Pia and Juha in Amsterdam.
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Heli and Juha in Amsterdam.
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Irish coffee wasn't too bad at Amsterdam.
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After 25 hours of travelling we arrived to our hotel. There was a small casino, too.
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A lot of looooong limos in traffic.
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There are a lot of familiar tv locations along the Strip.
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Miniature New York.
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Monte Carlo casino.
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Street view on Strip. You can see Paris hotel and Eifel tower on the background.
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Ceiling painting in Venetian hotel.
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A view from Venetian hotel.
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A stylish walkway in Venetian.
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Heli and Juha.
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This statue-guy is virtually on every travelling ad they have made of Vegas.
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There was a shopping center inside Venetian. Notice the sky ceiling.
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Having drinks at Rio hotel.
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Antonio's is one of few Italian restaurants in Vegas. Appetizers are eye-candy.
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Carpaccio look.
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Jälkkäri kruunasi aterian myös ulkoasullaan.
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Neon sign of our hotel provided all the needed night light for our room.
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On our way to Grand Canyon via Hoover Dam.
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Hoover Dam photographed from Arizona side.
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No curves. It took over five hours to drive to Grand Canyon.
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Juha and Trailblazer.
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Pia and Trailblazer.
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Heli and Trailblazer. Well, now we have a lot of Trailblazer photos.
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We had breakfast at a small restaurant on our way to Grand Canyon.
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Blueberry pancakes with maple syrup - just like in Pulp Fiction!
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YAMMY!
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Heli's having a bite. There were more pancakes on a plate that one could ever eat.
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Arizona style hill.
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A road through a hill.
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Ice warning. Fortunately the temperature was above freezing point at all times during our trip.
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There is a nice little town called Williams right before Grand Canyonia.
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This is where Route 66 goes.
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Change of scenery near Grand Canyon.
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A mountain.
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Entrance to Grand Canyon.
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And a real mounteneer charged us 10 bucks for the car.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon.
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You could have taken a train to Grand Canyon.
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A lovely old railroad.
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On our way back we stopped by to have a hamburger in Williams. Snowman was still in place.
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Sunset in Arizona.
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Sunset in Arizona.
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Hoover Dam from Arizona side by night.
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On high water side there are four intake towers.
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Intake towers.
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The low water side of Hoover Dam.
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Rio hotel.
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Dancing water at Bellagio.
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Eifel tower at hotel Paris is half the size of the original.
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Bellagio. This is where Ocean's 11 was shot.
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Bellagio's dacing water sprays.
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Paris hotel.
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Bellagio and Caesar's Palace.
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A view from Strip northbound.
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Bellagio entrance is spectacular.
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Chockolate falls next to a chockolate shop.
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Monte Carlo casino.
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Local health food is available 24 hours a day.
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A gas tank signed by Burt Reynolds at Harley bar.
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Fasad of the Harley bar is nice.
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Grande finale of Bellagio water show.
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A fountain in front of hotel Paris.
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Slot machines at Paris casino.
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A view to Las Vegas from Eifel tower.
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A view to Caesar's Palace from Eifel tower.
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A view to Bellagio from Eifel tower.
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A view to Strip from Eifel tower.
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A view to Las Vegas from Eifel tower.
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A view to Las Vegas from Eifel tower.
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Entrance to monorail.
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Watershow in front of Bellagio.
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Caesar's Palace.
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Entrance to Caesar's Palace.
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"Me so happy!"
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Pancakes with fresh strawberries is something Finns usually don't have at this time of year.
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Yammy-yammi!
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Observation deck of Stratosphere tower was at 350 meters.
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Las Vegas is surrounded by mountains.
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Grass at public golf course looked a bit dry.
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Paradise Road southbound.
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Golf course at Wynn hotel was green.
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Strip southbound.
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Paradise Road southbound.
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Strip southbound.
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Circus Circus hotel.
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This machine speeds over the edge of observation deck and stops suddently. I'm sure adrenaline levels would be around optimal level after this trip. Didn't try it, though.
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Got clean undies with you?
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Space Shot shoots people sky high on the roof of Stratosphere.
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Travelling to a factory outlet near California border in the dusk.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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Treasure Island pirate show.
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There's some Hollywood in Las Vegas, too.
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On our way to Lake Meadille.
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Lake Mead formed thanks to Hoover Dam.
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Bare shores.
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A road ending to the lake?
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Just don't do it.
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Boulder Highway goes straight through the city to the northern end of Strip.
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Pia thought that "My kid would kill himself if we had a bumber sticker like that"
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Stratosphere tower.
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A familiar view from tv.
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Fantastic towers of Excalibur hotel.
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Pyramid shaped Luxor hotel can be located from miles away thanks to the light pointing to sky.
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Mandalay Bay by night.
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Luxor hotel pool.
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Juha rushed promptly to the cigar store in Mandalay Bay.
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A view from a restaurant terrace in Mandaly Bay.
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Luxor sfinks.
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Luxor courtyard were bordered with Egypt style statues.
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Sfinks and pyramid.
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MGM Grand's green illumination is awsome at nighttime.
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Excalibur's fabulous towers.
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Excalibur's illuminated triumphal arch.
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A dragon eating Juha's hand!
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On our way back home the place got stuck in Amsterdam due to ice on the wings. Finally the entire flightplan was cancel. We ended up waiting in the plane for an hour before everything was OK.
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