Las Vegas and Nellis Air Force Base

We headed to Las Vegas last week.  It had been over 20 years since either of us had been there and we wanted to see the changes. 

We stayed at Nellis Air Force Base. They have a nice campground.  We were able to use our satellite, cell phone service and air card service.  It's nice when you can watch TV and communicate.  The problem with Nellis is the jet noise.  We are use to it since Alex use to fly a jet, but at Nellis the jets go into the break right above your head.  Nellis is home to the Thunderbirds.  So, while we enjoyed our stay, we wouldn't want to stay there long term. 

We went to the Vegas strip while we were there.  We headed to the Belagio Hotel.  They have free parking and one of the best buffets in town.  $20 for lunch.  We had a nice late lunch and then walked up and down the strip until it got dark.  We didn't gamble.  Just watching the people and the Vegas lights is enough fun for us. 

We went back to the Belagio and watched the fountain show.  The fountain show at the Belagio is worth the effort to go to Vegas in itself.  It's a beautiful show in the middle of a lot of crazy things going on.  It was the highlight of our Las Vegas strip visit.  See it if you do nothing else in Vegas and it's free. 

Our pictures turned out OK.  The fountain show picture didn't turn out very good, so don't judge the show by it.