Bellagio Fountains Las Vegas

We had a bit of a slow start this morning as we spent some time updating the blog, however we left the hotel at 9.30 and bumped into a man called Jake, The Tropicana tour advisor who suggested we go to breakfast at Coco for $4.99 each. And very good it was too and frequented by many locals.

After a short walk about we soon realised just …

Just got here...I'll give you my thoughts in the morning. For now, let's just say, I didn't think there was a place that could out-bright Times Square. I was wrong. …

Friday 9/7/12:

The drive to Las Vegas was just over 4 hours from Bakersfield. The highways were very busy with lots of tourists heading to the iconic gambling strip. The heat hovered around 40 degrees for the entire journey to Vegas. Not far out of Bakersfield for miles and miles in the desert were wind powered propellers littering the …

Nach einem Minifrühstück bei schon knapp 40 Grad verließen wir Twentyninepalms und fuhren viele, viele Kilometer geradeaus durch die Mojave-Wüste in Richtung Nevada. Wir entschlossen uns absichtlich für die Pampa-Route um so endlich mal für uns zu sein ;). So ging es 3 Stunden durchs Nirgendwo mit tollen Panoramablicken.

Gegen Mittag …

Pack expo 2010

Landing in Las Vegas can be a little nerve wracking, if like me you are a nervous flier. Its the wind, coming off the hot desert, that buffers your plane sideways (and brings an immediate sweat to my forehead). We landed safely (albeit a little roughly) in Vegas quite late in the evening.

We caught a cab, and got dropped off at Excalibur …

Las Vegas, what can I say, I am a big fan of sin city. I have been three times so far and I can’t wait till I go back for round four. I am sure some people don’t like Vegas, she is big, bold, racy and unapologetically consumerist. To me though Vegas = fun fun fun!


When you are on a budget you can spend a whole day walking …

Jordan and I took and early morning flight from San Fransisco to Las Vegas, and since I'm not a morning person, I only just about managed to get through to the gate, with all my belongings. I slept for the entire flight, from before take-off until and completely missed all the scenery. We were picked up by our hostel shuttle, which turned out …

After a couple of hours sleep we got up and headed for the Caesars pool which the boys had told us had about 9 different pools. We blagged our way in without a room key and spent a relaxing few hours there. Stacey got chatted up by an old man who was on holiday with his mum and wanted her to stay in his room…dirty old man! He offered to buy …

I don't remember what I expected Vegas to be like before I went, what I do remember is that upon arrival any expectations I had were completely shattered. When planning from travel guides, keep in mind that you've only been shown a tiny slice of any given destination. Outside of that, there is a lot of the mundane, the unspectacular and sometimes, …

... on offer while getting an idea of the hotels/casinos. they all offer the same thing, but the surroundings do make a difference. Bellagio Fountains - Epic water fountain display. I don't know where in the world there is one bigger. Nicely choreographed to ...

... you can get a good salad. After dining we get ourselves a nice cappuccino in the Bellagio and went out to hang for the Bellagio fountains. We both like this very much and so we stay and hang for a few shows in which the fountains moves ...

... see some shows. Some freebies include the Volcano at the Mirage, the Siren's pirate show at Treasure Island and, my favorite, the Bellagio fountains. We also went to Absinthe, the sexy circus cabaret. As with most things in Vegas it was risqué, had no ...

... a live Million Dollar Challenge. After that I am going to see more of the strip including the nighttime shows including the Bellagio Fountains, Treasure Island show and of course Penn and Teller’s magic show. We have spoken to some of our fellow ...

... . Marble bathroom, huge bed with huge pillows, lovely furnishings and a fantastic view out of the window over the famous Bellagio fountains. The only disappointment was that it was a smoking room and despite all the assurances that we wouldn't even ...

... wondering.... her winnings still didn't cover the cost of Tiffanys! Overall, Vegas won! Ele n Gill 0 - Vegas 1 In the evening we watched the Bellagio fountains and just meandered around the strip and hotels taking in the sights. We leave Vegas in the ...

... past Hurrahs, Margaritaville, some of the evening events were going on such as the Mirage Volcano, the TI pirate ship and Bellagio fountains but we didn't really watch any this evening.   We eventually stopped to eat at somewhere we haven't been ...

... use hand signals and the lions recognise the tones of their voices as communication. We went off to catch the last showing of the Bellagio fountains (I know this is mentioned every day but it is just so cool!) and then left at 9 pm in a taxi heading ...

... and had dinner on the strip. Then we walked along since it was dark outside and everything was all lit up. We saw the Bellagio fountains and Caesar's Palace and the Mirage Volcano going off. Vegas was starting with a bang!!! The next day we went to the ...

... lost but here we keep getting lost in these massive buildings lucky I got a compass. We then went straight down town to see the Bellagio fountains and some other hotels, shops we also went to the top of the Paris Eiffel tower for the view, we are both ...