Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Houston.....waiting for lift off....and Vegas Baby!!

Just waiting to fly out of Houston for Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon......Quilt Festival was great, busy and possibly expensive :)

Bags are now packed, repacked and weighed (best investment before the trip was a set of luggage scales!)

I had a rest day from Festival yesterday and ventured out to NASA for a visit.....












Had to leave this post and catch the plane......arrived in Vegas at 7.30pm......Vegas is certainly a unique place!!! We walked around for a while (a long while!) and took in the sights and sounds of the place ....also caught the fountain show at Bellagio which was amazing.......Hard to do it justice but I took a few pics.......






The girls out on the town......nice bag Cardy!!!


A menswear store with sewing machines on display .......





Vegas by night........


...and by day.......





...and anyone who knows me would know that this could never be my next job.....Window cleaning is bad enough......but not at height!! I imagine it would be like painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge .....a never ending job!


Oh.....and for those who think I have been drinking my way around the States....my dinner last night.....and it wasn't an alcoholic milkshake! ( and yes...they were on offer!)


Just waiting (gotta love Starbucks and their free WiFi) to be picked up for our helicopter flight out to the Grand Canyon where we will be overnighting before a sunrise flight over the Canyon and a flight back to Vegas.....pics of the Canyon to follow........can't wait.....this little side tour is something I have wanted to do for years!

'til next time..............Lorraine

9 comments:

Susan said...

It looks like a wonderful trip......and the Grand Canyon too....wow! Maybe Cardy's bag is for all her winnings?!

Kris said...

Can't wait for the Grand Canyon photos! And your burger(s) and fries look very fancy.

Daisy Jayne said...

Great photos......

Lynda said...

Oh WOW! What a trip Lorraine. So pleased you are having such a wonderful time. From your (still) green friend.

Lenora said...

Oh the Canyon. It is nearly at the top of my bucket list. Enjoy it, I'll look forward to your next blog post

AnnieO said...

You are certainly seeing plenty of states--many more than a lot of US Citizens, my husband included :) Hope you have perfect weather for your helicopter ride :)

Anne said...

Just did LA, Disneyland,Vegas and Grand Canyon in September! I loved the sweet potato fries they do over there ;)
Very jealous about Houston though !
Cheers
Anne

River said...

Wonderful photos! I like the fountain display. and I like your dinner photo. The mountain of fries....I haven't had fries in months! And is that whipped cream on the milkshake?
I'm looking forward to the Grand Canyon photos, a dawn flight sounds magic!

Shay said...

I bet the flight over the Grand Canyon is just amazing.

Mr P fell in love with sliders when we were in Hawaii..he's going to drool all over my keyboard when he spies your picture !