Viva Las Vegas...

A weekend in sin city, the city that never sleeps. Just as well when you need Starbucks to make a warmed milk at 5am in the morning. It was really striking to see so much glitz in the middle of the Nevada desert. While Ann-Marie and I loved the Bellagio fountain and its choreographed display, Tess sounded objection and turned her back in protest as it finished in an almighty explosion of water.

Gambling, drinking, debauchery, well can I just say...I'm sure they were all there and we, well, we indulged in little if any of all three. I know that speaks volumes about where we've arrived at in our lives, but the truth of the matter is it was just great to overindulge at the citywide buffet and walk up and down the strip marveling at the facsimiles of landmarks and places across the globe reconstructed in the name of gambling, in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere.

We're glad we made it there on our American odyssey. To have my photo taken alongside the King of Rock (or at least he looked a lot like Elvis, one of these guys was an impersonator for sure) was a highlight for me, and on my birthday to boot.

Autumn in America

We went to Moore by moonlight in the Denver Botanical Gardens and we also caught the free day at Denver Zoo. Tess was blown away as Madagascar (the animation) came to life. The Botanical gardens were beautiful, and to catch the sculpture on sunset was a spectacle. For our anniversary in October we stayed in downtown Denver and the city is really pretty up close. The snow has returned to the Rockies and the view is awesome.

We had our first ever real Halloween experience when first we carved pumpkins with the Australian exchangees and then we were invited to the neighbours for pasta and a pretrickortreat party. Tess was a tiny Karate Kid and was animated the entire time even with a sniffle. This prevented us from trick or treating ourselves later on...Imagine the candy that cute outfit would have hauled in? It will forever be a regret now, oh the calories...

The temperatures drop this week and we fly to Vegas on the weekend...Bright light city gonna set my soul on fire...More from us after that.