In the spirit of a Gilbert New Year's eve

Happy New Year from the Magnolia State!

Biloxi Pictures 2 (Misc)

Intersting factoid...this hotel was slated for a September 2005 opening, but was unable to for obvious reasons (a lady named Katrina destroyed the Casino...apparently then it was just a barge in accordance with Mississippi's casino gaming law...but they've apparently gotten some sort of exception, or since Sept. 2005 Mississippi's law has changed regarding barges and casinos, and they can build a more substantial casino facility). It finally opened in June of this year, nearly two years late. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Casino_Biloxi)
1. The HRH & Casino's big neon guitar out on US90
2. Me outside with the sunset in the background over the Gulf/Mississippi Sound
3. A shot of the sunset outside
4. A shot of the sunset form my room (technically taken inside, but I ran out of picture spots on that first post.

Biloxi Pictures 1 (Room)

I got to the coast today with an uneventful trip. The worst part was one portion of I-55 in Jackson (right south of MS-25/Lakeland Dr., near FPC). It's kind of a hill, then a curve in the road. It's not so bad, but if you get there at rush hour (which I didn't, but have), it might get a bit confusing for someone unfamiliar with it.

I had to run by Gulf Regional Planning Commission (I applied for a job there a while back...and apparently they are about to be without a transportation planner...nothing further there, I'm happy in Oxford, it's just interesting) to get a tablet computer set up to do landuse using GPS and a GIS mapping software. I won't bore anyone with details.

So I decided to bring my camera in before the valet got my car this time and was able to get a few pictures. Here they are. The first batch is my room. The second will be a few miscellaneous outside pictures I got a few minutes later:
1. Room with a view (of the Beau Rivage)
2. Room/bed
3. Bathroom
4. Shower (if yo look closely, note the three shower heads)
5. My TV greets me.