As beautiful as a bride's Vail

Our spring '08 vacation to one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world, Vail, CO. As such Colorado, the land of the Rocky Mountains is the ski capital of US, and here this small town with a population of less than 5000 people but with more than 1.5 million visitors every year is so beautiful with a small village with mountains on the backdrop. The total area of the village is just about 5 sq miles.

This is enroute Vail on US state road 40. The road is fully covered with snow that it loses the significance of the posted speed limit.

Presenting Vail CO, shown here are the Condominiums. It is obvious that this small little village thrives with tourism. Everywhere you can see buildings which have a European rustic beauty to it. You can almost cover the whole place by foot, except up the mountains of course.

Part of them resorts and partly shops and dining. I heard this place is famous for weddings, with some of them happening up on the mountains and then the couple would ski down the slope for an icy cool wedding.

Ice rink with kids playing on it. Notice the sky-bridge connecting the buildings, giving importance to the architectural beauty.

On the streets, note this marvelous piece of the artist where the doors open to let out the angels peep and while the bells strike to the count of the clock.

On the top of the summit at around 10,500ft. The highest point is another 1000 ft high while the base itself is around 8100 ft high above sea level.

To choose your way down is either to ski or skate or the gondola which also gives a beautiful view of the village.

Taking time off

The real pleasure of having a job and working comes not when you get your pay check, coz atleast thats just money going to the bank for me; but its the long awaited vacations you get from work. Its been almost a half year since I graduated from college and started working, and here I am from the sunny and warm Florida to the chilly and snow-scaped Rocky Mountains, in Denver, Colorado.
I am a travel enthusiast and thanks to everything, my family, my education, my job... which got me in such a place where traveling is as easy as 1, 2, 3... book your tickets, check about the places on internet, pack your bags and well fly... or errr not a good idea to drive, when everyone's talking about gas prices.
On a similar note something caught my attention this morning, where an American Airlines flight flew across the Atlantic from Chicago to London with just 5 passengers. C'mon a real sad thing to happen, wasting an enormous 22,000 gallons of fuel.