VIVA LAS VEGAS

By

Gypsy Rhapsody

(a 1977 Airstream that's ready to break out)

That's right...

Holiday RV in Albuquerque is a great place,

but I'm ready to be FREE.

Vannie and Dave are picking me up Friday morning,

and that's not a minute too soon.

I got THE Las Vegas text yesterday.

These pics are a lot different than the ones from the Natural Parks,

FOR SURE...

Vannie's Text:

Just finishing up our 3rd day in Vegas, Gypsy.

Elvis had it right when he wrote the words to

"Viva Las Vegas"

...bright light city

...money to burn

...thousand pretty women

...need strong heart and nerves of steel

...neon flashin'.

Welcome to Las Vegas

The vintage Las Vegas sign was designed by Betty Willis

and erected in 1959.  It was put on the

National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Betty died at the age of 91 last year.

Gypsy, this is our hotel...The Excalibur. 

It looked like we were in Disney Land,

but it only took a few minutes to realize we weren't.

One of the best things were saw was

Cirque du Soleil The Beatles LOVE. 

Gypsy, this was our first Cirque show.

It was fabulous to able to see it in Las Vegas.

Guess you could say we were feeling the "LOVE"

after the show.  

Jan and Chester

The full moon was a perfect ending to a great evening.

The Bellagio in Vegas

One of our favorite places...

I think if we ever return, we will swing for a room there.

It was filled with wonderful sights and sounds and smells.

The gambling part was off to the side.  It didn't hit you in the face

as soon as you walked in the door.

We did discover Uber while in Vegas.  With just a little app 

on our phones, we could go anywhere we wanted for just

a little bit of money.  It was so quick and easy.

We went to the Bellagio for breakfast and dinner.

The Chihuly Glass Sculpture in the lobby of the Bellagio...

"Fiori di Como" which means Flower of Como...a lakeside city in Italy...

The sculpture consists of over 2000 hand blown glass flowers.

This took your breathe away.

We felt like we were seeing the Rose Parade.

These sculptures were made out of fresh flowers.

...and then there was the chocolate...

...and the confectioneries... 

Oh my goodness...the diet went out of the window.

Some more sights...New York, New York...

...the little Wedding Chapel...

...Paris...

...Paris at night with the Dancing Waters...

...the Luxor...

...the Mandalay Bay... 

...the Hersey Store...

Dave can not resist that dark chocolate.

...the Twizzlers Statue of Liberty...

Yes, that's right...all made out of strawberry Twizzlers.

I know...I know...I bet you are wondering if I did any gambling...

and...did I win a bunch of money.

This picture is deceiving...It looks like I am serious.

I put in a TOTAL of $1.  I lost a TOTAL of $1.  

I won nothing but a whole lot of good times and a bunch of memories. 

Well, it might not be soon, but, who knows, it might be again.

See you tomorrow, Gypsy.

Love, Vannie