Vegas, Baby!

We just flew back from Vegas, baby, and boy are my arms tired! har har. We had a good time, it is quite a site to see - pure, unadulterated, money, vice and sin. We didn't gamble too much. Lisa liked all the pretty lights and spinning wheels of the one armed bandits, and I managed to make a friend at the black jack table - but he still took my money!

Food was our top priority and we spent our entertainment dollars on our bellies. Diego at the MGM Grand, Ortanique in Paris, and the outstanding Il Fornaio in our hotel - NYNY. So nice, we ate there twice. And once for breakfast.

The weather was cold, cloudy and even a little rainy. What else do you expect on Tim & Lisa's spring break? We spent most of Monday at the Valley of Fire just north of the city. Beautiful red rocks, canyons, petroglyphs and trails. Pictures coming soon. Tuesday we went out to the Hoover Dam - ( 726 feet high and 1,244 feet long). We had seen it from the air as we flew in to Las Vegas, and the site is even more impressive as we drove up to it and eventually walked across it into Arizona.

Four days was long enough for us, and so we are back home. I consider this the preview to our big trip, as we had some time in the car - a Jeep Wrangler to be exact - seeing part of America. After renting that thing, I'm glad we'll be in something a bit more comfortable and quiet for the long haul.