Some pics from Engadin the valley between Italy and St. Moritz (St Moritz on google maps):

And this is St. Moritz:

… waking up this morning… I guess this painting is a good summary…

Here we go, going back to Europe once again. I left Boston with 26 degrees and I landed in Paris with 2 degrees Celsius. Luckily, in Milan it was a bit better 16. I left Boston in one of the best moments of the year… the Fall, with its beautiful colors.

Boston Common

London is still one of my favorite city in the world… here are some pics I took in the past years.

Who remembers old movies about Vegas wouldn’t probably recognize it from the previous posts (unless your movie is Ocean’s Eleven). In fact, the last day in Vegas I visites the old strip. The old strip is exactly what I was remembering from the movies, compact, full of lights, unique. The atmosphere was great.

Fremont Street - Las Vegas (click to enlarge)

And to make it attractive an interesting roof/screen has been built. The screen is the biggest screen on earth and is playing a show every hour. Check out the pictures to have an idea… but you know, live is completely another thing.

As I always say… before judging a place, visit it. In Vegas there are nice things and bad things… check it out!

Another interesting Casino in Vegas is “The Venetian”. As you can imagine it has been inspired by Venice. I have been to the real Venice many times and a copy of it is just a bit weird at first. However I have to say that the atmosphere in this Casino is not bad at all. The ceiling (as you can see in the third pic) is kind of cool too. And think about it, the guys/girls driving the Gondolas are singing Italian song like “O sole mio”.

The Venetian Casino - Las Vegas (Click to enlarge)

As I have been to the real Venice recently, I wanted to compare the “Palazzo Ducale” in Vegas with the one in Venice. Take a look of the following pictures. They did a great job.

Vegas	Venice

Have a look of the “Rialto Bridge”… water makes a big difference in here…

Vegas	Venice

This year, for my birthday, I have been to Vegas (or Las Vegas for people that are not familiar with it). Vegas is the world capital of gambling, commonly known as the The Entertainment Capital of the World. Landing at the airport, the fist thing I noticed was an impressive collection of gigantic hotels. That is called the “Las Vegas Strip“. It is basically the street where you can find most of the new Casinos. Each of them is built according to a different style. Each of them is a hotel too (and this was a surprise for me). The most famous Casino is probably the Bellagio. Interestingly, it was inspired by the Lake Como resort of Bellagio in Italy which is not far away from my hometown. The Bellagio is amazing, really elegant and relaxing. In between the hotel and the strip, there is an artificial lake offering beautiful water shows every half a hour (among the others, I appreciated the show on the notes of Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley).

The Bellagio Casino - Las Vegas (Click to enlarge)