I don't have my own section like the all-seeing seer, so I thought I would go ahead and post here in the favorites. I always wanted to post pictures to eta's I have actually been to, and had a chance to visit Las Vegas for the first time last March. (I brought along a couple of EV screen captures to guide me). It is a popular place among EVer's, so there may be some close postings.

See Aladdin's Overlays

We stayed at the Excalibur (eta here), not because of the medieval theme, but because it was a decent price for a hotel on the strip. Turned out real nice, huge hotel, lost some, won some, great location, great staff..they kept feeding me free drinks...life can't get better than that. Significant because here is the site of the largest slot winning, some $13M or so (wasn't me!)

All photos taken with Pentax Optio 550, 5MP pictures greatly reduced for the web.

Down the road, or more correctly down the overhead tramway, is the Luxor, the Egyptian theme extravaganza. The Luxor, Excalibur, Circus Circus and Mandalay Bay are all owned by the same company�think they are making money?

The Luxor is quite a place, I wasn�t impressed with the gambling or the prices, but the architecture is pretty interesting.

See dtoronto's post of the entrance way (my picture below)

Start spreading the news�.ahhhh. New York New York! I didn�t have an appreciation of this building till I saw it with my won eyes, damn impressive! Very clever scaled representation of the icons of the city, with a roller coaster buzzing overhead till late at night. The picture below (and attached eta) was our view of New York New York and MGM hotels from our hotel window. You can see the very large Excalibur sign at bottom of frame and view, (alas can�t read the sign from EV!)

And from across the street standiing on the walkway between the Tropicana and the MGM Grand.

The MGM lion is very impressive, both day and night. Here is a night shot of the golden cat. In the background, and seen from above in the eta, is several men holding large dishes on the back.

I had posted this earlier ( World's Most Expensive Street) so it was a real thrill to visit it in person. Every hour at night the street lights up to one unbelievable sound system, a different theme music each time. Truly awesome to experience. It was even worth the bus trip loaded with drunks to/from south Vegas!

Looking up...

Previously posted by Lrae and periboob , the Stratosphere is an impressive tower, perhaps even more impressive are the rides on top�only in Vegas. Eta shows a closeup of the roller coaster and drop tower on top, but a new addition is the X Scream (not in the EV view)�a cantilever ride that rolls people 30 miles an hour off into space at 866 feet up. I didn�t do it this time, but I am vowing to do it next visit (Vegas odds are 2 to 1 I will chicken out!)

X Scream attraction

Memorable for the place of Siegfried and Roy, the Mirage is also known for the active volcano that goes off every 15 minutes 8pm to midnight. Waited a long time for the first free show at 8pm, seemed kind of anti-climatic, though the time spent waiting by the pool and falls talking to folks was enjoyable.

Didn't get a chance to check out the many Mirage attractions this trip, but will the next.

Picture shows the hotel and some of the falls at night (my favorite time to take pictures), the volcano is off to the right (and is visible in the eta).

The Paris hotel is pretty impressive (one can tend to use that word a lot in Vegas). I ended up photographing the half-scale Eiffel tower quite a bit, and the surrounding elements like the fountains, the Arc de Triumph and the balloon sign (eta and pic below). Great scenes at night.

Looking north from the Eiffel, you can see (up the right side), Bally�s, the Boardwalk, Flamingo, the Venetian and with the tower cranes, the upcoming Wynn Las Vegas (to be the largest hotel in the world I am told) and the tip of the Stratosphere between he cranes. On the left you can see the construction around Caesar�s Palace, the Mirage, and straight up, Treasure Island.

See pics of Steve Wynn's hotels (builder of the Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas)