Vegas Baby

Scott and I got back a week ago from our first Vegas trip!!!! We have been together for 10 years and since we have been together this has been THE vacation Scott has always wanted to take. We have gone to NYC, a cruise, many Caribbean destinations, and this is his dream vacation. So we decided to take a few days at the beginning of my summer and go to Vegas. I must admit I was excited about the trip, but wasn't as excited as I am for most vacations(like our Turks & Caicos trip in a month!). But I had a BLAST! We have already been planning our next trip to Vegas.

We stayed at the Venetian, which we highly recommend to anyone planning a trip to Vegas. The rooms were large, clean, and nice. We did not upgrade to a room with a view because we decided we wouldn't be in our room that much. The Venetian for those of you that don't know was inspired but Italy. They have gondola rides through part of the hotel that you can take. The casino atmosphere was our favorite of any hotels we visited. It didn't really seem to matter what time it was our casino was busy. The people working the tables were also really friendly. I had never gambled before so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was quite amazed at how everything works.

We were actually inside our hotel when this picture was taken.

Dinner our first night.

FYI this picture was taken at 1 am NC time. Long day.

Hotel lobby

Only 1/2 of our suite.

While we were there we saw O, the Ciruqe show. Absolutely amazing. While we were at the Bellagio we went to the Fontana Bar, had a drink, and watched the water show. This is a must see while you are there. The show runs every 30 mins. We were able to see the show 3 times, and were amazed every time. We ate dinner our last night at Joe's. This restaurant came highly recommended by some friends. If you don't mind splurging for dinner one night you MUST eat here. The service and food was out of this world.

Water show view from Fontana Bar.

Last night. We were headed to eat at Joe's.

Bellagio:

Above: hotel lobby

Below: gardens at the Bellagio

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Pictures from the strip:

Sweet treat. We stopped in for some water and a little sugar high.

So the random man we asked to take a picture of us didn't quite get the statue.

I am celebrating my $50.00 earnings on a $.25 bet at Caesar's.

We did ask, and no Caesar never lived there.

We are enjoying a BOGO margarita as we walk the hot streets on the strip.

The temp was 106 while we where there.

View of our hotel from the strip at night.

Water show at Bellagio.

We had too much fun one night and ended up in Paris.