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This was our hotel.
It's famous for gondola rides, among other things. (No, that's not us on the boat.)
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The rides start outside but go inside too.
This bottom photo is taken INSIDE--built to look like outside!
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The hotel comes with its own mall where we found this "live" statue.
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Blake and Robin came up for lunch and some fun.
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Do I look skinnier??
Because they had no king size beds available, we were upgraded to a room with pool view. Little do they know we actually like 2 queen beds, after all, we have been married 16 years, and it's really all about a good-night's sleep at this point!
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Close-up of the pool and one from our bedroom window.
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Highlight of the trip, and the reason I talked the king into going was the Elton John concert.
No cameras allowed so we had to be content with photos of his signs!
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Elton's not this young or skinny anymore, but he still sounds like he is! It was a great show.
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I'm ready to go back!
1 comment:
You are soooo lucky! It looks like a good time.
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