Going back a few months

So I just now uploaded a large selection of pictures from my camera and they include my first trip to Vegas, and Rick's umpteenth millionth (so I make up words sometimes, what of it?) ; )  Anyway, we went out to attend a friend's wedding in October and be tourists for half a week, as her wedding was on a Thursday. We had a lot of fun exploring the different hotels, casinos, and sights! We found a Jummy Buffett Margaritaville and had "Cheeseburgers in Paradise" to continue our trend of eating at each of those restaurants we come across (we previously ate at the Orlando one in 2006). This one had a volcano like one of the other hotels, that "blew up" with smoke and lights during our meal. They have an area for live music as well as a large screen for showing pictures of fans from the different shows.

Picture from the airplane...flying over possible Lake Mead? I don't really remember, sorry!

Flying over the Grand Canyon area! Now to only get back and see it in person and not courtesy of Northwest Airlines.

The City of Las Vegas as seen while descending onto the runway.

Some of the best food I've ever eaten!! Rick and I discovered Diego in the MGM Grand Strip. I got the fajita plate as part of a dinner special that came with drinks, entree and dessert. Down the hall from Diego is a restaurant that some of you may know about if you're Top Chef fans....Tom Colicchio's CraftSteak, which also sounded delicious! Basically he has that restaurant, another one in the hotel called 'wichcraft, and then in New York City he has Craft. Anyone else notice a trend?

Ok, enough of that and back to the sightseeing in Vegas:

This was the hotel we stayed at, and also where the wedding was located. It was a fabulous hotel! The hotel is comprised of suite style rooms. The price was really reasonable as well, and it's a fully non-smoking hotel.

When we walked through the Bellagio, they have a garden that changes with the seasons and it made up of completely organic plant and food material for decorations such as the following picture of the replica of the hotel.

Had so much fun on that trip and added three states to my goal of visiting each and every state!