Two weeks ago we traveled to Las Vegas for a family reunion with Keith’s family. It was a short visit and it had been about 12 years since we were last in Vegas for a family reunion.
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The first night we arrived we were up until about 1 am our time – don’t you just love a three hour time difference? Part of our group came in when we did and the rest was coming in the next day.
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Keith being the early riser that he is got up early and went for a walk along the strip and took the camera with him.
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He was able to get some great pictures of the end of The Strip where we were staying as the sun was coming up.
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And, that is a great time to take pictures, because at 5 am Vegas time, there really isn’t anyone on The Strip. During the day and at night, the street is packed with cars and people.
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Our first night there we actually stayed at Luxor. And we had one of the rooms in the pyramid, where the elevators are in the corners and go up and down at an angle, which is kind a strange feeling.
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The sun turned everything gold as it came up.
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I love how in Las Vegas you can visit so many parts of the world in one spot. Right down the street from the Pyramids of Luxor stands The Statue of Liberty at New York, New York.
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But you have to go by King Arthur’s Excalibur to get there.
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And there is even a Cony Island Roller Coaster behind her.
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And parts of the New York City Skyline.
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After our first night at Luxor, we moved to the MGM, where the view from our room was of Lady Liberty and the roller coaster. And it goes non stop throughout the day. But at 5 am, all is quiet on The Strip.
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Keith’s cousin Gary and I have ridden that roller coaster many times in the past. We didn’t make it this trip but that is ok. I have a feeling my body might react differently now than it did a dozen years ago.
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The Manhattan Skyline sure looked pretty with the sun rising that morning.
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The MGM has it’s famous Lions on it’s property.
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Further down The Strip you can see the Eiffel Tower at the Paris casino and signs for Treasure Island, Planet Hollywood, The Mirage and Bally’s.
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And here you can see behind the Statue of Liberty some of the newer casinos, such as the Cosmopolitan and the Mandarin Oriental. At least they are new to us on our trip this time.
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And the very first time we ever came to Vegas we stayed here at the Excalibur.
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It still looks pretty good considering how long it’s been around. And in a town like Las Vegas, everything has to be the newest and the greatest. Hotels and Casinos are constantly torn down and new ones built as people long for the next great place to come and gamble.
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And if you ask me, I think this is probably Keith’s favorite picture that he took that morning. The sun illuminating his favorite place to eat burgers – In-N-Out. So close but yet so far. It’s a just a cab ride away from The Strip. I am glad he took the camera with him that morning. I think he took some great pictures of Vegas without all the lights and people and traffic. Vegas when it is quiet, Vegas when it is still sleeping after a long night of partying.
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