Well, we just got back from a wonderful trip to
Las Vegas.
Here are some of the highlights of our trip.
On Friday, Sight seeing at
Caesar's Palace Forum Shops is always fun. The architecture is amazing and grand. We love to see the latest fashions and window shop at the exclusive stores.
But, Marlene always has her eye out for the bargains. Here is one of her favorite places to shop.
Bixou Terner sells all items for $10. Watches, scarves, handbags, etc. (Not pictured, but at New York New York, she found another place with nothing over $10 as well.)
We stopped at
FAO Schwartz
LV for pictures. This gigantic
Trojan horse welcomes you into their store.
This picture is for Bee. She loves doggies. So we posed for this one just for her.
Later we checked in to our hotel Red Rock Resort in West
Las Vegas. It is one of the newest places. We were on the 14
th floor. We think there is about 18 floors. The halls were beautiful and very long. Each room has its own private hall to enter into the room. So as you walk, you do not see any doors in the main hall.
The room was beautiful. Right up there with The Wynn. Lyle said it didn't have the bed turn down service, mints on your pillow, or the remote control curtains like the Wynn, but the room was extremely nice! Our wall of windows faced the
LV Strip. The view is fantastic!
We loved the marble deep soak bathtub with
tv,
separate showed, and sliding door closure to the toilet. The entire bathroom walls were covered in chocolate color leather squares. We had to feel it to know that they were not tiles. NICE!
On Saturday night we attended the Jackson Browne concert in the pool area. We got a lounge by the pool and reclined or sat there in true comfort. From time to time, Marlene stuck her feet in the pool to enjoy the cool water. The weather was perfect, about 75 degrees, with a little breeze! It was such a nice venue. Even though there were thousands of people there, the general admission and huge area gave everyone plenty of room to walk around and get as close as you wanted or sit and put your feet in the water.
Toward the end of the concert, we got up close and Lyle snapped this picture. The concert was excellent! His lyrics and sound were so enjoyable and fun. I hope to post a couple of videos for you to enjoy a taste of the concert.
On Sunday, we visited a huge church called Canyon Ridge Christian Church. They have 5,500 attend every week. There are 2 Saturday and 2 Sunday services. It is in North
LV. The worship was good. The huge flat screens were amazing high definition. The piano and drums were on their own raised stages. The lighting was great. We were disappointed that we did not get to hear the main pastor speak, it was the seniors' pastor. The message was solid.
We were very early when I shot these pictures to show the stadium seating. Very comfortable, but you can really pack in the people with these seats. By the time church started, it was pretty full. The campus was very nice and there was a friendly casual atmosphere.
On Saturday and Sunday, we visited Model Homes. 30 to be exact! Saturday was North
LV and Sunday was South, all on the West side of town. We were most impressed with the North and up in the hills. We drove up very far north then very far west. We thought we were at the end of
LV. Later we found out, there was even more beyond our findings.
There are amazing views as you drive the 215 which circles the city and keeps you off the surface roads.
Marlene took 32 pictures inside these homes. Perhaps there will be a blog coming, but I will spare you the details today. Here are 2 amazing kitchens we found. This picture was taken from the balcony to give you the perspective of this 2 story kitchen. Although beautiful, not very
practical to reach the top cupboards! You would need a ladder somewhere!
This was one of our favorites in our favorite house. The cupboards are beautiful. The eating bar is raised on the granite island. Cupboards were upgrades, granite is standard to these homes. NICE!
We finished off our trip last night by going to New York New York. We walked through and noticed the changes. We walked a little outside and took some pictures. The weather was beautiful. A little breeze and very comfortable!
Deciding that our most of our
curiosities had been satisfied, we left 1 day early. The only thing that we did not do, that I thought would be fun, was to ride the Foreclosure Bus. You can sign up to ride around and find cheap houses. Well, after seeing all the new beautifully decorated model homes, it just didn't seem that appealing.
We have many more pictures that are not posted. Perhaps there are other blogs about this fun trip. Stay tuned.
It was a nice little party that included Clayton.
It was a nice little party that included Clayton.
