After almost a yr and a half, I am going to Las Vegas again! My flight to Vegas was not a smooth one. I missed my connecting flight in NYC and had to stayed over night in NY. Luckily Frankie was kind enought to pick me up at the airport and let me stayed at his place and drove me back to the airport the next morning. Thank you F
rankie. I arrived in Vegas on Sept 5, 10 am. As I was sitting by the window, I saw the landscapes changed from the
Rocky mountains to the deserts to the canyons. The guy sitting beside me was snoring the whole time. I really wanted to slap him awake but for some reason I didnt.
When I arrived, Chris came to pick me up. Chris arrived last night. We were supposed to fly together from NYC
but I missed my connecting flight. Anyway, we had lunch at the lobby of our hotel, South Point Hotel. South Point Hotel is located about 3 miles south of the vegas strip. It is supposedly a 4-star hotel but none of us was impressed by the hotel. Anyway, 
it was cheap and that all it matters. The T-bone steak costs only 13 but the quality was alright. I guess you get what you paid for. After lunch we drove to the Hoover Dam. Chris never went to the dam. It was really really hot, 108F. I insisted to drive to the other side of the dam just to be in Arizona for 10 min since I love Arizona :-). I wanted to go to the Arizona Tourist Information Ctr but for some reason w
e couldnt find it. Anyway, after that we drove to Lake Mead National Recreational Area. I was there on my last trip but did not really explore the surrounding area. This time we drove to the scenic drive. It was pret
ty. At night time we went to this fast food reataurant , Jack in the Box. It was so good. I wish we have it in the DC area. Then we headed to MGM Grand to watch KÀ by Cirque du Soleil. It was an amazing show. They had fireworks indoors. That was pretty cool. I would definately recommend this show to anyone going to Vegas.
The next day, we woke up at around 9am. Then we drove to the Zion National Park. It was a good 2.5 hrs drive. The weather at the park was not as hot as in Vegas. It was actually pretty nice. Cars are not allowed in the park. We parked at Sringdale (just outside the park) and took the free shutte bus to the park. From the park, there are free shuttle buses that go around the scenic loop. We did a short hike to the Weeping Rock. Weeping Rock is an overhanging blind arch which rains every day of the year. The spring water seeping out of the rock 100 feet overhead takes nearly 2000 years to travel through the porous Nav
ajo sandstone above. The percolation slows at the underlying dense, non-porous Kayenta sandstone layer, then follows a downhill course, raining on the observers below. It w
as gorgeous. We spent almost 2-3 hours at the park then drove back to Vegas. At night time, we has french food at Paris Las Vegas. The food was good. Was gonna have bufet at the Paris hotel but the line was long. I was pissed.
The next day, we checked in to Bellagio since Chris will attend a conference there for 3 days. Then we went to Ethel M Chocolate factory which is only a few miles away from the strip. There's a cactus botanical garden just right outside the chocolate factory and that was the main reason I wanted to go there. At 2 o clock we checked in to Bellagio. What a difference a hotel makes. The front view front the hotel room is unbelievable. You can see the Bellagio fountain and the Eiffel tower right in front of the window. At noon we went the pool. A perfect day to go to the pool when the temperature hit 103F. Since I di
d not have buffet my last trip, I insisted 
to have buffet this time. We went to THE buffet the Bellagio. It was expensive - around 30. Food was alright. no complaint. At 11pm, I flew back to DC leaving Chris behind. I wish I had more than 3 days but I still had a great time.
rankie. I arrived in Vegas on Sept 5, 10 am. As I was sitting by the window, I saw the landscapes changed from the
Rocky mountains to the deserts to the canyons. The guy sitting beside me was snoring the whole time. I really wanted to slap him awake but for some reason I didnt.When I arrived, Chris came to pick me up. Chris arrived last night. We were supposed to fly together from NYC
but I missed my connecting flight. Anyway, we had lunch at the lobby of our hotel, South Point Hotel. South Point Hotel is located about 3 miles south of the vegas strip. It is supposedly a 4-star hotel but none of us was impressed by the hotel. Anyway, 
it was cheap and that all it matters. The T-bone steak costs only 13 but the quality was alright. I guess you get what you paid for. After lunch we drove to the Hoover Dam. Chris never went to the dam. It was really really hot, 108F. I insisted to drive to the other side of the dam just to be in Arizona for 10 min since I love Arizona :-). I wanted to go to the Arizona Tourist Information Ctr but for some reason w
e couldnt find it. Anyway, after that we drove to Lake Mead National Recreational Area. I was there on my last trip but did not really explore the surrounding area. This time we drove to the scenic drive. It was pret
ty. At night time we went to this fast food reataurant , Jack in the Box. It was so good. I wish we have it in the DC area. Then we headed to MGM Grand to watch KÀ by Cirque du Soleil. It was an amazing show. They had fireworks indoors. That was pretty cool. I would definately recommend this show to anyone going to Vegas.The next day, we woke up at around 9am. Then we drove to the Zion National Park. It was a good 2.5 hrs drive. The weather at the park was not as hot as in Vegas. It was actually pretty nice. Cars are not allowed in the park. We parked at Sringdale (just outside the park) and took the free shutte bus to the park. From the park, there are free shuttle buses that go around the scenic loop. We did a short hike to the Weeping Rock. Weeping Rock is an overhanging blind arch which rains every day of the year. The spring water seeping out of the rock 100 feet overhead takes nearly 2000 years to travel through the porous Nav
ajo sandstone above. The percolation slows at the underlying dense, non-porous Kayenta sandstone layer, then follows a downhill course, raining on the observers below. It w
as gorgeous. We spent almost 2-3 hours at the park then drove back to Vegas. At night time, we has french food at Paris Las Vegas. The food was good. Was gonna have bufet at the Paris hotel but the line was long. I was pissed.The next day, we checked in to Bellagio since Chris will attend a conference there for 3 days. Then we went to Ethel M Chocolate factory which is only a few miles away from the strip. There's a cactus botanical garden just right outside the chocolate factory and that was the main reason I wanted to go there. At 2 o clock we checked in to Bellagio. What a difference a hotel makes. The front view front the hotel room is unbelievable. You can see the Bellagio fountain and the Eiffel tower right in front of the window. At noon we went the pool. A perfect day to go to the pool when the temperature hit 103F. Since I di
d not have buffet my last trip, I insisted 
to have buffet this time. We went to THE buffet the Bellagio. It was expensive - around 30. Food was alright. no complaint. At 11pm, I flew back to DC leaving Chris behind. I wish I had more than 3 days but I still had a great time.
