I am here again on South Padre Island running my 4th Turtle Trot 5k. Compared to my last 5k on October 31st, I was a bit slower by 40 seconds but still within my normal range.
This year’s medal looks really good with the sun as a back light.
This time I had their Garlic Chicken Tortellini and it was very filling.
I’ve been cooking and eating at home more lately and I’m finding that eating out I come away extra stuffed. I really should learn to take some to go, because the portion sizes are almost too much for me now.
After the race this morning, I went to Josephine’s Kitchen on SPI. They have really good waffles and good coffee.
Don’t try to go here for dinner; they are breakfast, and brunch only – 7 AM to 2 PM. One day I need to try one of their mimosas.
After finishing breakfast my body, mainly my legs and knees told me I’d put them through too much trauma and they were planning on staging a protest so I am limiting my adventure this year. So it’s Diet Dr. P, Pringles and this view from my hotel room. I love upgrades, it sometimes pays to have brand loyalty, thanks IHG.
I’m hoping to get a picture of the moon rise tonight so I’m going to test out the hotel’s restaurant.
Camarón Al Tequila
Tomorrow’s breakfast will be at the Grapevine Cafe, because I love their crab cakes and eggs benedict.
Setup my big camera to capture the moon rise on November 9, 2025. The moon rose further north on the Eastern horizon than I thought. My misconception was the moon and sun rise in similar locations.
To pair with the moon rise here is the sunrise on Sunday, November 9th, 2025. Seems plenty of other people had the same idea as me to wake up early and watch the sunrise.
Well, it’s time to head home and return to reality. Until the next adventure.
I really should have filled the air mattress night 1. Not sleeping on the hard ground made it possible for me to sleep. The is a however… Around 2 AM I woke up and needed to use the port-a-potty. Rolling off the mattress and trying to stand up had my inner quad muscle cramp up. I didn’t scream but I sure wanted to. I’m better hydrated this evening so I’m hoping not to have a repeat event. (Side note… The company that services the potties, cleaned them every morning.) Ok enough of that time for the day…
Sunrise Oct 12, 2025
This morning I decided to dress earlier so as not to miss the opening cannon. Not being in a rush, I looked at some of my fellow camper’s castles.
Some of these are the season pass holders so they get to claim their plot, 2 weeks before the officials open. Some of the clans group up and create their own fifdem.
There is a food truck area in the camp grounds, but I didn’t visit other than to take this picture.
The crowd was much thinner this morning but there was still plenty of excitement. The great wizard Tim was there and the Black Knight queued for entry.
Breakfast was a quesadilla, that was too much for me, so I saved it for lunch.
Chicken Quesadilla
The place next door to the quesadilla place was making breakfast burritos.
I also only drank root beer, lemonade, and lots of water. I hope the festival will add water bottle refill stations, because it was hard using the water fountains, and I wasn’t going to pay $5 for bottled water. Root beer cost me $5 because of the mug I purchased, normally it would have been $6.
After pausing to eat breakfast, I focused on shows and purchasing items from vendors I scoped out on Day 1. I bought beard products, honey, balsamic vinegar, and some leather bound journals.
The first show of the morning for me was the Washing Wenches, a comedy show with not so subtle enuendos but if you didn’t cheer loud enough they would spin wet towels around and spray the crowd. The crowd cheered.
The second show was a Northman musical group that had some one from the audience to come roll a large 20-sided die to determine which songs they would seem. If you like Nordic folk music then you’d probably enjoy them too.
Show 3 was one by accident, because I went to the wrong small music venue, but the song was good. He too was singing folk songs. He was even one of the featured performances during the closing ceremony.
Jim Hancock
The next show wasn’t musical, it was a jousting tournament. I was seated in the area that cheered for Spain’s Knight.
After the joust my feet were hurting from stepping on all the rocks so I collected the majority of my vendor items and headed back to camp to switch shoes and change into regular clothes.
With my feet shod in my Crocs, I headed back into the festival. I met 2 fellow campers, that had season passes, and they offered to give me a ride back to the entrance, It seems season pass holders have a special parking area very close to the entrance. They were 2 of the 3 clan members of Mead Hyem(?). Nice to meet helpful people.
The next performance was a troop that had an accordion as the lead singers instrument, but the had a drummer, guitar, bass and a dancer too.
This was one of the liveliest performances I heard. Every song made me want to clap along.
There was time to grab something for dinner before the closing ceremony at the Globe, so I tried The Drunken Chicken, It was pretty good.
The closing ceremony let me know there was a story playing out around me and I was unaware. There are themed performances where the TX Renfaire King makes appearances all leading to this closing act. At some point we learned that King Henry the VIII would be marrying Ann Boeyln and that there is a fairy court.
I may have to try to track that one down next time.
The final, final events of the night happen at the Arena, there is a group that likes to play with fire and tell the story of the Odessy.
Those pictures don’t do it justice. It is quite the show.
When it ended, that’s when the fireworks happened.
And with that I headed back to my castle, this ending my Texas Renaissance Festival experience until next year.
First, last night’s arrival… The drive up was just as Google maps predicted, this is a first.
Check-in at the campground was quick and efficient, now finding a site wasn’t so much…
I arrived just a bit after 11:30 PM and quiet hours start at 12 AM, so I was rushed to find a site, in the dark. Why, yes the moon was nearly full, but other than one or two street lights on the dirt roads it was very dark, and the street signs didn’t really glow in my truck’s headlights. I did find an open area and someone was setting up their RV across the road. I decided to gear up with my head lamp and pitch my tent. I should have aired up the mattress first, since I completed the tent placement a few minutes after the bonfire revealers headed to their abodes. The ground was hard, oh yeah that moon… Seems my tent’s back panel is all darkened mesh, so the moon light shows right through. Glad I brought my eye mask. 👍
Ok, on to the real reason you are reading this… The renfaire..
SunriseMy castle
The other travelers started to awaken from their castles around 7:30 AM, and everyone in my eye sight seemed to be up and moving by 8:15. As I type this, I’m smelling someone nearby cooking bacon. I personally am saving my appetite for some food from the vendors. I chose at the last minute to leave my portal stove at home and just make sandwiches if I get hungry because I ran out of my food allowance. Don’t worry, I plan on eating as much as I can. 🍗🍔🥨🧁🍪🍻🍽️🍷
Well, I think it’s getting close to time to dress to meet the King and his court at this year’s 51st Renfaire.
To start the morning off right..
You need a pint of Black Death, an imperial stout, some Scotch eggs and a breakfast juggling show.
Signs of food options Scotch eggs Juggling fire
After the show I visited some shops.
This is the shop that sells bottles of mead that you can take home after you leave or you can open a bottle can carry it around and sample as you walk.
I had a schedule of shows I wanted to see, but I skipped the next show for more window shopping.
My next pre-purchased event was mead tasting.
Renmead
This new brand is a combination of 3 meadries that individualLy couldn’t meet the demands of the festival but together they could. Thus 3 became 1 and the juggling fools became their logo.
Time for lunch… which was fish and chips. Sorry no picture.
I wanted to make sure I knew where my final booked class of the day was, so I again skipped my planned schedule of shows and went to find the glass blowing shop.
In this class you are guided by the artisan in the process of glass blowing while you make your own pumpkin. The artisan manages the heating in the furnace and does most of the important shaping but you do feel a part of the experience.
I’m hoping to pick my pumpkin up on Sunday, but if they will mail it to you as part of the package deal when you book the class. This was the best thing of the day.
Speaking of the day, sleeping on the ground, and all the mead I had been drinking, started to get the best of me. So I headed back to my camp site, err castle, to take a short nap with the intention to return for the final events of the night at the arena…
My nap was 4 hours, and I probably would have slept more if the fireworks show that concludes the evening hadn’t awakened me at 8 PM.
I was still very tired so I just made a sandwich and went to bed for real.
I attended this 3 day, weekend event just recently and seeing as this is most likely my last vacation of the summer I thought I’d share my thoughts, feelings and I wish I could share my credit card debt, (hehe). Stay away from the vendors…
I was expecting a big crowd, but thankfully it wasn’t huge. With my previous experiences with cons, Saturday is always the busiest and that was true for this one; however, the crowds were small and you could actually navigate around without running into to people all the time. (Which as my previous experience at a con, and put me off them for a few years.)
I enjoyed the handful of panels I visited.
Both Chris and Josh had some interesting things to say about filming Harry Potter. They compared the different directors and shared some moments they had with the bigger stars, like Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith.
If you haven’t seen Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones then you might not know who Daniel played. In those film he was young Boba Fett. He is from New Zealand and I just enjoyed his accent. He shared some moments he had with Ewan McGregor and Temuera Morrison who played Jango Fett his father in the film.
Mr. Jones played Flash Gordan in the 1980 movie. He has also acted in other various action movies, but I really can’t name them. One very interesting fact, about Mr. Jones and why I’m referring to him as Mr. Jones, when is he is not acting, he is a high-end security professional in San Diego, protecting executives traveling to Mexico and the age of 70, I would not want to get on his bad side. From the interview though, I think it would take a bit to actually do that. He was very friendly and polite, but in his own words, he would not hesitate for a second if he felt there was a threat.
Now about my credit card debit I would love to share with someone…
I honestly come to Comic Cons for the vendors. I’m looking for artists and authors. And at cons, like book signings you get to talk with the author and learn more about them and they get to sell your their book. At this con I meet two such, Texas based authors.
Henry Melton is the first author I spoke to. He is mostly a Sci-Fi writer and he has a series of books, but also a good number of stand alone. I purchased his Falling BAKwards book a stand alone. In his words it is about a guy that falls thru to another dimension and has adventures.
Mary Flint was the second author, also from Texas, I spoke to. She wrote her first book at 15 and got it published 2 years later. That was the first part of a trilogy titled Red Star. So far book 1, The Hunter’s Trials, and book 2, Water Bird’s Shadow, are out and her mother told me book 3 is completed and will be coming to a Kickstarter campaign soon. I did get a chance to speak to the author and she gave me a quick fell for the books. It takes place in a dystopia world on a planet were the surface is no longer habitable and there is one large multi-level city that everyone levels on with various levels supporting the city. So it has some similarities to the Hunger Games with its districts and that the main characters themself are young. While in the hotel, on Saturday I started the first book and I only put it down because I needed to go get something to eat. I went back on Sunday to tell Ms. Flint how much I enjoyed the book and I mentioned the getting hungry part, and she then asked which chapter I stopped… I’m not going to give any spoilers away, but Ms. Flint has a quick thinker. I do recommend this book. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter so you can know when the Kickstarter will begin. You should be able to get a deal buying all three of the books if you back the Kickstarter.
And after all I’ve written, I will end with a gallery of pictures from the con and along the shore here in Corpus Christi, Texas. I hope you have/had a wonder rest of your July 2025.
Snapper at Laundry’s Street tacos from a taco truck
It’s time to go to war; The National World War II museum that is.
After getting your tickets, you first are given your dog tags, board a train and you are off to the war.
During the short video on the train you register and are given a soldier or civilian to follow. I was given Bob Hope.
The Train
Quick tip: If you want to pick your service member, skip the train registration and head up stairs. There you have the choice to select civilian or military and the person.
I signed up for the 10AM, 2 hour highlight guided tour so I had a short wait. So here are some pictures you can see in the lobby area.
German Artillery Landing Craft
Oh, I’ve forgotten twice now to add this tidbit of info… These landing craft are made of wood, I know.. they look metallic (mind blown 🤯) and they were assembled in Louisiana.
(Also, I write my blog on the go and edit on the go so it’s sometimes jumbled especially in my head. 🤪Back to “normal” )
The guided highlight tour was a good idea if you want to see the museum in 2 hours.
British Gas Masks the small one is for a child.German Civilian Metals German metals for mothers. Make those babies.Size of Japanese Military Size of America’s Military Size of Germany’s Military
Quick comment about the German medals for mothers. There were 3 levels women could earn, 4 to 5 kids for bronze, 6 to 7 for silver, and 8+ was gold. If you want to read more check out History.com
I gave myself an hour for lunch after the tour and I enjoyed the pie.
Bob Hope Lemon pieHistory of Tootsie Rolls
I also purchased an extra feature film. It is in a theater where the audience seating rotates and screens for videos drop from the ceiling or come out of the walls. It’s a good film. Tells how close the world came to the death of Democracy.
Theme of the film
I went back around the whole museum again, a bit faster so I could use the dog tag feature. This is an interesting idea, giving those viewing the museum a method to make it more interactive and scratch the itch of those of us that “gotta catch’em all”. But seriously, each of the 6 stations lets you hear and see related topics to that area. Some is just text and others is video.
The exhibits are very engaging and there are individual soldier stories throughout the museum. Some you can read as seen below and others are recorded video or read letters of actual individuals. I feel the designers want everyone visiting to see the individual lives touched by this war.
Did you see the movie, Monument Men,? I haven’t but after this exhibit I want to watch it.
The Monument Men section has the best interactive screens. You can pick different paintings and learn when they were stolen by the Nazis, when/if they were recoved and their current location. A great experience.
I had a good time and learned some new things about that time in history. If you are in New Orleans, make sure to visit.
I wanted and didn’t want to return to my room so I headed to an Irish pub, Molly’s. The Guinness pour was in a regular pint glass, but they also had Smithwick on tap so I was happy; however, their internet was out so I had to use the last bit of my cash. This wasn’t limited to them. I went to the Vampire Apothecary for dinner and their internet was out too. They’re computers could at least scan credit cards and proccess them when the internet came back. If you’ve read my other blogs about New Orleans you will notice I’ve visited this restaurant 3 times now. I wanted to try their boudin stuffed quail, but they ran out. The last time I visited they were out of their baked salmon. That was the menu so I finally was able to sample that menu item.
Baked Salmon
Seriously, why do people say brussels sprouts taste awful? The ones here were very good and the salmon was moist and flaky. Sidenote: the restaurant was saying good bye / happy birthday to one of their employees. I found that a nice touch. People that weren’t on shift actually came in to the restaurant to say goodbye and wish the person a happy birthday. That says something about the establishment, at least to me.
I was tempted to go for a few more rounds at one of the clubs on Bourbon Street, but I did have 2 beers in the hotel and seriously the hotel bar wasn’t that more expensive than the bars, so… That is if you wanted a nice cocktail. Another side note: something I find interesting about bars in New Orleans, in my mind Jack Daniels and Jim Beam are on the same level; yet, some bars charge $1 more for each and it seems to be random. Just an observation.
Well, that is going to close out my trip to New Orleans. I didn’t make it to Caesars Place like I wanted, but that might be a good thing. I don’t know if the Black Jacket gods were on my side.
Until the next adventure… which will be in July can anyone say Comic Con.. no not the one in San Diego, another one in Texas.
I woke up this morning and over a cup of coffee I decided to plan out my last 2 days in NOLA. Today I will be visiting the NOMA (New Orleans Museum of Art) They open later today (12 PM) because they stay open later for an evening event:
“On select Wednesdays, NOMA presents a gallery talk series featuring conversations with musicians about their creative processes, followed by short, intimate performances inspired by works on view.”
The NOMA is located in the southern portion of the New Orleans City Park. The area is under a heat advisory so I’m going to limit how much outside activities I do, but I can’t pass up a city park. On Google maps it looks like a very large park.
So here is a more detailed account of my events for the day.
It was a short drive from the hotel to the city park and I arrived just a bit before 10 AM. I was planning on visiting the Botanical Gardens; however, they didn’t open until 10 AM. Luckily, there is a Cafe Du Monde near so time for some beignets. 🥰
I’m just going to say it at the start so you can sweat with me as I walk through the Botanical Garden. If there has just been a breeze.. At least the flowers were pretty and I saw a squirrel..
Wait I thought you said there was a squirrel, I didn’t see one. Just hold on it’s coming.
After melting in the Botanical Garden, I wandered around the Museum Sculpture Garden, fyi I still melted there.. no freakin breeze.
SQUIRREL 🐿️
When I finally made it to the museum, the A/C was such a relief. Now I hear you asking “where are the pictures from the museum”, well I decided to just be in the moment so no pictures were taken.
It is a well planned museum. I enjoyed the one room dedicated to paintings from the local area painted in the 1800s and early 1900s. One surprise was the photography portion, they had hand painted slides on glass that acted like “slide shows”.
Wednesday is also free for residents of Louisiana, so if you live in the state, be sure to visit mid week.
I’m going to take it easy for the rest of the day. I wanted to see the musical presentation at the museum, but my personal battery is too depleted and my back needs a rest.
I had plans to go out to dinner tonight, but you know what? I was given the knowledge to make a gumbo and I’m going to do that.
I went to Winn-Dixie near the museum and purchased the needed ingredients.
Here are the results, and now I’m just going to read a book and enjoy the A/C in my hotel room.
So here I am on the steam paddle ship The Steamboat Nachez listening to a live jazz band waiting for the start of my 2 hour tour along the Mississippi River.
Remember in my post from The Day, I wrote about the rain bands? Well, one decided to grace us with its presence shortly after boarding.
Gladly it didn’t last long, but now all the chairs are wet. 🫤 But the band is playing again and the temperature is much better. It could be because of the rain or the river. Either way I’m happy to not be sweating as much.
The clouds are clearing off so hopefully I can get some ok pictures of the night sky.
Sadly it didn’t get dark enough and the clouds rolled back in so no night time sky. But here is one of a major sugar company.
The Natchez is a true steam engine paddle wheel and you can visit the engine room and boiler room while in motion.
The Natchez is only 50 years old, but the engines are 100 years old.
It did get dark enough to see the lights on the bridge and Caesar’s Palace
And with that I headed back toward my hotel with a stop for fried chicken and a drink.
Until tomorrow, which I have no set plan yet. Check back to see where I go and what I do.
Rain, and some more rain… I knew when I headed this way that rain was forecasted for the New Orlean’s area and stupidly I thought it would help with the heat… Well yes it did drop the temperature a few degrees but it jacked up the humidity so my walk 2 mile walk along the river and down the city streets had me covered in sweat as if I had just run a 5K.
I’ve only been in New Orleans when the Christmas trip was up. The plaza looks unnatural without it.
The Christmas Tree should fill this picture.
Ignoring the sweat, it was a nice peaceful walk. Even got to see some of the street cleaners in action, probably the only time Bourbon street smells nice.
I continued my walk, almost timing the start of my cooking classes; however, I had to spend about 20 minutes relaxing in a coffee shop since I was early. Such a terrible situation (hehe)
Now the cooking class…
I recommend taking the cooking class if you are every in New Orleans. Don’t do the demonstration followed by a meal class, pay for the you cook and eat what you cook class. Why? The class is smaller and you get to practice what the chef is telling you. You will wish you had the help with the clean up. There was an assistant the kept clearing away the empty bowls and cups. Also, the class I signed up for had all the ingredient pre-cut so if you want to learn how to cut vegetables you will have to select a different class. Now on to the cooking…
The first dish we prepared was a gumbo. I started lard melting into a pan, yes I said lard don’t question the method, which I then mixed in flour and stirred slowly until the flour cooked and became the color a milk chocolate.
The chefThe stationThe rue and gumbo base
While this is going on I had pot heating up some sausage, stirring only occasionally because you want the brown bits to get stuck to the bottom of the pot to improve the flavor of the gumbo.
The start of gumbo
I’m not going to give you the whole recipe here, because you need to take the class. But here is the pot of gumbo after the rue, sausage and chicken are combined together with chicken stock and a spice blend. This will continue to simmer on low while you prepare the rice and fish.
Pecans for the rice
This was the first time I’ve had rice turn out correctly with out using a rice cooker. I started with melted butter and onions. Cooking the onions until the are soft but before they start to brown and caramelize. This was pecan rice so that this point I added in the pecans and stirred to coat them with the buttery onions. Keep heating on lowish setting until the pecans start to release their oils. Mix in the rice, pour in chicken stock, bring to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer place a lid on the rice and don’t touch it until its finished.
Onions for the rice
It’s now time to start the main dish of red fish. Again melt a good amount of butter in a pan, season the fish and the flour you will be coating the fish. Once the butter is hot add the fish being sure to lay the fillet in the pan away from you so if the hot butter splashes it will be away from you. (Nice tip I normally just plop my meat into the middle of the hot liquid. I do it slowly, but now I’ll add that extra step.
The fishThe cooking
Cook the fish until it is about 75% of the way and then flip it over. Don’t burn the butter, it will be used in a moment to create an almond sauce. Remove and plate the fish fillet and continue with that almond sauce. Again you will need to take the class to get the full recipe. Yes, I’m evil, sorry not sorry.
Almonds added to sauceCrab meatCrab meat and parsley addedMore butter and reduce the sauce
And here is my lunch cooked by my own hands at the directions of Chef Austin. Sorry not going to try to spell his last name, it started with an F and is very New Orleans. I may have put too much sauce on my fish, but I didn’t want it to go to waste.
The finished meal
All of it was very good, if I do say so myself. The cook did an amazing job.
After finishing lunch it was time for Banana Foster. Chef Austin told the story of where this dish originated.
From Wikipedia: “In 1951, Ella Brennan and the restaurant’s chef Paul Blangé worked together to modify a dish made by Ella’s mother in the Brennan family home. At this time, New Orleans was a major hub for the import of bananas from South America. It was named for Richard Foster, the chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission and a friend of restaurant owner Owen Brennan.”
Now let’s see the dish in action. The sparks in the flame are from magic powder, ok it’s only cinnamon, but thinking it’s magical adds to the fun.
I am very full after all that food and it’s getting ready to rain again so I’m heading back to the hotel to write up this portion of today’s blog and try to digest my lunch. Again, if you are ever in New Orleans be sure to take a class at the New Orleans School of Cooking or book a class here on their website. They have 10 AM classes and 6 PM classes with different menus on different days and times. But the Banana Foster is almost in every class. Who doesn’t like a open flame in the middle of the dinner table.
I was going to wait until later tonight to post this update, but I’m going to do it now and just make another post for tonight’s river boat tour.
Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the picture first… It’s freaking hot here compared to my visit in December.
Now that’s out of the way on to this trip…
The drive here was pleasant nothing to talk about; however, the stop at the Louisiana Tourist building and trail is worth mentioning.
I tried to record some video so you could hear the insects, but the video is not stable for some reason so, but here is a video of a swamp with insects buzzing. Thank God there weren’t any mosquitos.
I made good time on I-10 and arrived in New Orleans with time to visit a Barnes & Nobels. I found a paperback copy of Terry Pratchett’s Wee Little Men. If you want a nice summary of Pratchett’s work check out this YouTube video. With time wasted enough and a free tote bag collected from my Barnes & Nobel membership it was time to head to the hotel.
Check in was quick and the valet took my truck off to the magical parking lot that vehicles play in while their owns are on vacation.
After unpacking it was time to grab a drink at the bar before heading off down Bourbon street.
I wanted to visit an “Irish” pub so I went to Erin Rose just off Bourbon Street. The Guinness was poured correctly and the bartender could give some good “craic” the prices were good too, a pint followed by a Jameson on the rocks was only $12.
By now its 7 PM and way past my dinner time so I went to try out The Court of Two Sisters. If you want another take on this restaurant check out Shaun’s Visit. I came in the back door, found the hostess and looked over the dinner menu and decided for the Chef’s Three Course Meal. I started with Turtle Soup, my main was blackened chicken with brussels sprouts and mash potatoes ending with bread pudding in a whiskey sauce.
My only complaint is/was the soup was too salty, but that is a common issue I have after 4+ years of not adding extra salt to anything. I would recommend this meal to friends that were coming to NOLA and need someplace to eat.
Now unlike Las Vegas, my body knew it was 8:30 PM and the adult beverages were starting to hit so I headed back to my hotel and started/completed this blog post.
Going to start today with a big breakfast and off to Hoover Dam.
The Sphere says “Good Morning” 🌞
Side point.. The rental car is a sporty Mazda with lots of AI driving settings. I really like the adaptive cruise control; however, if you get behind a slow drive you will stay at that speed until you get away from them. Back to the regular schedule ramblings…
The first view you get of the Hoover Dam is fantastic. I wish I had a dashcam to show you, but maybe this will encourage you to visit on your own.
On to some pictures…
The highway that was built over the dam is crazy.
Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
Here are some pictures from Nevada and then Arizona.
Nevada
Right in the middle of both states
Panoramic Picture
Arizona
I only took the 30 minute Power House tour. Which shows you one of the by-pass pipes they used to divert the Colorado River back in the 1930s so they could build the dam on dry land.
Then we went up a few levels to the power house.
The other tour takes you deeper, sees more tunnels and lasts about 90 minutes and you get to wear a hard hat. If I visit again it gives me something to do.
Time to head back and get some lunch and rest my feet. The next thing I have planned is a Big Bus Tour with a visit to the Neon Sign Museum. That’s at 8 PM.
I’m currently sitting in my room, listening to a thunderstorm rolling by.
I really enjoy a rain storm, but when I’m inside and don’t have to get out in it. 😇 Sadly the rain just teased me. Everything stayed north and moved fast. The news did mention that a few areas got it with some flash flooding and showed some videos that citizens sent in to the news showing streets flowing like a fast moving river. EMS even had to rescue someone that got swept away in a storm drain. Lucky for that person they were able to be rescued in time.
I couldn’t sit still anymore so I headed out to shop, well look at shops. This is crazy… Between, underneath or beyond, I’m not sure, The Venetian and The Palazzo, there is this HUGE shopping area with various restaurants and retail shops. They made it look like a Venetian City. You can even ride a gondola along a canal.
So many ways to be entertained in Vegas.
And finally the final tour of the trip off to see the old signs of Vegas. Learn more here.
There is a lot of history in these signs and what is the current Las Vegas Strip is the new part of Vegas some of the oldest casinos are in the downtown area, such as El Cortez Hotel and Golden Nugget.
Now off to the welcome to Vegas sign to end the tour and my trip.
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