Leaving the town of Barstow, the scenery becomes more unique, as far as the eye can see, it is all yellow and clear desert, no wonder Severn told Gaussi that he must wear sunglasses, which is a must, otherwise, looking at the dazzling sun, the eyes will not be able to stand it.

Gao Xi is still the first time to see the desert scenery, quite excited, only lonely bushes in the distance occasionally dotted in the desert, adding a little vitality to the desert, but Gao Xi is still excited, after all, people will have this feeling when they see any scenery for the first time.

Saiwen listened to the wolf-like howl of Gao Xi, and really felt helpless, so he inserted the USB flash drive he carried with him into the player.

As a Chinese student, Severn, like many people, likes to pay attention to Chinese pop songs, don't look at being in the United States, but sometimes listening to Chinese pop songs, it is quite feeling.

Severn's extended Lincoln had a panoramic sunroof, and Gaucy opened it directly, then poked his head out, felt the wind, and put his hands to his lips and screamed loudly.

Daisy seemed to be stimulated by his emotion, and ran over together, and the two of them stuck their heads out of the skylight, like the leaders of the parade, but they were a little crazy.

"Two madmen, you're really not afraid of the heat." Severn shook his head with a wry smile, then amplified the music a lot.

Gao Xi was very familiar with this song when he heard it, galloping on the desolate road, listening to this song "Ordinary Road", he felt that he really had some artistic conception.

……

I have crossed mountains, rivers and seas

It also passed through the sea of people

Everything I ever had

In the blink of an eye, they were all scattered like smoke

I was disappointed

Lose all directions

Until you see the ordinary, the only answer

……

Desolate desert.

Speeding cars.

Singing through the clouds.

On this wide highway, Gao Xi's mood was clearly at its peak. Once, Gao Xi also longed for the day when he could be unrestrained, without thinking about food, clothing, housing and transportation every day, and then take a car. Galloping on the road, you don't need to have any negative emotions in your head, you don't even need to have any thoughts, you just need to sing, laugh, and get yourself excited.

The sound of the engine and the music brought him into the life he had always dreamed of. This feeling is really quite unique.

After the car drove for a while, Severn was obviously a little less focused, and Gao Xi changed to drive.

The feeling of riding a car is still very different from driving, slamming on the accelerator and speeding on a road with almost no vehicles, that feeling is really one word.

Refreshing!

With this excitement. They soon saw that the city in the desert - Las Vegas, known as the city of sin, the city that never sleeps, and the city of casinos, had shown its shy face.

If you want to ask which city is the most heard about in China?

Not New York! Not Washington! Nor is Los Angeles either! It's Las Vegas!

It can be said that as long as Chinese young people usually follow the news, movies and TV series, there are almost no Chinese who do not know Las Vegas.

The movies "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Ocean's Eleven" depict the life and experience of Las Vegas, and "The Godfather" also has a very important description of this place.

It seems that no matter what the report, once it comes to Las Vegas, it is inseparable from the casino, as if the people who come here, except for the only demand. It seems like there's nothing else to do.

In fact, it is obvious that there is still a gap between the movie and reality, and the description in the movie may be a portrayal of a certain period in this gambling city. But there are also exaggerated elements, and the actual Las Vegas may be more fun than imagined.

As the largest tourist attraction in the United States, Las Vegas has well-developed transportation facilities. If you are flying, you can take a taxi or shuttle bus from the airport to your hotel. Taxis are relatively fast, no need to wait. But it's a little more expensive. The shuttle bus costs US$12 per person and stops at every hotel the passenger is going to in a north-to-south order. You can buy a round-trip ticket, there is no fixed time, you just need to call the day before the return trip to make an appointment.

The Las Vegas Strip, also known as the Strip, is the main street that runs north-south. Most of the entertainment facilities and large hotel casinos are located on both sides of the street. It stretches for 6 km. A Monorail runs through it. The line was originally planned for the MGM and Belle hotels to connect them as a means of transportation. Later, the government got involved and extended the line to other hotels.

Although it is convenient, it is best to walk around the strip, because on the one hand, it is densely populated and any means of transportation may leave the wonderful scenery behind. In addition, there are too many places to rest, and when you are tired of walking, you can enter a casino and sit in front of the slot machine for a while. There are also waiters who serve free drinks, and of course tips are indispensable.

If you don't want to go, you can take a taxi. Interestingly, it is difficult to get a taxi on the street, and empty cars are waiting in groups at the door of the various hotels. You have to let the dispatcher at the door command, you can get up, and you have to tip the dispatcher. The taxi fare starts at about 3 yuan, but every 20 meters or half a minute of stopping, the meter jumps, which is a test of the heart's endurance. Fortunately, the places you can go are not too far, and ten or twenty yuan is about the same.

Sometimes they need to take the bus, and when they arrived in Las Vegas, they booked a room to have a good time here, and the car was sent for good maintenance.

After all, the health of the car is very important for long journeys, no matter for anyone, once the car breaks down halfway, then Gao Xi and they will be miserable.

Actually, there was no car, and it was okay in Las Vegas, and when they came back from visiting Chinatown on Chunshan Road, they wanted to walk. But walking on the sidewalk is gone, seeing the hotel in front of it is not passable, and there is no taxi, so I have to go back to take the bus. The ticket is $1.75, which is cheap for the level of spending here.

In addition, there are plenty of transportation facilities between hotels. For example, the tram connecting the two hotels of Treasure Island and Mirage, the parallel escalator between Paragon and Alia, the passage from King Arthur's Sword through Luxor to Mandela Bay, the waterway connecting the Venetians to Paraçao, and the intersecting indoor shopping streets and casinos, etc., are quite difficult to find the exit as soon as you enter.

One of the great features of Las Vegas is the large hotel that can accommodate thousands of people and the casino on site. One of the great things about visiting here is that you can stay in one of the world's top hotels at a low price. From the exterior to the interior decoration, each home is extremely luxurious, making people dizzy. The lobby on the ground floor is usually a casino, filled with slot machines and tables, as well as a high-stakes area for the "big gamblers".

The special feature of the hotel casino is that each has a wedding chapel or convention center. Before I came, I heard that it is easy to get married in Las Vegas, drive a car to pay at one window, and the marriage certificate will be thrown out at the other window, and it will be done in a few minutes. Unexpectedly, the church has become a must-have place in the hotel. I don't know if gamblers have won a lot of money and are prone to the idea of starting a family. In any case, getting married and spending their honeymoon in such a city is the choice of many people.

When they were walking around a hotel, they saw a couple who had just finished their wedding.

By the way, I forgot to mention that they live in Treasure Island, close to the northernmost point of the Strip, and there are some hotels extending to the northeast, which are slightly less popular, because they didn't have time to go because of the time constraints.

They played from dawn to night, and the lights of Las Vegas also made people feel a little bright.

Photographs taken in 1997 by satellites of the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite program are said to show that downtown Las Vegas is the brightest urban area on Earth.

Today, more than a decade later, there are certainly many up-and-coming cities lighting up the night sky, but it's still an eye-opener to come here with a high salary.

There is a dazzling and unbridled beauty to the night in Las Vegas, an almost "carnival" atmosphere that needs to be felt on the street. Every building, every billboard, is a magnificent landscape in its own right, and everyone wants to know that it exists. Different from the night in New York, it is to look down from a commanding height, which is a whole piece of unified and harmonious light.

By the way, those who like to eat along the way must go to Las Vegas.

Before coming here, Gao Xi had heard from Severn that the restaurants on the strip were expensive and that you could go to Chinatown to eat.

As a result, when they arrived, they found that the food in Chinatown was indeed good and cheap, but there were also many delicious dishes in other places. For example, each hotel and casino has its own buffet, the price is generally more than 20 dollars for lunch and 30 or 40 dollars for dinner, which is excellent value for money compared to the local income level and the consumption in Las Vegas.

Among the buffets of several hotels they went to, the one with the best taste and the most variety was the Beautiful Lake Hotel, but the price and the number of people in line were also incomparable. The second is Mirage, his porridge is very distinctive. Treasure Island's buffet is also worth trying, the best of which is the variety of desserts and mango juices. There are many people in line at each house, and it takes at least an hour to eat.

In addition, there is a Dongguang restaurant in Paragon, which is said to taste good according to online people. I ran to see it at five o'clock in the afternoon, but no one lined up. I was secretly glad, but the front desk said that the seat had been reserved until half past nine in the evening. I have to give up, it seems that our fate with others has not yet arrived. The Jinding Restaurant in Chinatown is very good, and the dandan noodles and Sichuan pickles are quite authentic, but they also have to wait in a small queue.

Someone asked, what else does Las Vegas have besides gambling?

In fact, each hotel and casino here has its own signature stage show, magic, acrobatics or free open-air performances, although some of them are charged and expensive, but they are all rare and rare boutiques. Many master artists and groups such as David Copperfield and Cirque du Soleil are based in Las Vegas. (To be continued.) )