere Tower |
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Emily & Arin in front of Caesar's Palace |
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Emily, Mom, and me in front of Caesar's Palace |
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Emily & I waiting for the fountains to begin |
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Best Friends
"Emmet" & "Uran" |
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The Bellagio Fountains are even more spectacular at night |
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Unforgettable |
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October 21, 2008 || An afternoon at Hoover Dam |
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Mom & Emily atop Hoover Dam |
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Looking down into the dam |
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Arizona time |
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Nevada time |
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Arin & I at Hoover Dam |
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We also made a side trip into Arizona-shortest trip across a state line ever! |
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A memorial for those whose lives were lost during the construction of the dam |
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Dedication statue |
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Memorial |
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Hoover Dam mascot memorial & grave |
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Palm trees at Hoover Dam |
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The Palms hotel |
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All Dressed Up
& ready to hit Pure nightclub |
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so scandalous |
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Back view of my top |
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First in line! |
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Pure Nightclub is proud to welcome back resident DJ, DJ AM! |
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My VIP pass! Be jealous. |
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Inside Pure |
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We were the hottest girls there! |
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October 22, 2008 || The MGM Hotel |
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The world famous Studio 54 club |
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It looks like it's playtime hour for the lions at MGM |
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At last, I can finally see the Statue of Liberty in person...and in Vegas too! |
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Ferryboat cruising by the Brooklyn Bridge replica @ New York New York |
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New York New York hotel |
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New York New York roller coaster |
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Sin City is bustling every minute of every day |
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Excalibur hotel sign |
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Excalibur hotel |
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Luxor hotel |
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Inside the Luxor hotel |
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It feels like I've stepped back in time and am in a real pyramid in ancient Egypt |
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A stone lion stands guard over the casino |
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The Luxor sphinx watches over the Strip |
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King Tut, I presume? |
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Mandalay Bay hotel |
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Go under the sea and get up close and personal with sharks and other exotic sea creatures at the aquarium at Mandalay Bay |
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Mom posing in front of palm trees at Mandalay Bay |
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Yours truly @ Mandalay Bay |
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Palm trees at our hotel (I wish I had them in my yard!) |
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I'm gonna soak up the sun =) |
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California Girl
<3 |
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The Hard Rock hotel |
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Hit Me Baby One More Time
Britney Spear's school girl outfit she wore for her debut video |
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Layla
Eric Clapton's guitar |
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Dirrty
Christina Aguilera's outfit she wore for her 2002 video |
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Lose Yourself
Eminem's outfit he wore for his 2001 Grammy performance |
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Welcome to the Jungle
Slash (from Guns 'N Roses) rock memorabilia include his guitar, jacket, and hat |
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I was sooo excited to find that there was a Fazoli's in the area! I haven't had their food in years! Who doesn't love the free breadsticks? |
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Me in front of the Welcome to Las Vegas sign |
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Fremont Street |
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Golden Nugget casino |
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The light show above entertains Fremont Street visitors |
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The Fremont Street Experience presents a tribute to Don McLean's American Pie |
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Hey he looks familiar! |
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Vegas Vicki |
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Walking through Fremont Street |
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Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum |
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I'll Be Back
Arnold Schwarzenegger |
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Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones |
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Oprah Winfrey |
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Jerry Springer & Al Roaker |
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Mom with Johnny Depp |
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Brooke Depp has a nice ring to it, don't you agree?
Posing with my husband =) |
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Larry King, Penelope Cruz, Jamie Foxx |
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He Shoots, He Scores!
Micheal Jordan |
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Four!
Tiger Woods |
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Paul Newman |
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Dale Earnhardt |
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Patrick Stewart |
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Oops I Did It Again
Britney Spears |
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Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson |
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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie |
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American Idol
Simon Cowell & Ryan Seacrest witness Mom's attempt at Idol stardom |
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Material Girl
Madonna |
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Tupac Shakur |
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Music legends Michael Jackson & Mick Jagger |
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Hound Dog
Elvis "The King" Presley |
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The Godfather makes Mom an offer she can't refuse |
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Spiderman swings into action |
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Sir Elton John |
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We the People
Benjamin Franklin & President George Washington |
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John & Jackie Kennedy |
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One small step for man...
Astronaut Neil Armstrong |
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I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Abraham Lincoln |
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Mom with President George Bush |
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Princess Diana |
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A Walleye princess meets a real life princess |
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Mom with Princess Diana |
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October 23, 2008 || Goodbye Las Vegas =( |
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On the Road Again
So, this was pretty much all we saw during the entire trip there and back |
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There's nobody here...which means that they were abducted by aliens! |
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Train depot in Caliente, Nevada |
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Cactus Pete's casino in Jackpot, Nevada |
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La vache!
A souvenir drink from the Eiffel Tower bar. Yes, I consumed the entire thing. =) |
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