We normally travel in the April/May time frame, but due to school breaks for Nick and I we've traveled more in prime travel time. As we left Yosemite there was a line of cars that probably had a two hour wait to get in to Yosemite. Sequoia National Park was probably a 45 min line to get in when we went and endless lines everywhere as parking was non-existent and we had to take several shuttles to get around. And today we got to our hotel and there was an hour line to check-in, a convention was taking place and every last one of the attendees got here before we did. lol. Needless to say, everyone and their brother is on the road right now.
When we travel, we stretch a dime into a dollar. Nick does quite a bit of research on all the hotels we stay at - they're cheap, but have good reviews. Low amenities, but clean. We pack a cooler or eat from cheap stands. Whatever it takes to go on vacation. :) Interestingly, the most expensive place we stayed on this trip was the tent/cabin in Yosemite. I'm writing this from the Paris hotel and it was cheaper than the tent/cabin with a double bed, covered by a tarp with a single light bulb... I guess all that electricity they were paying for with that single light bulb was really setting them back. :)
Anyway - Las Vegas... it's where the normal meets the abnormal. There are so many everyday, normal people here and so many wild and crazy people here. Every time in Vegas I'm interested in people's story. Why do they come here to work? Is it like Los Angeles where everyone is a waitress trying to be an actress? Are they from here? Anyway... it's always a mysterious place to me when I'm here. Past that... this town... hmmm... Always interesting for a few minutes, never hurts our feelings to see it in the rear view mirror.
That's a chicken bull people can ride sitting behind Nick. It seemed amusing at the time. :D
Well... you know... from somewhere on the strip.
Ceiling in the Venetian
Gondola rides - this one is from inside of the hotel
Mosaic of a Pepsi Bottle
White Castle, Walgreens, Denny's all in one spot... now that's just American right there.
Just two crazy kids
lol.
The chair is a Italian bust/head
Recreation of Bernini's sculpture in Pizza Nova which we had the privilege of seeing for real during our time in Rome
Another view. Didn't remember the falcon on the woman's arm, kind of cool.
Craziness of the strip - view of our hotel
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