Hey, Prairie Bride, Let's Go to Vegas

My job sent me to a conference in Las Vegas.

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The conference kept us busy (some days we'd start at 6 am and not be done until 8 pm).

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But we did take a couple of evenings off to see the city. And we went to see Mamma Mia, which was great.

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Below are the ornate ceilings at the Venetian, where our conference was held..

And here are the canals at the Venetian..

Here's the strip at night:.

And the famous dancing fountains at the Bellagio..

This is the hotel Paris..

The pictures below are actually inside. It's a painted sky. They must do that to keep you from realizing what time it is, so you'll keep on gambling.

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Again, this is inside. It's very convincing in person, too.

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Oh, and I met Whoopie Goldberg. As you can see, we're, like, BFFs forever.

Okay, I didn't really meet Whoopie. That's a wax statue outside Madame Tussaud's.