Dear friends in the 2nd half of January we went on a whirlwind style trip to the US..covering
I am a nature lover and in my dictionary my ideal vacation is either to my hometown Kerala or to the jungle [ In recent years most of our holidays have been to escape from the hectic city life and we prefer jungle resorts to posh 5 star hotels!]So I didnt have much enthusiasm for the US trip only expressing one wish to my husband...that I wanted to visit
Michaels!!
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| My Crafty Haul from Michaels' , Dollar tree and Walmart! |
My hubby took me to Michaels the very day we landed in the US and Yes Michaels was indeed a crafter's paradise...it was amazing to see the huge variety of crafty goodies but I must give a pat on my back that I didnt go berserk craft shopping and actually spent just 30 dollars at Michaels....hehe I guess I can attribute that to the fact that Michaels doesnt stock a huge range of dies !
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| Fun with dandelions |
Yes as expected there were posh cars and clean roads but we were pleasantly surprised that we actually got a chance to enjoy nature too!
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| Grins and Giggles |
Hehe that is me giggling like a little girl and being quite naughty blowing dandelion fluff onto my kiddo!
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| Hehehe!! |
My hubby had visited Las Vegas on his own earlier and had narrated some pretty weird stories but visiting Vegas as a family was an entirely different and fun experience altogether !!
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| Our Hotel Bellagio! |
We stayed at the glamorous Bellagio and the crafter in me couldn't help but be impressed by the grandiosity of the place and the magnificent decor!
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| Stunning Abstract Flowers on the roof at Bellagio |
The Bellagio was decorated in the Chinese New Year theme and if you are a lover of all things oriental you would be transported into a magical land!
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| Chinese New Year Decor at the Bellagio |
The beautiful Chinese lanterns hanging from the roofs would take your breath away!
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| Chinese Lanterns |
Vegas was not at all what I had expected.....oh yes there were the smoke filled crowded casinos and other "attractions" but there was so much more beauty too!!
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| Reaching for the stars...ahem the peaches! |
It was the
Year of the Monkey in the Chinese Calendar and gardens and fruit trees featured prominently in the decor!
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| Chinese Temples |
There were fountains ,cute waterfalls and exotic real flowers and beautiful quaint little chinese temples and even real koi fish in little ponds all within our hotel!
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| M and Ms...mmmm yummy! |
The best part of Vegas was exploring the various themed hotels and stores...my lil one went "ooooh" at the huge M and M store!
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| At the Coca Cola House ! |
And hubby and I had a lil polar bear hug at Coca Cola House!
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| Illuminated Castle |
The impression I had about Vegas from the movies was that it was for
gambling and
g......ls. Well if you go as a family you can find the most fun things too like the huge beautiful magically lighted castle above!!
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| At the Rainforest themed Cafe |
And hug huge frogs at
The Rainforest!
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| At the Pyramid |
If like me you are are fascinated by Egypt....there is a huge Egyptian themed Pyramid hotel with the Sphinx, Anubis, Tutankhamen and more!!
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| Flamingos! |
And yes those are real flamingos....could you believe they live happily in a huge garden of their own in the
Flamingo hotel and casino !!
I took the picture below just to share with my crafty friends......
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| What a dress! |
In close up.....yes made up of buttons galore!!
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| Buttons Galore! |
We explored the city mostly on foot and just for the fun of it hopped hotels in the free tram service!!
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| Stunning Roof! |
Buildings don't usually impress me but I find mythology fascinating so it was thrilling to watch the "Fall of Atlantis " at Caesar's palace!
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| Caesar's Palace |
They had huge
ray fish at the "ruins of Atlantis" and one could just reach out as they glided across your head!
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| Catching Ray Fish! |
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| Golden Dragon! |
My photo doesnt quite capture the sheer magnificence of the Ruby and Gold Sparkling Dragon!
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| The Year of the Monkey! |
Ah yes being the Year of the Monkey there was a huge Monkey king all decked up in jewels and he impressed the heck out of us!!
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| Chinese Lanterns |
There were so many beautiful huge lanterns one would think one was in the orient!!
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| Tropical Paradise in Vegas! |
I had not expected to like Las Vegas at all but ooh the city sure left a magical impression on us!
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| Vegas- A Magical Land!! |
At Hollywood, LA I finally got to meet
my hero....The Terminator...hehe yes I unashamedly admit I am a huge
Terminator and
Arnold Schwarzenegger fan !!
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| Terminator!!! |
And as the finale to our trip we spent a day at the Universal Studios!
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| Jaws...A trip down Memory lane! |
When I was around 7 or 8yrs my parents had taken me to the Universal Studios and the big
Jaws Shark,[ one of the stars of the
Universal Studios Tour during the 80s ] had scared the wits out of me!! It was great to meet him and say Hi after all these years!!
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| My little Minion! |
Minions were all over Universal Studios and managed to impress my lil girl so much she has decided she is going to have a Minion theme birthday party this year[ I better start collecting yellow and blue paper by the ton !!]
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| Can you guess what Count Dracula whispered to me!! |
And finally leaving you with a picture of me flirting with another secret crush of mine....... Count Dracula!
This is the first time I am sharing holiday pictures on my blog but so many of my blogger friends are from the US and I felt I just had to share !!
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