Excalibur

Living Las Vegas

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January 5th 2011
To get here we had to go through a mountain pass, Meg didn't like it because it made her ears pop. There had been some snow (not as much as back at home) but they don't normally have any snow around here, the highest point was about 5000ft. The hotels in Vegas are amazing. We're staying in the Excalibur which is like a fairy tale castle (we're on floor 25 out of 37) and from our window we can see ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more