When we left the smog and haze of LA and hit the open road, the sky opened up and the sun peaked out lighting our way to Sin City. Kerry's friend Karen told me about a place called "Calico Ghost Town". I made it so much fun!
Right away we went on a train tour of the town. The fine specimen of a man, picture below, gave us the tour. Although there was a voice track on the train, he felt the need to yell the same information over the voice track, making it impossible to hear either one. All I could do was chuckle.
Our Train Conductor
Jule and Me on the Train
Calico Ghost Town, formerly Calico mining town was a large settlement in the Mojave region of California during the late 1800's. After the discovery of silver occurred in the nearby mines, people flocked to the town. It once boasted more than 1,200 people and more than 500 silver mines. In the mid 1890's, the price of silver dropped from $1.31/ounce to $.63/ounce making silver completely uneconomical. By 1907, the town was completely abandoned. In 1951, Walter Knott (of Knott's Berry Farm fame) bought the town and restored it. He donated it to San Bernadino County in 1966.
We learned a lot about the life of a miner. In it's hayday, Calico had a main street, Chinatown (there were 40 Chinese men who were miners), and a red light district. We saw all and took pictures too!
The Entry Sign
One of the last original structures
Town Hall
Julia decided to take a Chinese bath
Cool Building/Weeds
Julia was arrested for not "mining" her own business! Haha!
We argued over who would be the girl, and in the end, my boobs won!
From Calico, we drove back out into the desert and drove straight to Las Vegas. We arrived around 3, and I was exhausted, so I made the executive decision to take a nap before we headed out. The hotel is amazing though. We aren't right on the strip, but we are so close. Julia and I can see the strip from our window. It's beautiful all lit up. My mother did well!!!
We took the monorail to Harrah's and decided to eat at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar And Grille. I didn't have a fried bologna sandwich, but did have a awesome fajitas. When the song, "I Love this Bar" comes on, they give you free shots, however I don't drink much, didn't really want the bartender pouring it down my throat from the bottle, and don't like pineapple which is what the shot was, so I declined. Julia had no idea who Toby Keith was, but I was excited to meet him!! She did get excited about the fried bologna shirt though!
Toby and Me
A shirt Julia would "totally wear"
From I Love This Bar and Grille, we went to the Venetian. It was so romantic with the water and the singing gondoliers, but Julia wouldn't let me hold her hand.
After the Venetian, we went to check out the show at Treasure Island. It's called "The Sirens of TI" and I personally don't think it was so family friendly. There were women, dressed in stripper garb, gyrating against ropes on a ship...I made Julia cover her eyes.
We walked down the strip a little more, goofing around, but decided to go back to the hotel because tomorrow is going to be a big day. Julia fell asleep almost immediately, and I'm watching the news and updating the blog. See you tomorrow!
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