We left for Vegas last Thursday to celebrate our anniversary. It was perfect....and I love the idea of a vacation for our anniversary. Usually we would have coordinated a trip to CMP for summer and our anniversary....now that we are in Texas it's just not that easy :(
We had some travel mishaps on Thursday and were pretty delayed getting to Las Vegas...and also pretty tired with the two hour time difference. So that night we just sort of walked around The Bellagio...scoped out the amenities of our fabulous 5 start hotel and checked out where we were going to lounge poolside the next day!
our room....
our king size bed (and without Grace....Orie loves vacation hotels!)
our beautiful Bellagio towels...fresh every morning AND evening
our bathroom...
the marble bath....
our king size bed (and without Grace....Orie loves vacation hotels!)
our beautiful Bellagio towels...fresh every morning AND evening
our bathroom...
the marble bath....
Friday we woke up and headed to the pool bright and early. It was a good thing too because by about 9:30 most of the "good" spots were taken. If you know me, and many of you know me quite well, I am a little bit particular....this is with anything and everything...including which spot at the pool we were going to have and in fact which pool we were even going to sit around! We did find the perfect spot and were ready for some sun and relaxation! Our pool was a fabulous fountain pool and we soaked up tons and tons of rays. I think we went through three cans of sunscreen during our trip! Because it was so warm we were in and out of the pool every 30 minutes, so our towels were yellow with sunscreen residue and we even stained our white cover ups :( booh.....
orie and di poolside....
orie soaking up some sun
pool area at the Bellagio...
our tower and room...
our fountain pool....magical!
our pool....from our room
The Bellagio pool area....phenomenal!
pool side lunch....
Our hotel had an outdoor walkway that connected the two casinos....basically we didn't have to get out on the strip and deal with the masses of crazy people! Caesar's Palace was beautiful and there were loads of fabulous stores. I could have bought everything in site! Instead, I settled on a pair of Tory Burch flip flops for my anniversary present. They are fabulous and I love them....thank you Orie!
orie soaking up some sun
pool area at the Bellagio...
our tower and room...
our fountain pool....magical!
our pool....from our room
The Bellagio pool area....phenomenal!
We had lunch pool side that afternoon and then headed in to shower and head over to the shops at Caesar's Palace.
pool side lunch....
inside the shops at Caesar's...
some ancient Greek/Roman something or another....
a view of the Eiffel Tower from The Bellagio....
Orie and Di at the fountain show....
wow.....
this particular fountain show started off with all this moisture rising out of the pond....it was so cool!
it was circular and almost swayed....very cool...the song was The Pink Panther....very cool!
our Prosecco.....cheers to our anniversary!
we weren't so sure about this cat....he was all gangster and then pulled out a flip phone and could barely read the screen!
some ancient Greek/Roman something or another....
After some fun shopping we came back to The Bellagio and had some prosecco and watched the fountain show on a beautiful outdoor veranda....it was amazing! The music and the rhythm of the fountains are quite incredible....one of my favorite moments!
a view of the Eiffel Tower from The Bellagio....
Orie and Di at the fountain show....
wow.....
this particular fountain show started off with all this moisture rising out of the pond....it was so cool!
it was circular and almost swayed....very cool...the song was The Pink Panther....very cool!
our Prosecco.....cheers to our anniversary!
we weren't so sure about this cat....he was all gangster and then pulled out a flip phone and could barely read the screen!
That evening we had a lovely dinner at Le Cirque in The Bellagio. It was truly a gourmet meal. Orie had a chef's tasting selection and I had lobster gnocchi....fabulous. I even found these blue glasses that I have coveted since the beginning of the NBC series Friends. I asked the waiter if I could have them or if I could buy some and he looked like I had asked for spaghetti with no noodles! He only let me buy 2 and wouldn't give me the name of the supplier....he has probably never met anyone quite like me!
The dessert....yes it is surrounded by cotton candy....we were dining at Le Cirque!
my blue glass! i almost put it in my purse so I could have one more!!!!
After dinner we rolled some dice at the craps table and weren't very successful. It was fun though and we even met a sweet British couple who we kept running into....Vegas is so random!
di and orie ready to win some money....
Saturday we sat poolside all day......I just didn't want to get up because I knew it was our last day of vacation....It was gorgeous once again and we loved every moment! It was so nice just to get away with no cares or concerns!
pretty much what I did the whole day....
di and orie poolside....
Saturday night we left The Bellagio for our anniversary dinner down at The Venetian....we ate at Tao Restaurant. It was excellent! The Venetian was a very pretty casino....again lots of shops and a very nice casino. Tao was so fun and trendy....we felt like New Yorkers again. Of course the food was delicious and atmosphere amazing. We really enjoyed our anniversary celebration....
di and orie poolside....
Inside the Venetian....the shops.....
di and orie by the river? canal?
di and orie at TAO
the entry at TAO....lined with soaking tubs filled with rose petals....
the very cool counter....
the atmosphere inside of TAO
my selection.....amazing....shrimp with long beans, jasmine rice and a spicy Asian sauce
Orie's selection....sea bass with watermelon....and sauteed spinach
the waiter recommended dessert, mini doughnuts with three selections of dipping sauce....amazing
this is what we felt like after our amazing anniversary dinner.....!
view of The Bellagio from our cab driving back...so pretty
di and orie on our last night
Sunday we woke up for the last time at beautiful Bellagio....we had breakfast at the hotel and said our goodbyes to our room, the pool and all the amazing sites. We checked our bags with the bell man and then took the tram over to the Aria casino and shops. We had heard about it and that there was some amazing shopping. Well we did find the biggest Louis Vuitton store I have ever seen.....we made no purchases but enjoyed walking around and exploring. It was so fun.
di and orie by the river? canal?
di and orie at TAO
the entry at TAO....lined with soaking tubs filled with rose petals....
the very cool counter....
the atmosphere inside of TAO
my selection.....amazing....shrimp with long beans, jasmine rice and a spicy Asian sauce
Orie's selection....sea bass with watermelon....and sauteed spinach
the waiter recommended dessert, mini doughnuts with three selections of dipping sauce....amazing
this is what we felt like after our amazing anniversary dinner.....!
view of The Bellagio from our cab driving back...so pretty
di and orie on our last night
Good Bye to The Bellagio....:(
the view from where we caught the tram....
waiting on the tram....
it's almost here....
After that we loaded into a cab and headed to the airport for our 4:30 flight. We had a little bit of air travel disruption and didn't quite leave Las Vegas at 4:30......let's just say that we finally got back to our house in Dallas at around 2:30 a.m. on a direct flight! It was painful and needless to say we were both exhausted at work the next day. I even went to work and had NO AIR CONDITIONER.....what is it with these baby stores I work in and no a/c some days?
the view from where we caught the tram....
waiting on the tram....
it's almost here....
sad Orie at the airport.....
It was such a fantastic trip and one full of celebration. Thanks Orie for wanting to take a trip with me and for taking me to Vegas....it was grand!
Here are some random pics from The Bellagio
their beautiful blown glass flowers....
the entryway....
The Bellagio summer exhibit...."flower bugs and animals", olive trees and beautiful plants
the entryway....
The Bellagio summer exhibit...."flower bugs and animals", olive trees and beautiful plants
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Looks like so much fun!!
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