A June 2000 trip to Las Vegas by finzup
Quote: This journal describes a trip i took to Las Vegas in June 2000.
Overview
Hotel | "Luxor"
Member Rating 2 out of 5 on May 5, 2001
Luxor Las Vegas 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-1000 702-262-4444
Restaurant
Member Rating 4 out of 5 on May 5, 2001
Emeril's New Orleans Fish House MGM Grand Hotel Casino Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 (702) 891-7374
Steak House at Circus Circus 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 (702) 794-3767
Attraction
Member Rating 3 out of 5 on May 5, 2001
Red Rock Canyon Highway 159 at Scenic Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89124 (702) 363-1921
Attraction | "The Grand Canyon"
We flew a scenic airlines propeller jet.. (the plane seated about 16 people, i think). Took off from North Las Vegas airport. The plane had huge windows so you could see the scenery. Flew over Hoover Dam and other scenic locations. Flight took about an hour. Very turbulent (in my opinion), due to the heat rising up from the ground. Landed at the west rim of the Grand Canyon. From there, we took a short helicopter ride down to the bottom of the grand canyon. It was 115 degrees at the bottom. We had about 20 minutes to explore. They provided us with water and champagne. Took some fabulous pictures, then hopped back into the helicopter up. From there, a short bus ride to an Indian Reservation, where we had a nice bbq lunch. Took some great pictures, talked with some of the indians there.. bought some jewlery. Then we took the bus back to the air strip and boarded the plane back to las vegas.
All in all, the trip was worth the money. It took 1/2 day. The Grand Canyon was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking.
Grand Canyon National Park P.o. Box 129 Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023 (928) 638-7888
The tour lasted about 45 minutes and took us from the top of the damn down to the bottom. The tour guide was very knowledgable.
Nice trip to escape the hectic nature of Las Vegas.
Hoover Dam US Highway 93 at the Nevada-Arizona border Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Story/Tip
The stratosphere also has a roller coaster and a free fall ride on the TOP of the hotel. I think you're about 1200 feet up.. the "big shot" ride shoots you up an additional 150 feet.. you feel like you''re being launched off the earth.. Best to do this at night, so you can see the lights of the strip.
We also went to the M&M store.. they have a 3D movie, gift shop, and you can buy M&M''s in any color imaginable.
finzup warwick, Rhode Island