Saturday, November 26, 2005

A Breather...

Times Square - New York
Times Square - New York

After a hectic one and a half weeks of sightseeing, eating and drinking, my cousin finally flew out of New York last night bound for London. I was a little teary eyed when I saw her off at the airport, but at the same time I was glad she finally saw New York, and how I've been living my life here.

We spent a few days wandering around and taking in the sights and smells. There was the obligatory hot dog from a street vendor, the $20 manicure & pedicure, having our make up done at the make up counters in Macy's, the Staten Island ferry to see the Statue of Liberty, and of course a stroll around Times Square.

Naked Cowboy in Times Square
Naked Cowboy in Times Square - he must have been freezing!


We headed off to Vegas after a few days to unwind and try our luck at the casinos. As for how much we won on the slots and blackjack tables, errr...let's just say we had fun but I'm glad we're back in NY ;)

So now I'm sitting here on the couch, a day after Thanksgiving, sipping a cup of tea and writing this entry. J's sister is in town for a few days, so there will be more photos opps, but for the time being here are some taken during my cousin's visit. Enjoy.

Slots at the airport!

More slots at the airport!
Slot machines...at the airport!!

Paris Hotel - Las Vegas
Paris Hotel, Las Vegas

New York Hotel - Las Vegas
New York Hotel, Las Vegas. Not quite as good as the real thing

Bellagio by night
Bellagio Hotel by night, Las Vegas

Quickie wedding anyone?
Quickie wedding anyone?

Lunch buffet at the Aladdin
Aladdin Hotel - no trip to Vegas is complete without at least ONE buffet meal

Cheesecake at the Aladdin
I had about 4 of these cheesecake thingies at the buffet, delicious!!

Vegas strip by night
The Strip by night

Birthday dinner at Delmonico - Venetian Hotel
Birthday dinner at Delmonico in the Venetian Hotel. Truffled wild mushroom mousse on crostini

Grand Canyon on our way home
Bird's eye view of the Grand Canyon on our flight home

1 Comments:

At August 06, 2008 12:00 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

whoa. that seems like a lot, a lot of fun. i really need to go travel.

 

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