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| Mojave Desert Nov 2014 |
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| Mojave Desert Nov 2014 |
Vegas
November is the month for new experiences in old places. This is my 6th trip to Vegas.
I still remember my wide-eyed awe at Vegas Strip on my 1st trip. My 2nd and 3rd trip revealed how Vegas do not change and I'm still walking up/down the Strip. But my primary thoughts were how tediously long it is. My 4th trip with friends showed me the clubbing and spa world in Vegas and my 5th trip with band reveals Vegas downtown and other mundane area of Vegas.
Anyway, Wynn offered an awesome deal and hence, i'm on my 6th trip to Vegas.
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| Wynn print the name of hotel guest on their room card. Cool! |
What is missing from this trip is walking up/down the Strip, window shopping and watching the "street shows". Instead, we spent time on 2 good shows, good food and enjoying the pool and the Wynn hotel.
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| The tropical jungle at Wynn |
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| The main pool in Wynn. This is the small interconnection point for 2 large pools at the end |
The hotel room at Wynn was one of the best hotels I stayed in Vegas and it's comparable to the 5 and 6 star hotels in Singapore.
Also, we upgraded our room to the 53rd floor and the view of Vegas Strip is priceless.
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| View of Vegas Strip from the room |
Le Reve is part of our package.
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| Le Reve |
I really liked the energy of Le Reve. The music alternate between a slow number and a fast number while outlining a dream Since it's a dream, the possibilities are endless and unbounded. The choreography and the skills of the acrobats/divers are really good.
We ate at Allegro at Wynn the first night as everyone are too tired to go out. It was decent but overpriced. We also got 2 buffet tickets and the food is good with lots of variety. But buffet food has never been my favorite =)
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| Meal At Allegro. Good Hummus dip for the bread and great Bean with shrimp dish |
I also learned how to play Craps in this trip. Novice level but i got to throw some dice and learned the basics. =)
The other new experience was eating at Giada. It's a new Vegas restaurant by the food network chef and the food is awesome.
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| Giada : Bacon Wrapped Dates, Caponata, Spaghetti squash, Scallop & Crab Rissoto. Good bread basket |
It also has a view of the Bellagio fountain and the Eiffel tower at Paris Paris.
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| View from Giada (Paris Paris and Bellagio Fountain) |
We also watched Penn and Teller show after Giada. The energy level for the show never got very high but i concluded Penn is the equivalent of the pretty magician helper girl for Teller =)
The show is entertaining with a lot of audience participation and Teller is a very good illusionist and magician.
Mojave Desert
After the epitome of capitalism, we went to the bottom of minimalism =)
We spent the night camping in Mojave Desert which is a really good experience.
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| Our tent for the night @ Hole in the wall |
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See the hole in the middle?
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We camped in "Hole-in-the-wall" campgrond and my personal take is there is a true hole(s) in the wall in the rocks.
The desert has very interesting rocks and cliffs formations and we had a good time hiking and climbing boulders.
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| The Ring Loop Trail |
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| The petroglyph @ the desert |
The other interesting thing about Mojave desert is the presence of sand dunes. They are formed by wind encountering mountains and dropping the sand that they carry (learned something new). I also learnt that sand is equally annoying in the dessert without the benefits of the ocean.
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| The pound of sand in my shoes after hiking from the top to the car.. Grr |
After the day of desert, we stayed another night at Palm Spring. The next morning, we visited the Palm Spring art museum and head home.
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