Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Düsseldorf to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Last Day in Europe 7.5.07


One last continental breakfast at the hotel before we hoofed it to the train station for a ride back to the airport and our return flight to the States. Three days in rainy Düsseldorf, and then we wrapped up the adventurous five week trip back in hot and dry Las Vegas in July after thirty hours en route.





The flight passing over what appeared to be Greenland and a number of clear blue snowmelt pools



Nearing descent, the pilot needed to make a second pass before the plane could be cleared for landing. The first pass ran west to east, but the second pass rerouted the plane north to south and right along the Las Vegas Strip in the midday summer, so there were plenty of opportunities to photograph the Strip hotels before landing at McCarran airport.


Looking west at the Las Vegas Hilton and the adjacent Country Club golf course


Looking west at the Strip with the green MGM Grand Las Vegas in the foreground
Looking northwest with Mandalay Bay and Luxor hotels in the foreground




Touchdown Vegas and greeted by the row of palm trees along Sunset Road
McCarran airport terminal
The tarmac road to anywhere
Crossing the finish line!


























Home, home, home! First meal back? Frankand Fina’s Cocina. Yes, Mexican food. Five weeks tripping Europe and all we craved were authentic southwestern burritos, big as babies. Like the people, places, and experiences we have on our action-adventure travels, they were ever so tasty. Thank you for joining us! (Note: All images were shot using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi.)

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