Las Vegas/Disneyland Trip - Day 1: Las Vegas

After hiking halfway across the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge to take pictures of Hoover Dam, we walked back down to the car and drove back to Las Vegas (which is only about 40-45 minutes away by the way).  As we got into town we stopped at Walmart and picked up a pack of 32 bottled waters and some snacks.  Now fully supplied, we drove to the Bellagio for our overnight stay.

Dale Chihuly's piece "Fiori di Como" adorns the ceiling in the Bellagio lobby

Checking in

The entryway to our "Tower Fountain View King" room, #25042

Welcome to our home for the night

Come in, right this way

Smart and functional

Living area and wardrobe

Bed

Window open.  The in-room safe lies flat in the drawer of the nightstand on the right.

View from the bed

Bathroom

Window open

Vanity

Shower

Les toilettes

Hello you

Living area view

Fountain view - complete with window-washer cables

Oh, the show's about to start.  You can listen to the music in the room through a dedicated tv station.  This one was Celine Dion singing "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic.

"You're...here...there's nothing I fear...and I know that...my heart will...go on..."

We got situated in the room, cleaned up, and then headed to the restaurant Fix in the hotel

Todd's tired but happy

The 3 times cooked Crispy Fries sounded really good, but we didn't get them.  I had an 8oz filet mignon, rare, and Todd had the same cooked medium.  Both came topped with a garnish of 3 large, thin, crispy, slightly vinegary-flavored potato chips (weird, but good).  I had a glass of Michael Pozzan Annabella Pinot Noir with dinner which was also good.  Todd and I split a large loaded baked potato and creamed spinach with Boursin cheese.  For dessert I had an Irish coffee that kicked like a mule, and Todd and I split ice cream pops (like cake pops, but with ice cream) in the flavors of milk chocolate snickers, dark chocolate banana, and white chocolate sea salt caramel.

After dinner we walked over to Caesar's Palace which is where we stayed the last time we were here in 2008.  We walked around the Forum Shops, then back along the strip to watch the Bellagio fountains from street level.

Caesar's Palace

Much better at night.  This one was "Luck Be A Lady" by Frank Sinatra.  The shows run every 15 minutes after 7pm, so we hung around and watched 2 others.  We also watched shows from the room for "Your Song" by Elton John, "This Kiss" by Faith Hill, "Hey Big Spender" by Gwen Verdon, "Time To Say Goodbye" by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli, "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars, and Gayaneh - Suite:  Dawn, Ayeshe's Dance from Spartacus by Ll'yich Khachaturian.

Bendy water

Dancing fountains

The view of Paris across the street as we walk around the fountain pool

Bellagio at night

The new Las Vegas High Roller ferris wheel in the background

More bendy water

Big finish

Walking back into the lobby behind a group of Asian tourists

Next to the lobby is the Conservatory which is re-dressed for each season

A view from the side

Back up in the room.  This show was set to "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars.

Good night Las Vegas

Next post:  Across the Mojave to Anaheim