The Atlantis in the Bahamas

It's weekend again and it's time to join a quad meme. In addition to my weekly Sightseeing Saturday, I am joining

Beverly for Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Laurie for A Few of My Favorite Things at http://bargainhuntingwithlaurie.blogspot.com/

The Tablescaper for Summer Sundays at http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

When we were in Destin for the 4th of July weekend, I spotted this crystal candelabra at the Villeroy and Boch outlet store. I just couldn't leave it behind so I bought it. Luckily, they had scratch offs to determine if a buyer can get a discount. I got a 20 % off and I was pretty happy with that. The candelabra is quite big and I did not want to put it on the dining table since I do a lot of tablescapes and I am afraid to keep moving it for fear of breaking it, so it ended up on the console in the foyer. Someday, I will use it when I am in the mood to set an elegant tablescape. I don't think my pictures do it any justice at all and needless to say, it's my favorite candle holder.

Let's go to the Bahamas!

These pictures were taken in December a year or 2 ago but the water makes it feel like summer to me. And what could be more pink than the Atlantis Hotel? And do you see the pink hibiscus framing us?


John went with his daughters to the straw market and I, with my sister and friends, took a water taxi to go to the Atlantis.

The view along the way was breath taking. We even passed by Nicholas Cage and John Travolta's family vacation homes.

And there it is, the majestic Atlantis.

Here I am with my sister Fe.

Isn't the Atlantis pretty in the background? It's a humongous building.

Taking fun pictures, lol! If you have not tasted Tortuga rum cakes, you should. I love the different flavors.

The Atlantis is just as beautiful inside as it is outside. With me here are some very close friends that I used to dance with when we lived in Illinois. We used to belong to a Fil-Am dance troupe and we would be doing performances all over. I sure miss those days!

I will never forget our visit there. After walking around, everybody got busy playing with slot machines. Now, I am not one who likes to gamble (I would rather go shopping) but I got tired of waiting for everybody so I went looking for a 25 cent slot and settled there. I figured if I placed a $50 bill (which was the smallest bill that I was carrying at that time), it would go a long way and maybe my companions will be all done playing before I could lose it all, but hopefully, I would win. After 2 pulls in the slot, I wondered why the machine stopped playing. I called an attendant thinking I had a defective machine. But it was my brain that was defective, lol, for I sat in front of a $25 (not cent) slot machine. I told you, I do not like gambling. I never played again after that.

Every detail of the building is just beautiful.

The water is so clear with the most gorgeous color.

I hope you enjoyed this mini tour. Thanks to our hostesses for another weekend of fun memes. And thank you all for coming by for a visit. I always enjoy your company. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!