On Monday we head for Las Vegas. Again, I-15 is a great drive. It passes through a mountain range with gorges cut by the same Virgin River flowing the great canyon at Zion National Park. Only a couple of pics... Arriving in Las Vegas, we check in to Sam's Town RV Park. The first order of business is to put on short-sleeved shirts for the first time in a long while. We finally found warm weather. The park is nice and reasonably priced, but it is 7 miles from the strip, which is ok. It's actually nice to be back in civilization for a change. I don't know who did the voting. Once settled in and turned on the air conditioning, we headed for the famous Las Vegas strip. The hotels/casinos are huge and sometimes have multiple towers and take up maybe a city block. Many of them have themes that are reflected in the architecture and outside decor, as well as the inside, all very opulent. For example, this is Caesar's Palace in the Roman style. All those buildings! Inside decor. Chuck has a new friend. Want to go to Paris? Note the Eiffel Tower. This is a half size replica of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It's over 400 feet tall. We took a ride to the top of the tower for a view of the strip. While there, we were able to view the dancing waters show at the Bellagio across the street. Also while up there, we noticed something going on, which turned out to be a marriage proposal (and acceptance). Here's the happy couple. Notice the ring. Stroll down a Paris street. Notice the sky painted on the ceiling. How about New York City? Disneyland? (Excalibur Hotel) Egypt? Want to ride a gondola in Venice? This is inside the building, complete with painted sky and singing gondoliers. Very realistic. A Venice street with the painted sky. They are so cool! People are strolling the street all the time. At night there are thousands out there. Las Vegas is known for it's bright and glitzy lights. Below are some random shots. (click on small images.) Well, we've had two and a half days here and had a great time. We're ready to move on south and east, in the general direction of home. But remember, 'what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas'. Stay tuned.
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Dermot Rigg
5/27/2011 01:45:43 am
I wanted one of those nice lady statues, but Joy wouldn't let me get it.
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