Las Vegas - A Different View

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This week my husband and I went to Las Vegas to spend a little time with my sister and her husband. We usually meet there about once or twice a year, and stay in a different hotel every time we go ... including Paris, the Golden Nugget, MGM Grand, Ballagio, Venice, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Caesars and several other hotels and condos, as well as a few resorts that are in the suburbs. For the first time ever, we stayed at the Flamingo. The Flamingo is one of the oldest hotels in Las Vegas and, although it has obviously been rebuilt and expanded since 1944 when it was opened by Bugsy Siegel, it is definitely not the fanciest. If you have strolled along the Strip in the past, Margaritaville is part of the Flamingo. There are several features I liked about the Flamingo. First, there is a little nature preserve called The Habitat behind it, which is a delightful place to walk or just sit on a bench by the waterfalls. Second, although the Flamingo faces the Las Vegas Strip, it also sits along a quiet little tree-lined walkway with restaurants and shops. The giant Ferris Wheel you see in the background is actually a place where you can have drinks with your friends, enjoying your own, private "happy half-hour" in a car that holds up to 40 people. Great idea for a party! I'll post a few other photos of Las Vegas in the coming days. Meanwhile, I thought this was a view that most of you have not seen.