You would think you were in Italy in this place, the detail is just amazing. Frescos, marble, gold leafing even gondala rides.
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We took a drive out to the Hover Dam which is about an hour out of town. The area is the most barren place I have ever seen there is absolutely no life other than a few very space weeds. The dam is massive and the tour took us into the tunnels and to the […] Read the rest of Hoover Dam
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This is the old area of Vegas- The strip has become the playground with all the new big resorts and mega entertainment complexes. Freemont Street has become a retro area, with smaller style casinos- no attractions or classy boutiques just gambling and drinking halls. They have done the place up pretty good with a lot […] Read the rest of Freemont Street
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Get lucky in the casino, then its straight to the Apple vending machine to pick up the latest Ipod or Iphone you can even buy your music from the machine. Getting quiet a bit of business too. Read the rest of Apple vending machine
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We found a Microsoft Surface to have a bit of play with while we were drinking our lunchtime beer. There was a big whoo har a few months ago on how amazing these new touch screen tables were. Well we think the video demonstration getting around must have been a powerpoint show because they were […] Read the rest of Microsoft Thin on the Surface
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We are in Vegas, haven’t had net for a few days but plenty of action here. The place is more amazing than the last time we visited about 10 years ago. Everything old has been pulled down and new towers built more exotic and amazing than the last. There is so much development going on […] Read the rest of Viva Las Vegas
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A Camry size Commodoore, nice bench seat to fit the wide US arses, column shift and plenty of places to put your burger and fries and huge diet coke. Strange you see more Camry and Honda Accords on the road. The extensive use of cheap plastic wood inside makes it so stylish. The interior reminds […] Read the rest of John – the Impala for you
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Our last day in Chicago and things are going to end up a bit damp, so we are spending the morning at the Chicago Science and Industry Museum. This one is a sister to the huge one in Munich we visited a few years back and had some pretty interesting and impressive stuff including trains, […] Read the rest of Chicago Science & Industry Museum
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Chicago was about an hour and a half back from Millwaulkee so after checking in to our ‘lovely’ hotel and a burger at the local Irish Pub we roamed the streets of Downtown and down to the Chicago Squid Port (Navy Pier). Check out the huge retro style McDonalds- didn’t try their wares found a […] Read the rest of A Sunday afternoon in Chicago
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