Grittier Side of Las Vegas

John and I had trouble sleeping last night. Probably due to all the time changes. Henceforth, I was not in the best of form for touring. We were dropped off by cab at the Bellagio again where we started working our way down the south end of the Strip. We began by checking out the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino and Shops. This resort didn’t have any shows but the …

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Walking the Strip- Vegas Day 1

By 8:45am we were at Blondies Sports Bar in the Miracle Mile Mall at the Planet Hollywood Hotel for their $3.99 two eggs, bacon and home fries special. They also had .99 cent Bloody Marys (tall glass with 2 oz of alcohol) to get your day going. John was the only one who went for the Bloody Mary. Then commenced a day of non stop walking. After checking a …

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Vegas Baby!

We hadn’t quite planned it this way, but we found two great flight deal and couldn’t resist. Less then 24 hours after returning from Mauritius we left with our dear friends, Louise and Lance for Vegas. All of us have never been here. Traffic was crazy getting to Hamilton’s airport. I love this airport because it is small and everything moves quickly. We flew Swoop airlines, it is bare …

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Last Day in Calgary

The last day of the trip was spent exploring Calgary (and shopping). We drove around downtown and checked out the Saddledome, the Calgary tower, the waterfront area and pedestrian area. We went to the Lougheed House for lunch. This house was built in the late 1800s by the grandparents of the past Alberta premier Peter Lougheed. After lunch, we toured the house.  After a bit of shopping, Cheryl made …

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