Less than a two-hour drive from Las Vegas going on State Rd 95, is one of the most interesting National Parks that can be seen. As you are driving north, the open country from busy Las Vegas is welcoming. To the right, though, was Nevada’s Testing Range for the atomic bomb. Taking a left on Nevada’s Route 374 will…
A Few Tips about Paris Las Vegas There is something exciting about “Paris.” Maybe it is the name, or a semblance of its bigger sister. Walking through the hallways one feels the excitement and energy of “Paris.” A fast elevator takes you to your floor. We found our room to be comfortable and quite adequate. The bathroom was large…
We were let off at Palm Beach International airport by our good friends, Chuck and Mary Johnson. I met Chuck when I was 13 back in 1968 playing basketball at the outside courts at Stuart Middle School. Chuck was in his first year of teaching at my alma mater, Martin County High School. Mary was sitting in their red Mustang…
Half the length of the real Eiffel in Paris, France (1063 feet high), it was a cleaver movie by Bally’s Entertainment Group creating a half size version of the real Eiffel. Celebrating their new hotel, Paris, along the famous Las Vegas Boulevard, it was built in 1999. It is now an iconic point landmark along “the Las Vegas Strip.” The genuine Eiffel was built in 1889 to…
In the Wynn Casino by the theater in Las Vegas, there lies or stands Jeff Koons famous high chromium stainless steel sculpture, Tulips. The transparent color coating transforms ordinary steel into a beautiful multicolored display. It is quite interesting and stunning to say the least. Two guards stand by this statue 24/7. One of the guards told me that…