Annual Trip to Ghirardelli

 Made the annual trip to the Ghirardelli Warehouse for their sale of all things chocolate: 

It is always nice to stock up on something that is good

Fremont Art Association

 I was walking in Niles and saw this cool little shop. It turned out to be the Fremont Art Association. The Fremont Art Association has been around for over 60 years and it gives local artists, students and collectors a venue that is both a storefront gallery and a working studio:

It was great seeing local artists and what they have created.

Random Vegas Xmas Pictures

 

Just some random pics of the holiday spirit in Las Vegas:

And my favorite:

Music Monday: Twas the Second Week of Christmas

 Music Monday : Welcome to the second week of Christmas songs:

Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

A Surprising Winter Walk

 When I was in Las Vegas, I went over to Sam's Town which is a casino off the strip and found a surprising winter walk that they had done:

If you are in Las Vegas, head off the strip and enjoy the Sam's Town winter exhibition. 

The National Atomic Testing Museum

 

One of the more interesting and chilling museums I have ever been to is located in Las Vegas, it is the National Atomic Testing Museum. From 1951 to 1992, the desert outside Las Vegas was one of the most significant nuclear testing sites in the Untied States:

The Ballistics Case for Fat Man (1945)

1957 Test Missile

Davy Crockett XM-388 Projectile

1963 W48 Artillery Fired Projectile

How to Survive a Nuclear Attack in Your Basement

A Downhole Fisheye Motion Picture Camera

Tory 11-C Nuclear Ramjet Engine -1964

Disassembled Casing of a 1960's Thermonuclear Weapon

Replica of the "Gadget" That was Tested Two Weeks Before the Real Deal was dropped on Japan

And then there was the interesting reading material:

The National Atomic Testing Museum is an interesting place and I am glad that I got to visit it.