Jay had to go to Vegas last week for business. Being that he was already half paid for, we decided it would be a good opportunity for us to get away together. I have never thought Vegas to be a great destination spot, but I have wanted to see what it is all about at least one time. I was pleasantly surprised! Jay and I don't gamble, but there is still a lot of other things to do there. I would like to go again and see a show next time. I really enjoyed myself, but I agree with everyone that told me a couple days in Vegas is plenty of time. After a couple of days I was ready to get back to sanity and see our boys again.
We stayed in a hotel called the Cosmopolitan. It is a new hotel that is located right next door to the Belllagio, so it is really in the center of everything. The hotel was super nice and very contemporary.
Here are some pictures of our roof top pool. I never ended up laying out by the pool because it was close to a 100 degrees while we were there. I felt pressured to sit out and enjoy it, but I knew I would be more comfortable in air conditioning....I must be getting old! :)
This is a separate pool for the parents and children.
This was the view from the roof top...
Our hotel's casino was called The Chandelier. Can you guess why? Seriously, I have never seen so much bling in one place! These pictures just cannot give justice to everything we saw.
We spent the whole first day walking around and going in and out of all the hotels. I was amazed at all there was to see. New York, New York...
The Excalibur...
The Luxor...
The MGM Grand... Wow! Check out all that gold!
This is one of the towers of our hotel, The Cosmopolitan...
Here was our room. Jay told me we were getting a studio. This does not look like a studio to me! Wow! The rooms were like new and were amazing!
Here is the views from our personal balcony...
More sightseeing. Here is Paris...
Caesar's Palace...
The Venetian (one of my favorites)...
Inside the Venetian...The ceiling in the picture is actually painted, but there is a small canal that runs through the hotel where people can take a gondola ride.
We ate at a nice Italian restaurant for dinner in the Palazzo, which is part of the Venetian. We actually ended up getting lost in the Venetian while walking around.
Here is the volcano show outside the Mirage...
The Bellagio fountains! I loved watching these! They were beautiful!!!
Inside the Bellagio they had the most beautiful Autumn decor and conservatory! It really made me wonder what it might look like in there around Christmas time. The displays were just gorgeous!
If you look just above us in this picture you can see two steady streams of water creating an arch overhead. It was simple, but we were amazed and wondered how they created this.
This is the lobby to the Bellagio...
I can't even imagine how much money just ONE of these hand-blown glass flowers cost!
Enjoying a drink ALONE! :)
On our last day Jay had to work nearly all day. That was okay with me. I woke slowly and drank my morning coffee while I watched the Today show and other morning television shows. Seriously, I have not watched morning television for about 5 years now!! I went shopping for a bit, and then joined Jay for his afternoon luncheon. They had hired a comedian to put on a show for after the meal. The guy who was hired put on the hotel uniform and walked around the tables pretending to wait on people while they were eating, but he was being a real A--! It was so hilarious to watch top business professionals get all worked up. My stomach hurt we laughed so hard! Don't worry, it was all part of the show...some people didn't know that though until the show started. :)
Jay and I had a lot of fun together, and we were grateful that my parents were so willing to help with our boys while we were gone. Luckily they didn't seem to miss us very much!
