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We started off by crossing the time zone into Mountain Time at the ginormous Hoover Dam. Then we drove to Lake Huvasu to see London Bridge !! It is seen as a symbol of friendship and the £2.5 million paid in the late 1960s for it. Today we are doing some more ghost towns andContinue reading “Arizoning around”

Our Stockings were full and Santa had turned the sky above Venice the colour of the Italian flag so must be Christmas morning. Morning mass was at “The Strip Cathedral” with a soft jazz band playing carols and commemorations to Saints we hadn’t heard of who had been killed by Native Americans in the lateContinue reading “Leaving Las Vegas”

We left Venice to venture out to other nations … Here we are on the moving walkway up the Rialto Bridge – Venice gondolas and moving pavements your never have to walk Here we are looking at French battle victories at the Arc de Triomphe The famous Tour! Le sign de directions. Here is CaesarContinue reading “‘Twas the shopping before Christmas”

We managed to drag ourselves from the 3 TVs with Christmas movies in our room to look at Christmas decorations on the Strip. The highlight of our trip was to the Excalibur hotel for the Battle of the Knights dinner show. Indoor jousting, a round table that came out of the roof, fighting firey dragonContinue reading “Fountains & fighting horses”

Inside and outside it’s Venice here (excepting the culture and smells). It’s $35 for 10 minutes with a gondola singing to you wearing a mask! All the ceilings have paintings in the style of different artists …mum thinks this is Tintoretto but could be Titian blue so hard to authenticate. There is also inspirational floralContinue reading “Venice, Nevada”

Saturday afternoon after collecting Kate from a singing course we ventured into the fun of Heathrow to get out six days before planned to Las Vegas airport. Each queue was for a different level of organisational ability – nothing done, checked in but not bags checked in, have documents but not verified, not checked inContinue reading “Are we there yet?”