Dad inside The Venetian

Viva Las Vegas!

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June 20th 2008
Elvis may have left the building but the crowds are most definitely still there! We flew out of Eugene on Sunday morning with Air Allegiant and arrived mid afternoon in Las Vegas. Our hotel was on the Las Vegas Boulevard "The Strip" and on arriving we got a hint as to the scale of it all when we had to queue for about 15 minutes just to check in. It has to be said that our hotel, The Sahara, wa ... 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