(Well … it was either that, or “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” LOL)
Wrapping up this trip (WEEKS now since we’re home!), I am reminded of so many wonderful sights, sounds & experiences that we had!
We stayed at the famous Harrah’s:
Dined at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant:
Sang (or watched 😉 ) karaoke at the best place for it in town:
Had breakfast in THE most “Classic Las Vegas” location:
We strolled through “Venice” :):
We rode on the fabulous Las Vegas Monorail:
We attended Donny Osmond’s FIRST EVER LAS VEGAS SOLO SHOW on Opening Night!:
We rode the “High Roller” ferris wheel:
And we visited the Grand Canyon:
… All in only THREE DAYS! lol I have truly become the Queen of Hit the Ground Running on these quick vacations!
On our way back from the day-long Grand Canyon tour, I saw (for the first time) the face of Harrah’s, as seen from the “Strip” (the Main Entrance, which we perpetually used, was at the rear of the building.) At that moment, I recalled a photo that Donny Osmond posted to his Instagram account on the day of his opening night. Naturally, I had to take a photo in the same spot:
Although the juxtaposition of myself and Mr. and Mrs. Osmond seems like I’m with them at the same moment, the photos were taken 2 days apart. LOL Still fun. 🙂
The last question SOME asked, was “Las Vegas, huh? Didja win any money??” Funny thing: The result of the $10 we each got in Caesar’s Rewards Cash was the giant payout of 17 cents. However … when we were on the drive back from Arizona, I was playing the Casino game on my phone, and when we were back at the hotel, I said to Gerry, “Hey, ya know what? I’m feeling a little lucky. I hit on the Casino game for $223 million.” Gerry’s eyes went wide. “Not REAL money,” I added.
However, I decided to shove some real, hard cash into a slot machine — exactly one $20 bill. Here was my cash-out ticket:
Not bad! Additionally, 50 cents in a slot at the airport the next day yielded another bit:
In the end, you just can’t made me up. Net gains: 17 cents plus $165.59 plus $44.25 = a whopping net gain of $210.01. I’ll never get rich gambling, but it was fun to come out ahead.
And … as our plane was coming in for a landing in beautiful Newark, NJ, it was the sunset on a lovely vacation, and summer. See you next time! 😀
