Final Vegas Baby! post

In my last post I promised to show you the two reasons why I traveled to Vegas.

Remember this post? The Marriage of Thibeault and Yamuna.





Thibeault (my cousin François' son) and his wife Yamuna had been staying in Vegas while Thibeault trained for his career as an Ultimate Fighter. Since they had come all the way from London I figured the least I could do was travel to the next state to visit them.

We had a great time. They are one fun, gracious, intelligent, couple.





Thibeault, along with Audrey,(another Ultimate Fighter and his best friend) were being filmed for a French documentary. Lucky me, I got to tag along while we attended a club where the final filming took place.

Yamuna, Audrey, Cleo and Thibeault.







Lots of posing and silliness.




Notice my makeover, compliments of Yamuna. (She did a great job, and made it fun, too.)




The filming was rather difficult to deal with. Luckily the cameras weren't directed at me too often. (Yes, I might show up in the background crowd of a French documentary)




Yamuna, Thibeault and Audrey.




What a great time! So glad I made the effort.

(And no, I wasn't tempted to gamble even once. Always makes me feel like I'm throwing my money away.)

Vegas Baby! Part 2

As I said in my last Vegas post, the decadence of this town is hard to absorb.
Here I am in the lobby of the Venetian Hotel. (I even took pics of the public restrooms in this and the Paris Hotel. Yeah, I know that makes me sound like a country bumpkin, and maybe I am, but they're soooo pretty!)




This is the hallway leading to the lobby.






Paris hotel at night:





I treated myself to lunch at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant.





And what a treat it was! Their service made me feel like a queen, even in my jeans and T-shirt.

Cream of Butternut Squash soup:



























Ocean Seafood Salad with Lobster, Shrimp and Crab








And Crème brûlée for dessert.

It was all sooooo delicious!

In my final Vegas post I'll show you the two reasons why I went to Las Vegas.

Vegas Baby! Part 1

I just returned from a short, short trip to Las Vegas. I was meeting up with some relatives from Europe.

It's been quite a few years since I've been to Vegas. Kim and I used to go every February for the Photo Marketers Association convention. We were even married there.

This time I stayed at the MGM. It was surprisingly pleasant. There were Christmas decorations everywhere. I'm always surprised at the decadence displayed in Vegas.

The view from my room;



The MGM lion in the lobby.




You can view real lions in their cage.





New York, New York is right across the street.





Waterfalls in a mall;




Gondoliers inside the Venetian Hotel;





Oversized decorations at the Bellagio Hotel;






Next post; more pics of how your gambling money is spent.