Vail, Colorado

Lancelot Restaurant in the original Vail Village.

One of thousands of condominiums built in
a quasi Bavarian style. Most start at
one million dollars plus.

Vail has many fountains. This particular fountain
has five unique water jets that give the illusion that
the water is solid. At night gas jets are set ablaze
in the fountain. This is a real work of art.

Another photo of the fountain.

We counted nine major building projects, each carrying
a price tag over three hundred million dollars. This
employs thousands of workers and will provide permanent
jobs for hundreds more.

I liked these mobile wind art sculptures.
They come alive when the wind blows.

Bill on the balcony with the gondolas behind that
go to the top of the mountain.
Unfortunately, they were not open for business.

Lion Square Lodge.
This is where we stayed for two days.
In the background you can see the ski slope and gondola.

Street scene in Lionshead Village. Most of the
streets are for pedestrians only.

This is the Arrabelle complex.
It has businesses on the first floor and
condominiums on the upper floors.
This is more French than Bavarian.

Flowers are everywhere in Vail.
They are found in flower boxes, in street level plantings
and hanging in baskets.

I could not pass up taking a photo of these beauties.