Day Williams Al-Mohamed » excalibur http://dayalmohamed.com/wordpress “Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.” - Machiavelli Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Excalibur Hotel and their Fabulous Arcade http://dayalmohamed.com/wordpress/2009/07/30/the-excalibur-hotel-and-their-fabulous-arcade/ http://dayalmohamed.com/wordpress/2009/07/30/the-excalibur-hotel-and-their-fabulous-arcade/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:10:23 +0000 Day http://dayalmohamed.com/wordpress/?p=182 Today, we had friends start arriving in Las Vegas for the wedding, although the bride and groom weren’t due in for another day or so.  We headed over to the Excalibur to meet up. The Excalibur is another themed hotel. This time, designed with to look like a medieval castle. It was pretty cool, complete with Arthurian-themed restaurants and an actual feast with jousting. And in the basement, was a fabulous midway and arcade. Of all the casinos and hotels I’ve seen this is the only one that really seems to live up to the sales pitch of “Vegas for the whole family.” With the exception of EVERYONE (staff included) wanting to pet the dog, I have to admit, I enjoyed the atmosphere of this hotel best.  And I just learned that the castle is actually modelled off of a REAL castle in France!

Excalibur Hotel and Casino - the ziggurats in the foreground are part of the Luxor

Excalibur Hotel and Casino - the ziggurats in the foreground are part of the Luxor

Melissa, me, Jen and Veni inside the Excalibur

Melissa, me, Jen and Veni inside the Excalibur

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