Luxor covered in snow

Viva Las Vegas

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December 22nd 2008
We left for our Las Vegas trip on December 15th, leaving behind -44 with the wind chill. We arrived in LV around 11:30 pm. We checked into our hotel, The Flamingo!! The Flamingo is one of the oldest hotels that is still on the strip. It defines Las Vegas, washed in pink lighting and lots of neon lights flashing! It was first opened in 1946, and was by built by mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. We w ... 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