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First Trip to Vegas
After loading up my little Subaru with another thousand pounds of stuff in LA, Kat and I headed up today towards Vegas. We wanted to get further, but due to awful traffic, we only made it this far. And, as hotel wifi is an extra $14/night here at the Sahara, it’s yet another post from the iphone.
Took a nice walk around though, for a little late nite photo tour. Our hotel has a casino in it, and a monorail station out back. All of the pretty lights have me wishing again for a tripod for my Minolta!
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