One of the hotels we went to was Caesar's Palace. Even though it's a hotel, it looks like a huge mall inside. Once inside, you'd think that you're outside because the ceiling's covered with designs that mimic the blue sky. Within the palace, they have a small man made river where you can ride Gondolas, the traditional Venetian rowing boat. If you're not familiar how it looks like (sorry, wasn't able to take a picture of it), they're the very same boats that you see people ride on in Venice's waterways. They also have statues, like those you see in movies that depict Romans, you know, white colored statues. These very same statues will move once their scheduled show comes into play. You better check the time schedule for this. We were lucky (again) to have caught the show at the right time.

They also have a Fao Schwarz toy outlet inside . This famous and posh toy store is famous for its large stuff toys of about anything from unicorns to dinosaurs and many others. I described it as posh because I find it posh haha. And I noticed that it's known for its large stuff toys, as in very large, maybe twice as large as the world's tallest human. I came to this conclusion because I saw the same things when I first went inside a Fao Schwarz outlet in Manhattan, New York.

Our photos in Caesar's Palace happened during daytime though but it was all good. This is one posh hotel and when you talk about Las Vegas, it's always about casinos which they also have one (as with probably mostly all other hotels).

Does that phrase ring a bell? One of our Orlando stops was NASA. It was a great place to see all air vehicles on exhibit. From the very first model to the newly proposed model of a space shuttle, you can see everything there. During that time, there was no shuttle launching scheduled, so we just toured around the facility. It's a pretty big place, so you also need a map for this one. If I remember it right, it is within NASA where you can experience riding in a space shuttle. Can't really remember since it's been 10 months since we went there and I'm blogging about it now. But I'm betting that it only happens in NASA (I doubt the ride's in Disney). You sit on the chair, as it moves itself letting you face upward like you're facing the sky. As the final countdown reaches zero, the simulation vibrates as if you're within a real shuttle launch. Once the boosters are off and the shuttle has launched, you're off to experience mach-5 hypersonic speed racing through the air and into space. The whole flight from ground to space actually lasts only two minutes. Then you bask in awe as the sight of space display in front of your very eyes. That was one of the awesome rides that I was happy we didn't miss out.

You'd also get to see a demo on how a real shuttle launch would look like from the command center. Or pilot a Mars Rover on a replica of Martian soil. Get inside a look-alike shuttle model and see what is inside or feel a moon rock on display (don't worry, there are no radioactive germs, lolz). Get to see one area of its facility where parts of the International Space Station are hosted. These parts are a joint cooperation of the different countries involved. The NASA area doesn't just sit on any ordinary land. It is surrounded by some marshes, home to some animals and reptiles like alligators. You can see them while you take the bus ride touring you around the facility. When you think Orlando, naturally you think about Disney right away. Or Universal. NASA shouldn't be overlooked because it is one of the best places to go to in Orlando. Trust me. And experience that Mach-5 ride aboard a simulated space shuttle ride.

Our last day of our honeymoon trip took us to Orchard Road, well, I'd say Singapore's ultimate shopping district? The map made me look at it as just a tiny area that it occupies until we walked almost all of it from end to end and surrendered when it was nearing 6pm. So this trip took us to malls and more picture taking! I noticed that their malls have such small corridors for people to move around. Seemed like everything is maximized there, no matter how miniscule a space might be. This was also the area where I found out that elderly people still work, and they mostly make up the food court staffs cleaning tables when customers finish and others. It's not a good place to retire there, you'd end up working your ass off till you die old. One of them was sort of ashamed that I helper her place our left overs and garbage to her tray rather than her doing it. I went out right away after that because I couldn't bear watching them work. Elderly people should be enjoying their pension and relaxing hehe. I think we also two kinds of ice cream along the way because they all looked yummy when we first saw them. Couldn't resist ice cream, mmmm.

If you're into branded things like designer shoes, clothes, even food, you definitely will find what you are looking for here. Although Orchard Road is a big area, you definitely must have the feet to keep walking to be able to scour all of the stores, buildings and malls from end to end. Again, never forget to bring your camera. Else, go back to where you are staying and get it. It was good for us because we (my wife and I) went there alone without anybody's help. A map is all you need to go around there.