DAY 6, Tuesday, December 20, 2011:
We spent the day again enjoying the
hotels on the Strip.
The front of the hotel suggests the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and Paris Opera House.
Paris hotel cost USD $785 million to
build, and occupies 24 acres (9.7 ha)
A two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe here...
PARIS:
The theme of the hotel Paris, Las Vegas is the city of Paris, France; it includes a half scale, 540-foot (164.6 m) tall replica of the Eiffel Tower, a sign in the shape of the Montgolfier balloon, a two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe, a replica of La Fontaine des Mers, and a 1,200-seat theatre called Le Théâtre des Arts.
The Paris hotel sign is a representation of the hot air balloon, the Aerostat Réveillon, used in Paris before King Louis XVI on September 19, 1783, conducted by the Montgolfier brothers. This demonstration was the first lighter than air flight with passengers, a rooster, a duck and a sheep. The balloon reached an altitude of more than 1,600 feet and went two miles.
The balloon was made from cloth, lined with paper, fireproofed with alum, and held together by about 2,000 buttons. The balloon was heated using smoke from a fire of straw, wool and old shoes.
These experiments lead to history's first untethered human flight on November 21, 1783, when another Montgolfier brothers balloon lifted off with physicist Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes in the basket. The 25 minutes flight left from Chateau La Muette in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, and landed over 6 miles away.
Now to get to how the brothers made the hot air balloon... Two Montgolfier brothers, [ the 12th
and 15th in a family of 16 children]
from France made Hot air balloon experiments in 1782
from France made Hot air balloon experiments in 1782
Of the two brothers, Joseph was first interested in aeronautics; as early as 1775 he built parachutes, and once jumped from the family house. Joseph saw a fire and noticed a force that was lifting the embers from the fire. He believed that the smoke itself was the buoyant part and contained within it a special gas, which he called "Montgolfier Gas", with a special property he called levity,
Joseph then built a box-like chamber 1×1×1.3 m (3 ft by 3 ft (0.91 m) by 4 ft) out of very thin wood, and covered the sides and top with lightweight taffeta cloth. He crumpled and lit some paper under the bottom of the box. The contraption quickly lifted off its stand and collided with the ceiling.
The two brothers built a similar device, scaled up by three (so 27 times greater in volume). On 14 December 1782 they did their very first test flight, lighting with wool and hay, and the lifting force was so great, that they lost control of their craft. The device floated nearly two kilometers (about 1.2 mi). That's the beginning of Hotair balloon story.
The front of the hotel suggests the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and Paris Opera House.
A two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe here...
Original plans for the Eiffel Tower called for a full-scale replica, however that would have interfered with the nearby McCarran Airport and designers therefore reduced it to approximately 1:2 scale. The hotel is 33 stories tall. A unique architectural aspect of the Paris is that the back legs of its Eiffel Tower actually come down through the ceiling into the casino floor.
Here we are ...On top of Eifel tower, Paris. Vegas. It is 500
feet high. had a good view.
CIRCUS, CIRCUS:
Here we are on RTC shuttles--quite a comfy way to
commute--their big windows offer good views of the strip.
The double decker gives a bang for the
buck if you need short halts
The SDX express is a terrific way
to commute with a 24 hour pass of just $7--esp in the off season.
COSMOPOLITAN:
The Chandelier restaurant lives up to its name.
VENETIAN:
Here we are on the shores of Venice.
Built at a cost of $1.5 billion, Venetian is one of the most expensive resorts. The Venetian resort opened on May 3, 1999 with white doves, trumpets, singing gondoliers, and actress Sophia Loren
The Venetian has this lifelike replica tower of St Mark's Campanile in Venice, Italy. St Mark's Campanile (Campanile di San Marco in Italian) is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, located in the Piazza San Marco. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.
Color of balloons changed frequently at night. This looks quite tacky hiding the bell tower.
The Rialto Bridge at the Venetian.
Had a gelato and
had a prime seat at a live concert…
The tower is 98.6 metres (323 ft) tall, and stands alone in a corner of St Mark's Square, near the front of the basilica. It has a simple form, the bulk of which is a fluted brick square shaft, 12 metres (39 ft) wide on each side and 50 metres (160 ft) tall, above which is a loggia surrounding the belfry, housing five bells. The belfry is topped by a cube, alternate faces of which show the Lion of St. Mark and the female representation of Venice (la Giustizia: Justice). The tower is capped by a pyramidal spire, at the top of which sits a golden weathervane in the form of the archangel Gabriel.
had a prime seat at a live concert…
This is St. Mark's Square at the Grand Canal Shoppes surrounded by restaurants and shops. It is also the site of live costumed shows...we are at the live show.
The performers.. after the show, they came over, shook our hands and thanked us for watching!!!
Living statues..
Great window shopping...
Report on Day 7 is here:
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