Ce qui se passe à Vegas, reste à Vegas… Or perhaps, for French readers out there, Une indiscretion à Vegas reste un secret à Vegas. :)
During our visit to ‘Sin City’ while criss-crossing the continent earlier this summer, the Eiffel Tower – the symbol of the Old World ‘City of Lights’ – looked as though it was reaching toward a glowing corona radiating over the desert sky.
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Tricia A. Mitchell is a freelance writer and photographer. Born in Europe but raised in the United States, she has lived in Valletta, Malta; Heidelberg, Germany; and Split, Croatia. An avid globetrotter who has visited more than 65 countries, she has a penchant for off-season travel. Tricia has learned that travel’s greatest gift is not sightseeing, rather it is the interactions with people. Some of her most memorable experiences have been sharing a bottle of champagne with distant French cousins in Lorraine, learning how to milk goats in a sleepy Bulgarian village, and ringing in the Vietnamese New Year with a Hanoi family. She welcomes any opportunity to practice French and German, and she loves delving into a place’s history and artisanal food scene. A former education administrator and training specialist, Tricia has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in international relations. She and her husband, Shawn, married in the ruins of a snowy German castle. They’ve been known to escape winter by basing themselves in coastal Croatia or Southeast Asia. Her writing has appeared in Fodor’s Travel, Frommer’s, and International Living. View more posts
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Beautiful shot, Tricia, wow!
Thanks so much, Cornelia! I’m not sure I’ve seen anything like this corona before. Perfect timing. I think so many others were distracted by Vegas’ overstimulating environment, that they even overlooked it.
Again you’ve taken a well known icon and turned it into something splendid. Virginia
Virginia, can you tell that I’m missing the real City of Lights? :) As a fellow Paris devotee, I’m sure you can relate! Merci for your kind comment.
Wonderful picture
Thanks so much, Hitesh.
At last somewhere I’ve been to and even been to the top, great views, oh no wait, I thought it was Paris, great shot though.
:) I’m such a Parisian purist that I must admit that I didn’t ascend this Eiffel either, Mark.
Been there. Seen it. Great shot (Las Vegas).
Thank you, Victor. We had lucky timing with the corona. I feel so American now that I’ve finally seen Vegas. :)
Excellent light. I have to admit that after two visits to Vegas, I can honestly say if I never go there again it will be too soon. I really don’t like Vegas. Even the thought of it creeps me out. Our next trip to that part of the world will have to be via Phoenix or Salt Lake City.
Rachael, this summer was my first time in Vegas. It was nice meeting my husband’s family friends who live there, and we also thought the Bellagio’s fountain show and botanical gardens were beautiful. I’m more of an ‘Old World’ girl, though, and I suspect you are too. :) We drove through Vegas as part of our long, but fun trip westward (Québec City to San Francisco). I thought of you and your family while we were there, remembering that image you shared of the amusement park high above the city. Thankfully, neither my husband nor I like rollercoasters. Observing the tourists engaging in revelry in Vegas certainly offered some interesting sociological and psychological glimpses though!
Fabulous shot…I would blow that up and frame it on a wall for sure!
Greetings Jessie – welcome, and thank you for your nice compliment. I have one of my real Eiffel Tower shots framed, with a harvest moon, but no wall space for anymore. :) Such a nice way to relive past travel adventures! Speaking of, it’s been a pleasure exploring your site; it’s always fun connecting with a fellow soul with wanderlust.