Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Thanksgiving in Mexico

Family and friends traveled to Riu Palace Riviera Maya for the week. Enjoyed lots of sun and sand and food and drink!!!


The buffets were beautiful!!! Here is the sushi chef on Asian night.





Fred and Lowell enjoy their Thanksgiving turkey.




The chef making seafood paella. What a pot!!!




Aztec Indians on the beach

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Lazy Days on the Beach



Whoops!!! Fred forgot about his money when he went for a swim.



Out view everyday!!!





More of the view.




Beach party in the sand.

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More of the beach



What a tough decision? The pool or the ocean? (Sam, Robbie, and Vance)






This bar was so popular! ( Lowell, Sam, and Robbie at the second table)





Janice naps while Sam people watches.

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Sam's Birthday

Sam gets to be on vacation for his birthday every year since it is the same week as Thanksgiving. November 26





Had dinner at Chili's Steak House----had surf and turf with seafood appetizers and Caesar Salad

( Robbie, Lowell, Sam, Janice, and Fred--Vance is taking the picture)




The waiters surprised Sam with a serenade, triple chocolate cake, and a flaming Baked Alaska.


This must be some Mexican custom as they made hats out of napkins and held them up several times during the week.


Happy hour at the Lobby Bar (Sam, Robbie, and Vance)

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Dinners

The Plaza fountain--the gathering spot for drinks after dinner and before the show. They had a band playing in the gazebo and vendors selling Mexican handicrafts.




Janice, Lowell, and Sam





Sam, Lowell, Fred, and Janice



The Sports Bar---what are those ??? Green shots??? (Sam, Vance, Robbie, and Lowell)





The whole gang on the last night---Sam, Vance, Robbie, Janice, Fred, and Lowell

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Weddings

There are always several weddings on the beach while we are here.

Wedding 1 was in the gazebo up on the lawn.

This was wedding 2---on the beach done in hot pink with about 12 guests



The ceremony was performed in Spanish and English. This one had a mariachi band to play before and after the ceremony.









Wedding 3 had more guests and changed the color to orange.


They then had a dinner on the beach lite by tikis that night.

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