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<title>Road Trip in Vegas</title>
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<p>When we talk about Las Vegas the word connected to it is fabulous. A city where many tourist wish and dream to visit. This is the largest city of Nevada which is the center of extravagant and entertainment and gambling.&amp;nbsp;Many of the largest resort properties and casino in the world were found here. I never imagine myself one day that those I've heared, read and seen in a television will be a big real screen in my eyes.</p>
<p>We had a non-stop flight from JAcksonville Florida to Vegas with the Southwest airlines. It was already noon when we reached to the McCarran International airport of Vegas.There was a shuttle bus who take as to a rent a car service where we book a mustang convertible car. It was the heat that struck me by surprised. Whew! I felt i was in the oven, it was in 112 degree fahrenheit but the humidity is on 5 degree. Its not the same in the philippines where I was born where the humidity is very high, that you will e in the sun even its only 80 degree, you are already sweating to the max. When my partner starting to move the car going to the hotel where we book for our stay to the hotel which is the (Stratospher Hotel and Casino), you could see the very strong mountain rocks that welcome you in the city. The camera at hand never ends clicking as we started entering into the fabulous and amazing architectural building of different casinos and hotels, restaurants, cafes standing in the long strips of the city.There is the Mandalay Bay hotel, the Luxor, where you could feel that you are in the Egypt because of the big Egyptian that welcome you, The Excalibur where a big cassle in the middle of the city, The NewYork New York that a big statue of Liberty standing there in the street, and different restaurants and big botiques and stores in line. The most amzing I'm looking forward to see is the Eifeel Tower&amp;nbsp;of Paris and there it is I&amp;nbsp;still cannot believe it.&amp;nbsp;Wow! how extravagant it is. So amazing the Tower is. There are others hotels and casinoin line as we go&amp;nbsp;on,&amp;nbsp;like Bally's, the famous Planet Hollywood, Monte Carlo Hotel, Flamingo, The Venetian,like you are in Venice, Wynn, Encore, Treasure Island, The Mirage, Ceasars Palace, Harras, Furom Shop, Casino Royale, Tropicana, The M&amp;amp;M store, the Harley Davidson,&amp;nbsp; Circus Circus, Harras, and many wedding chapels you could see there. it was a wonderful experience that i would always had in my memories. Have fun and enjoy.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trifter.com%2FUSA-%26amp%3B-Canada%2FNevada%2FRoad-Trip-in-Vegas.257357"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trifter.com%2FUSA-%26amp%3B-Canada%2FNevada%2FRoad-Trip-in-Vegas.257357" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>Nine Fascinating Royal Residence in Paris, France and Its Fabulous Looks</title>
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<![CDATA[<h3>Palais du Louvre in Paris, France</h3>
 
<p>It is now known as The Louvre, is one of the most visited art museum in the world, a historic monument and a national symbol.  It is also home to Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_0.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>The decorative arts department houses the Diadem of the Duchess of Angouleme which contains gold, gilt silver, 40 emeralds and 1031 diamonds.  This crown matches an emerald necklace made by Paul-Nicolas Meniere in 1814.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>Controversy debate surrounds the artworks and other cultural property seized by the occupying forces of the Second World War as the Louvre continues to hold 678 pieces of artwork.  The Louvre administration has argued in favor of retaining these items despite requests by the source nations for their return.</p>
 
<h3>Palais Bourbon</h3>
 
<p>The Palais Bourbon is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French Government.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_2.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>Within the library surviving from the noble family of owners who left France during the revolution, are the minutes of Joan of Arc's trial amongst other literature.</p>
 
<h3>The Grand Palais</h3>
 
<p>The Grand Palais is a large glass exhibition hall.  It was closed for 12 years for extensive restoration work after one of the glass panels fell in 1993.  It reopened its doors to the public on 24 September 2005.  Hiding in its basement is a major police station to help protect its exhibits.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_3.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<h3>Palace of Versailles</h3>
 
<p>It is a symbol of absolute monarchy which King Louis XIV espoused.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_4.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>One of the seven rooms in Le Vau's plan - the Salon d'Apollon.  It was suppose to be the king's bedchamber, but later was used as a throne room and later as a music or concert room.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_5.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>The other three rooms the salon de Jupiter, the salon de Saturn, and the salon de V&amp;eacute;nus had to make way to construct the Hall of Mirrors.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_6.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>The Queen's bedchamber.</p>
 
<p>There is a barely discernible hidden door in the corner near the jewel cabinet by Schwerdfeger (1787) through which Marie Antoinette escaped the night of 5/6 October 1789 when the Paris mob stormed Versailles.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_7.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<h3>Chateau de Chantilly</h3>
 
<p>The Chateau de Chantilly is open to public.  It is now owned by the Institut de France.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_8.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>The chateau and the Great Stables (The stables could house 240 horses and up to five hundred hounds) were featured in the James Bond movie "A View to a Kill".</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_9.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<h3>Palace of Fontainebleau</h3>
 
<p>The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal chateau.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_10.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>With modifications of the ch&amp;acirc;teau's structure, including the cobblestone entrance wide enough for his carriage, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte helped make the ch&amp;acirc;teau the place that visitors see today.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_11.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_12.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_13.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<h3>Chateau de Sceaux</h3>
 
<p>This Chateau was almost sold to real estate developers, fortunately through the effort of the mayor, Jean-Baptiste Bergeret de Frouville, it was saved.  Today the ch&amp;acirc;teau contains the Mus&amp;eacute;e de l'&amp;Icirc;le-de-France. This museum contains one of the largest collections of the painters of the School of Paris, among which are four paintings of Maurice Boitel.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_14.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<h3>Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte</h3>
 
<p>Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of Europe's finest constructions of its kind.  After being neglected for 30 years, it was put up for sale.  In 1875, Alfred Sommier bought it at a public auction.  When Sommier died in 1908, the ch&amp;acirc;teau and the gardens had recovered their original appearance. His son, Edme Sommier, and his daughter-in-law completed the task. Today, his descendants continue to work on the preservation of Vaux-le-Vicomte. The ch&amp;acirc;teau remains a private property - owned by the comte de Vogue.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_15.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>The gardens</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_16.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>The site, unlike Versailles, was naturally well-watered, with two small rivers that met in the park; the canalized bed of one forms the Grand Canal.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_17.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<h3>Chateau de Vincennes</h3>
 
<p>The Chateau is a massive French royal castle in the town of Vincennes.</p>
 
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/trifter/2008/06/02/173501_18.jpg" alt="" /></p>
 
<p>In the Chateau, the relics of the Crown of Thorns were temporarily housed while the Sainte-Chapelle was being readied to receive them.  A fragment that remained behind received its own chapel at Vincennes.</p>
 
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