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Thursday, April 7, 2011

April's A-Z Challenge: The Letter F is for Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada




In October 2008, Cary and I met up with our friends in Las Vegas.  Cary, Larry and Fred grew up together in Fillmore, California and have stayed in touch all of these years.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews
Fred, Joanne, Cary, Sherryl and Larry


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews
Joanne, Fred, Me, Larry and Sherryl


Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews
The Three Musketeers in the lobby at The Golden Nugget


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

One evening, we went down to Fremont Street to enjoy the music and the light show.  Fremont Street is the "old" downtown Las Vegas.  If we ever go to Vegas again, I want to stay down there.  It is like a regular downtown mall.  You can easily go outside and walk around.  It is more like real life than being on the strip.  After being in Las Vegas for a day or so, I longed for real life.


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

In the evenings, they have live music on the mall, and a spectacular light show.  Fred and Joanne are dancing to the live band.


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Fred is dancing with this guy just to make him happy.  That guy freaked me out.  Cary was in the convenience store, and that man spotted me and wanted to dance.  I said no, but he kept grabbing at me trying to make me dance with him.  I was getting scared.  Finally, Larry spotted what was going on and put his arm around me and said, no, she doesn't want to dance.  Fred danced with him, and then security came and told the man that he had to go.  They came out of nowhere, so I guess there are security cameras everywhere.


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

So, here is the light show.  Enjoy!

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews


 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

The End.



Today is the sixth day of the A - Z Challenge, which is hosted by Arlee Bird's: Tossing It Out.  Several of my blogging friends are participating, and this year there are over 1,200 participants. We post everyday, except for Sundays, and work our way through the alphabet.  I am posting past photos that I have taken, and am linking them up to the posts where the photos originated from too.  When you are all done here at Oregon Gifts, please click here to visit other bloggers who have accepted this challenge.


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4 comments:

  1. I love the light show, wouldn't have wanted to meet that guy though!

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  2. Your blog makes me miss my Oregon home. I love your site and as I browsed your blog I decided to award you the Inspiring Blog Award.
    Go to http://astorybookworld.blogspot.com/p/awards.html and pick up your award.
    ~Deirdra

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  3. I enjoy the change of pace on Fremont street compared to the strip. I also appreciate that the light show changes so every time I go it's a new experience.

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  4. Hi Grace, the whole experience was so cool, except for that guy, he worried me.

    Thank you, Deirdra!

    Spenc ... me too. The strip wears me out. Too much walking, for one thing. If we go again, I want to stay at the Golden Nugget and go down that awesome waterslide. Thanks so much for stopping by to say hi!

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I sincerely appreciate your comments! If you don't see your comment posted immediately, don't worry. I have comment moderation on here to help filter out spam. It will become visible as soon as I read it, and I do that several times daily. It just seems easier than using the word verification option. I am so sorry, but I am not accepting anonymous comments at this time. You can email me at: oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy@hotmail.com and I will happily add your comment to this post. Thank you so much! ~ Kathy M.