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The Phoenix City is as bright as a rainbow: The fifth interesting journey to the West and the United States – Hacienda Manor

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The Phoenix City is as bright as a rainbow: The fifth interesting journey to the West and the United States – Hacienda Manor Time flies so fast, and the interesting journey to the West and the United States has entered the third day, which is the time to return...

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The Phoenix City is full of energy: Part 5 of the interesting journey to the West and the United States – Hacienda Manor. Time flies so fast, and the interesting journey to the West and the United States has entered the third day, which is the day to return. My husband and I got up early in the morning as usual, packed all our clothes and put them into our travel bags, carefully checking whether there were any tiny things left behind, because we were bidding farewell to the Whiskey Pete Casino today, and there would be no regular meetings in the future. If anything is left behind, it means it will be lost and difficult to find. I have a habit that when traveling with a group, I must get everything done in advance, especially having a leisurely breakfast and solving the problem of defecation and defecation, so that I can feel comfortable along the way. I value gathering on time. I would rather wait for others than have the whole group of tourists wait for me. Therefore, my husband and I had breakfast and drank coffee when there were few people around, so we didn’t have to wait. We bought the remaining two free food coupons as takeaways and prepared to take them on board the train and save them for dinner in the train tonight, which can save money. In my group of six people, my husband and I are always in the lead. After breakfast and everything else, we call the other four people and ask them to pick up their luggage and prepare for the return trip. Time passed by, and other group members were seen dragging their suitcases into the hall one after another. Some of them were hurriedly eating, while my wife took advantage of the time to play the last round of betting, hoping for victory. At ten o'clock in the morning, everyone left the Whiskey Pete Casino and boarded the bus in front of the door. The tour guide counted the number of people and reminded everyone to check their belongings. He said goodbye to the town of Primm Vally and set off back to Phoenix. The wheels were turning, everyone was laughing and joking, and they were in a happy mood. Finally, they had seen a new town, visited unfamiliar landscapes, and had entertainment venues with different feelings. Team leader Situ Cun, thank you all for your cooperation, there are no obstacles, and we can go back and forth on time. According to the original plan, he would stay at the Hacienda Casino for four hours at noon to enjoy a free lunch and let everyone have fun and entertainment. He once again called on everyone to follow the arrangement and arrive and leave on time. This way, it will not be too late to return to Phoenix, and everyone will benefit. I sat in the car and enjoyed watching the scenery along the way as when I came here. At around 12 o'clock, when the car was driving Highway 93, I paid more attention and saw Lake Mead in the distance. The sun reflected on the lake and the water was green. I knew that I was about to arrive at the Hasselblad Casino. The tour guide puts a small logo on the front of each group member's shirt as an identification mark. Soon, the station wagon finally stopped at the Hacienda Casino. The casino staff assigned each person a free buffet coupon. Everyone happily walked to the Fortune Entertainment area and chose their favorite betting method. Everyone also completed the free buffet at different times according to their own stomach needs. There is a proverb in the West: "There is no such thing as a free lunch." But we did have two free lunches on this trip! At the Hasselblad Casino, in addition to free lunch, you can also ask for a Happy New Year 2012 calendar. I picked it up and looked at it. The calendar was small but beautifully colored. After looking at the landscape images and captions, I realized that this city and countryside is located in southern Nevada. The transliteration is Boulder City. "Boulder" means pebbles and boulders. There must be a lot of them here, hence the name. As for "Hacienda", it probably comes from the Spanish vocabulary. I used it based on the transliteration of Hacienda Heights in California. In fact, the term also has a meaning. The dictionary explains that it means a large estate or a large ranch. I think the name of this casino is really appropriate. It is very mysterious to call it "manor" because in normal gambling and card playing situations, the party that calls the shots is called the "banker" and all the bettors are called the "players". They take turns to decide and deal the cards. The Cantonese people call it "the banker". Therefore, this casino allows many players to place bets, which means that each banker owns a large manor. The sign is worthy of its name. Everyone ate, drank and had fun in the Hacienda Manor. Although they lost more money than they won, they were happy in exchange. My cousin Xiuqing is the most optimistic and believes that we should not pay attention to the issue of winning or losing. She said that she would happily travel for three days and only spend one or two hundred yuan. Where can I go to play so cheaply? Ha ha! You should be happy! At three o'clock, the tour guide called all the group members to get on the bus and announced the end of the journey. In the car, Situ Cun, the senior team leader, once again thanked everyone for their cooperation, and returned home happily. His slow speech, brief translation and Cantonese Mandarin always made the car laugh. This time, he said that the journey was over and everyone was free to express their opinions and say what they wanted to say. They could also sing to their heart's content and sing whatever they wanted without being shy. He came prepared and distributed printed songs to friends who loved singing. Of course, the delicate singing voices of Zhou Guiqing, Yu Jiangying and other members of the singing group were indispensable. The atmosphere was lively and everyone cheered each other up. In the joyful singing, this interesting trip to the United States and the West ended. We returned to Phoenix at around 8 o'clock in the evening, and everyone went home to sleep.

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