FUN IN THE DESERT SUN.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ME AND MY LOVELY WIFE DECIDED WE COULD USE A COUPLE DAYS FOR OURSELVES. WE PLANNED A MID-WINTER TRIP TO LAS VEGAS. NO KIDS, NO BEDTIMES, NO WORRIES. IT WAS OUR FIRST TIME FLYING AND IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE AS NERVOUS AS I.

ABOVE. A PICTURE OUT OF MY WINDOW, COMING INTO LAS VEGAS. THE FLIGHT WAS A RUFF ONE, LOTS OF TURBULENCE. AFTER A FOUR HOUR DELAY AND CRUISING INTO 131 KNOT HEADWINDS THAT THREW US AROUND THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY HAPPY SITE.

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ONE SUNNY MORNING IN FRONT OF LE PARIS FOUNTAIN.

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ME AND THE WIFE IN THE MGM GRAND. I'M FEELING PRETTY FEROCIOUS.

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I DIDN'T LEAVE LAS VEGAS WITH ANY OF THEIR MONEY. BUT THANKFULLY THEY DIDN'T GET MUCH OF MINE.

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MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE MAKING FRIENDS WITH ONE OF THE LOCAL KNUCKLE DRAGGERS.

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BREAKFAST INSIDE OF THE EIFFEL TOWER. I HAD FRENCH TOAST OF COARSE.

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ONE OF THE BETTER STREET PERFORMERS WE SAW ON THE TRIP. HE ONLY MOVED FOR TIPS. HE WOULDN'T MOVE FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE 20 OR 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. HIS DISPLAY SAID HE WORKED TO SUPPORT A WIFE AND KID.
THERE WAS SEVERAL OTHERS BUT HE WAS THE BEST.

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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE BETWEEN NEW YORK NEW YORK AND THE MGM GRAND. WE WERE DOWN ON THIS END OF THE STRIP TO RIDE THE ROLLER COASTER AT THE NEW YORK CASINO. IT WAS VERY FUN BUT IT LEFT ME QUEASY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY INTO THE FLIGHT HOME. THE WIFE TOOK IT LIKE A CHAMP.

ALL IN ALL A VERY FUN TRIP. ONE SEMI CRAZY NIGHT AND A FEW PRETTY TAME ONES. WE GOT TO SEE A SHOW AND EAT AT A COUPLE OF THE POPULAR RESTAURANTS. WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF GAMBLING AND HAD A FEW DRINKS. IT WAS GOOD TO GET AWAY WITH THE WIFE AND SPEND SOME COUPLE TIME TOGETHER. I WAS REMINDED OF ALL THE REASONS I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER.
IT'S A NICE PLACE TO VISIT BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE THERE. I WOULDN'T MIND SPENDING A FEW DAYS THERE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THOUGH.