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Vegas - The mini holiday
So we're back from Vegas ... it was lovely - HOT - but lovely. We didn't win anything (we never seem to when we're there), still it was nice just being away from The Bay Area for awhile.

It never got below 99 degrees Fahrenheit, at any point in the day ... and yes, I'm including the late night as well. We went to the Hoover Dam and took the Dam Power Plant tour ... we had two dam guides and got some dam souvenirs afterwards ... heh, heh, I can be funny, no?

We swam, drank and walked quite a bit. Stayed at the Tropicana, saw a show at Excalibur (The Tournament of Kings) and ate cornish game hens with our hands. We found a great Irish Pub and had martini's at The Red Square bar at the Mandalay Bay where a statue of Lenin was beheaded ... twice!

We also went to Vegas to visit my dad's friend who recently survived a huge heart attack, kidney failure, and blood infections. He looks good, though is still recuperating. His wife is hilarious. They took us all out to this restaurant "Lucille's" where I had the best tasting pulled pork sandwich ever and a nice big glass of Sweet Tea, served in a Mason Jar, just like they make it in the deep south!

I love traveling, and sadly, I don't get to do much chained to the present job which offers garbage holiday time. Alas, no one ever said this post had to be permanent. Today rounds out the last of this holiday. I'll be doing laundry and taking in as much of the day as possible, before heading back into the office tomorrow - sigh.




copper statue of a scaler at Hoover Dam


Looking down the Hoover Dam wall, about 725 feet


The other side of the Dam ... the water levels are very low as you can see


We walked to Arizona! That makes 5 US states for Leigh!


Our Dam photo :)


We went to Fremont St., a part of Old Las Vegas ... I've never been


One of the many fountains inside Caesar's


The headless statue of Lenin outside The Red Square bar inside the Mandalay Bay hotel. Lenin has been beheaded twice since the bar opened. After the second time, they decided to leave him headless!


The Sphinx at The Luxor


Nine Fine Irishmen; great pub in New York, New York ...


Pint of Moose Drool at New York, New York


Aww


Paris at night


The far end of the strip by our hotel, The Tropicana, overlooking New York, New York


We took a special trip to Leigh's mecca, Fry's Electronics!


A leg lamp at Lucille's ... reminds me of the famous leg lamp in the film "A Christmas Story"


My mom with the giraffe she won at The Excaliber


Mirrors, mirrors and more mirrors ... Seriously?