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Impressions of a Las Vegas vacation Les mer
  • Yoda

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    This seems to be the sort of stuff being sold in the shops on Appian Way. I like this sort of shopping and browsing much better. As beautiful as the Forum Shops were, I know that there was nothing there that I would want to use. This is more my speed!Les mer

  • Shopping by Night

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    I'm loving the feel and atmosphere of the Appian Way shops. The painted ceiling and moody blue lighting makes me feel like I'm walking around outside at night. There's several places here in Las Vegas who use this effect and all of them are very convincing.Les mer

  • Faces

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    The Appian Way shops still maintain, just a bit, the look of ancient Rome. Those giant heads look like could have just fallen off of some statue from the heyday of the Roman empire.

  • Fountain of the Gods

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    Even if you’ve seen it a hundred times, the Fountain of the Gods at The Forum Shops inside Caesars Palace is always a sight to behold. Whatever “sight to behold” means. Because seeing something kind of implies you’re beholding it. Then, again, it’s better than a “sight to see.”Les mer

  • Kathy

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    In Roman times, the forum represented the center of a city, the site of the most important religious, political, and social activities. In modern-day Las Vegas, the Forum Shops at Caesars mall serves a similar purpose: It’s the heart of the city’s retail culture.Les mer

  • Fountain of the Gods

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    The Forum Shops, Sin City’s oldest mall, certainly has celebrated a lot of firsts since opening its doors in 1992. It was the first shopping center to bring designers such as Versace, Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Fendi, Gucci, and Valentino to town, and the first to incorporate thematic and period design elements such as columns, fountains, streetscapes, and a painted ceiling designed to replicate the Mediterranean sky. The Forum Shops also were home to Vegas’ first real destination restaurant—Wolfgang Puck’s Spago (now located at the Bellagio)—and the first attempt to incorporate zany attractions to keep shoppers coming back for more.Les mer

  • Athena

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    Not only can Pegasus be seen in this beautiful fountain but Athena is there as well. Kathy has a friend named Athena but I don't think that she's anywhere near as smart as the goddess of wisdom.

  • The Atlantis Show

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    This is the next big attraction that we came to in this mall. This is an animatronic display of fire, water and nine-foot-tall talking statues. The story is set in the kingdom of Atlantis, when King Atlas has to decide which of his bratty kids will rule the throne. We'll have to wait a bit for the next show to start but it sounds fantastic!Les mer

  • King Atlas

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    I'm not sure how long this attraction has been in service, but this seems to be very old technology. The animatronics are weak compared to what you will see at the Disney Parks. The story is somewhat interesting, but hard to follow since it is so loud in this space.Les mer

  • Athena

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    As near as I could understand the story, King Atlas is stepping down as ruler of Atlantis and his two children, Athena and Mars are fighting about who should be the new ruler. This is a Athena. She looks quite different from her depiction in the fountain we saw earlier.Les mer

  • A Brief Stop

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    Before we went any further we decided to pay a quick visit to the restrooms. I'm impressed that Cesar's Palace extends their Roman theme everywhere, even in their restrooms. I'm glad that the place was deserted, allowing me to get this shot. If anyone was there, of course, I never would have even attempted it.Les mer

  • The Coliseum

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    Before we got to the casino we went past the Coliseum. Celine Dion has been playing here for a few years now. Kathy is a fan of hers and I offered to get tickets to the show for us but Kathy refused, saying that the tickets are too expensive. The price doesn't matter to me. I think that we should just concentrate on having a good time while we're here and not worry about costs while we're on vacation. Obviously, Kathy feels differently so we're not going to see Celine Dion on this trip.Les mer

  • The Casino Floor

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    The casino floor wasn't very crowded at all. I was surprised by that but also happy because it allowed me to take a few pictures. I only got the areas where there was no people around. A lot of casinos don't allow photography and I wasn't sure about the rules here. I figured that I was safe taking pictures of an empty area.Les mer

  • Gaming Tables

    5. mars 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    Even casinos that have liberal photography policies usually don't allow it at all at the gaming tables. Even pictures taken with cell phones are forbidden. I'm not sure why these are such sensitive areas, but those are the rules. Like the picture in the previous entry, I saw a completely empty area and quickly took advantage of my good fortune.Les mer