VIVA Las VEgas, I have heard that many times.

Okay we are here in 'Sin City' as my cousin refers to his new home. I cannot cover all the glitter of course, there is too much here. I cannot imagine the Billions and Billions that have been spent here. Makes one wonder why folks come here to 'WIN", They don't build this stuff off winners folks. Jerry Clower (a deceased comedian, one of my favorites) talked of his friend Marcelle Ledbetter.
"Marcelle went to las vegas in a $9,ooo car, The boy returned in a $90,000 bus!"

A joke but it has happened more times than not.

Sherry took the above picture, I did not use the Camera down town either, a little too busy. I didn't even see the 'butt' up in the corner! (ha!)

This is our map back to the East Coast. All tentative as most of our trips are. But from LV, we will meet Buddy (the inspiration for Buddy in my books). Haven't seen buddy since 1956. We will meet in that hard name to spell, Albuquerque (?) soon.

From there down to the border and if we deem it safe will visit a dentist in Mexico.

Then to SAn Antonio. We love the River walk and the History surrounding the Alamo and my hero Davy Crockett. Hope to visit friends there.

Then a change has been made. WE were gonna stop by Nawlins on the way, but we are going on to Biloxi. We will do many day trips out of there such as: it is Nawins for Beneighs and coffee at the 'Cafe du Monde'. To Florida to renew Sherry's Drivers license. To Mobile to see friends. Biloxi is the center of a long awaited reunion of folks from our Biloxi times. Most we haven't seen in over 50 years. Then Arley Alabama. From there? either NC or FL or GA or SC who knows.

Below the Sahara. the rest of the pictures are mostly self explainatory. LV has changed since we last visited, the Strip has slipped away from down town.

Can yoy imagine what it takes to make Donnie and Marie over a hundred feet tall?

The MGM of course.

New York New York. Those sky scrapers are real folks.

The unique also, Must be a 70-80 ft. Coke bottle with an elevator inside.

What does it take to put Elvis on that huge building? He is appearing here?

Naturally you have to have a picture of the GIANT harley coming out of that building.

Ahhhh, Paris. yeah we have been to the real thing. Didn't go up in the real thing either, one of those few, 'I wish we had done it' things we have.

Harrahs!

The gold building, Trump Towers.

Not sure.

That space needle is BIG folks youcan see it for miles.

That is the base of the needle onthe left. The Rat Pack is Back, according to some advertisements, How do they do that? hahahaha!

The big, the gaudy, the flashy, the beautiful and the amazing las Vegas and this is just a part of the views from 'The STrip'.

I am a person for natural beauty, but I can admire what it takes to create these places of entertainment. Our cup of tea is the 'land of the Free'. But this is a good break and maybe I will invest a few quarters, if we go back down town.

WE cannot remember seeing Vegas at night, we will have to do that.

Thanks for coming by the LOG.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

So as I sat in my padded cell after explaining to the Police that the SAhara was mine.

They asked how I knew that.

"God told me so!" I said loudly and adamantly.

From the next cell over came a small voice.......... "I did not!"

Please send money, I need to get out of here.