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The 2023 Las Vegas Trip

We took a six-day five-night trip to Las Vegas. Here’s what we did, at least most of it.

Monday 3/27

We drove to Vegas. On the way, we saw the world’s tallest thermometer and a general store with over a thousand types of soda. That was in Baker. Once in Vegas, we checked in at the Wyndham Grand Desert. We unpacked and chilled a bit, then had a great dinner at Modern Vegan. Afterwards we went to the Tropicana Casino to check out the place and whether it was a good parking option for the show tomorrow night. [continued]


Pictures From The 2018 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip

Hello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2018 trip to Seattle and the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!)  are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures!

If you are thinking of going in 2019, let me know!

If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….

2018 Seattle and Bumbershoot photos

What we did on the 2018 trip – part 1

What we did on the 2018 trip – part 2


The 2018 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip – Part 2

Click here to read part 1 first

Continued from part 1. I’ll post some pictures soon.

Saturday September 1

Day 2 of the Bumbershoot Music And Arts Festival. All threee festival days it was lunch at Veggie Grill, a quick monorail ride, and then Bumbershoot. The first thing among our selections today was a sampling of the Film Festival, this group called Films For Families. These are award-winning short films, usually 6 or 7 in about an hour. We see a sampling every year and it’s always interesting. Next, Petra went to catch part of music set by Skating Polly and then met us at one of the comedy venues for Off Book: The Improvised Musical. This was two people with a guest comedian doing an improv story as a musical. It was about an hour and a quarter of a wildly imaginitive story made up on the fly with spontaneous music numbers (broadway style) throughout. I am very serious when I say this was really really really funny. I was laughing out loud for much of it and marveling at their creativity the rest of the time. It was a major highlight. Next up we saw musical duo Marian Hill, who used samples and prerecorded backing but added a lot to it. Oddly, they played their hit “Down” first but the crowd really liked them anyway. [continued]


The 2018 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip – Part 1

It’s our annual trip to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. We go every year, since 2001, making this our 18th year in a row. And we love it more than ever. This year our granddaughter Josephine went with us again. Also traveling, our friends Mama O and Claudia (first time for her).

I’ll post some pictures soon, but first, here’s what we did on our trip.

Tuesday August 28th

We took the Blue Van to the airport and caught our Southwest flight to Seattle’s SEA-TAC airport. From there we took the Link Light Rail, easy-peasy, to a few blocks from our condo at the Worldmark Seattle aka The Camlin. It was too early to check in so we stowed our luggage and walked down to El Borracho, near Pike Place Market, for some tasty Mexican food (with numerous vegan options of course). By then it was time to check in at the Camlin so we unpacked then walked to the monorail, which we took to the Seattle Center. We lounged around the International Fountain for a while, it’s pretty and peaceful. We walked across and down the street to Bartell’s Drugs (upstairs) and the Metropolitan Market (downstairs) and bought some supplies for the week. We took the stuff on the monorail back to the Camliln. We talked up with trip-mates Mama O and Claudia for a bit, then called it a night. [continued]


Pictures From The 2016 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip

bumbershoot_2016Hello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2016 trip to Ocean Shores, Seattle, and the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!)  are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures!

If you are thinking of going in 2017, let me know!

If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….

2016 Seattle and Bumbershoot photos

What we did on the 2016 trip – part 1

What we did on the 2016 trip – part 2

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Pictures From The 2015 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip

Bumbershoot 2015 logoHello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2015 trip to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!)  are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures!

If you are thinking of going in 2016, let me know!

If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….

2015 Seattle and Bumbershoot photos

What we did on the 2015 trip – part 1

What we did on the 2015 trip – part 2

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Pictures From The 2014 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip

Space Needle at nightHello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2014 trip to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!)  are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures!

For most of the musical acts, I took a LOT of pictures, but I only posted 2-4 pictures of each act on here. If you really want to see more photos of any musical act, let me know. Also, I wish I had more pictures of the people we went with, Mama O, Sam, Cal, Laura, Margaret. Everyone was doing their own thing but I should have taken more pictures. Maybe next time.

If you are thinking of going in 2015, let me know that too.

If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….

2014 Seattle and Bumbershoot photos

What we did on the 2014 trip – part 1

What we did on the 2014 trip – part 2

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The 2014 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip – Part 2

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I’ll post some pictures soon, but here’s part two of what we did on our trip.

Saturday August 30

This is the day I have been waiting for, the start of the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. We took the monorail to the Seattle Center, the site of the festival, and yes we were early. That’s how I like it. At 11:00 AM, we entered the festival and headed immediately to the Starbucks Gold Lounge, for a free coffee drink. Then we walked over to the VIP Hospitality Lounge and had some snacks there. OK, now time for music. First up was The Lonely Forest in the KEXP lounge (the secret stage). This show and their outdoor show later today were going to be their last shows ever. After some 10 years together they were calling it quits. Too bad, too, because their set was great! Now I discover them!


Pictures From The 2013 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip

bumbershoot_sign_2013Hello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2013 trip to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!)  are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures!

If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….

2013 Seattle and Bumbershoot photos

What we did on the 2013 trip

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Pictures From The 2013 Las Vegas Mini-Trip

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Hello once again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2013 Las Vegas mini-trip to Las Vegas are now online! We had a great time even though the trip was short. Take a look at the pictures!

If you have any questions, just ask. Now take a look! And leave a comment if you want….

2013 Las Vegas mini-trip photos

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