Well, that didn't take very long!
The long-time Imperial Palace was re-named (and re-done) as The Quad in December 2012. Now it will become The LINQ Hotel and Casino soon:
Ch-ch-changes!
Imperial Palace was my first Vegas home away from home, and I stayed there quite a few times in my first few years visiting Vegas. It holds a lot of good memories for me. With these latest changes - and if Caesars Entertainment is done re-working things for awhile - maybe I'll stay there again. The photos make the rooms look very promising.
I'll need to collect all things branded "The Quad" on my next trip in three weeks before they change over again. I have quite a few items that say "Imperial Palace", in the newer earth tones and the classic blue and white that I first saw back in 1997.
Now to wait and see if I get any comps...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Liberace exhibit at The Cosmopolitan - March 2014
I took a whole bunch of photos at the Liberace exhibit at The Cosmopolitan, so I decided to post them separately here.
The website showed this exhibit wrapped up at the end of February 2014, but it was still going strong during our end of March trip, and mom and I took a look-see at all the excess that was Liberace. Very interesting exhibit, and something to do for a while that involved a small donation and some time away from the slots and video poker machines.
The website showed this exhibit wrapped up at the end of February 2014, but it was still going strong during our end of March trip, and mom and I took a look-see at all the excess that was Liberace. Very interesting exhibit, and something to do for a while that involved a small donation and some time away from the slots and video poker machines.
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| The car is outside of the exhibit, on the casino floor. |
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| Outside, looking in... |
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| Inside the Christmas cape |
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| Back of the Christmas cape. |
DaVinci Exhibit at The Venetian - March 2014
These are some photos from the DaVinci Exhibit at The Venetian, March 2014. When I saw that the exhibit would be open while mom and I were there for our trip, I made an absolute plan to go, since I missed the National Geographic 50 Greatest Photos Exhibit in January (bummer).
Cost was $27.50 per person (discounts for students, local residents, and active military available), and the entrance was off The Venetian's lobby area, through a small gift shop. I spent about an hour or so going through the entire exhibit, which was entirely at your own pace. It probably would've taken my dad twice as long, since he reads everything and THEN studies the objects intently.
These photos only represent a small part of the whole exhibit. The first couple of pieces were outside, tempting the people to go inside and see more.
Cost was $27.50 per person (discounts for students, local residents, and active military available), and the entrance was off The Venetian's lobby area, through a small gift shop. I spent about an hour or so going through the entire exhibit, which was entirely at your own pace. It probably would've taken my dad twice as long, since he reads everything and THEN studies the objects intently.
These photos only represent a small part of the whole exhibit. The first couple of pieces were outside, tempting the people to go inside and see more.
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| Archimedean Screw |
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| Fan-Type Gun |
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| Screw Cutting Machine |
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| Above the entrance to the exhibit |
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| DaVinci self portrait |
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| The copy of Mona Lisa wasn't well lit. |
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| The size of "The Last Supper" had me looking at it end to end for a long time... |
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| Mechanical Drum |
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| Steam Cannon |
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| Armored Tank |
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| United wing |
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| I had no idea he'd been involved in our modern odometer! |
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| Wax Hygrometer |
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