Saturday, April 28, 2012

Going to Las Vegas

Over Spring Break, I had a fabulous time in Las Vegas!  

We saw many spectacular shows, including "Blue Man Group," the water show at the Bellagio Hotel,  the pirate show at Treasure Island, and finally the volcano eruption at the Mirage Hotel. 

While we were in Vegas, we also went to the Mirage Hotel and saw their magnificent "Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat."  There, we saw:  Bottlenose dolphins, white tigers, white lions, panthers and leopards.  My favorite animal at the exhibit was the leopard because he rolled on his back like my dog Oliver does.   


Another thing we did was to go on the Gondola boats at the Venetian Hotel.  I felt like I was in Italy because the Gondolier (the person who works the boat) sung to us in Italian.  The boat ride was fun, especially when we would turn because it shook me and felt like a ride.


 
This is a video from my itouch.  You will see a huge volcano erupt at the Mirage Hotel.

This is me taking a photo from the view of our room.  You can see a monorail if you look closely.

This is a photo by me.  It's an action shot of a dolphin jumping out of the water at the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat.

This is a photo I took of the big leopard rolling on the ground like a dog.
Here are some fun facts about Las Vegas (from the official Las Vegas website):

* Las Vegas' 100th birthday was on May 15,  2005 


* 36 MILLION people visited Las Vegas in 2009


*  The Stratosphere Hotel and Tower has the title of being the 5th tallest building in the United States (1,100 feet tall)


* In 1959, the famous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign was created by Betty Willis


Have you ever visited Las Vegas?

Have you seen any of the shows I listed?

What is your favorite city to visit?


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Welcome to Sammy's Spectacular Scene!

Dear Readers,

Thank you for visiting my blog.  My name is Sammy, and I am in third grade.  I live in California with my mom, my dad, and my younger brother Tyler.  We also have two dogs named Oliver and Chadney.  Here's some information about me:  my favorite food is cheeseburgers, my favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid (the whole series), and my favorite movie is Zookeeper.  Some hobbies I enjoy are building Legos, playing basketball, and of course, blogging.  I like blogging because I can make new friends all over the world.  I am hoping to have many readers leave comments,  and I plan to respond back to each one of you. 

photo by:  Sammy
This is the enormous Lego city that I built all by myself.
                                    
                            


photo by:  Dana (Sammy's mom)
Here I am in my backyard practicing basketball for my summer league.
                             
                                            


photo by:  Dana (Sammy's mom)
This is me working proudly to set up my blog.

                             

Thank you for visiting my blog. 

What is your favorite movie?

What is your favorite food?

What do you like most about blogging?