They enjoyed themselves very much and one of the restaurants they were at, they had to leave as the dress code changed over at 7:00 p.m., no jeans allowed. They had fun trying out different restaurants throughout their trip, ranging from every-day dining to fine dining, especially on our Daughter-in-Law's birthday. They also enjoyed several shows, a favorite being Penn and Teller. They have gone there each time they have been in Las Vegas.
I think this is their third trip now but I need to ask. This person below was a magician. I have forgotten the details but that is an interesting outfit.
Added note: thank you Sandra of Madsnapper who identified this magic act. I can always count on my blogging buddies. Her comment in part reads:
"that is Piff the magic dragon and the dog is Piffles . He won Americas Got Talent a few years ago and has his own show in Vegas, the show girl is his wife. he is a funny magician...."
Audience participation.
Not sure who this was, part of the same act and is that a puppy she is holding? After reading Sandra's comment, it is a good feeling to know that they made it and have their own show in Las Vegas.
Moving along, in one of the places they were able to get cookies and milk (milk poured inside a cookie cup) served by a robot.
Below we are back in the Bellagio. I had told them about the ceiling of Chihuly glass, and could they take a few photos? I had seen it before on our last trip several years ago. It is located in their front lobby and debuted at the Bellagio in 1998. Dale Chihuly's inspiration was apparently found in Italian fields during the spring. The 20-ton piece of art is valued at $3 million at the time of the article's writing in February 2020.
I do remember being mesmerized by it all on my visit. (You can read a biography of Dale Chihuly at this link.) The sculpture is called “Fiori di Como” which means Como Flowers.
As a side note, the Bellagio Hotel is modeled after a hotel on Lake Como in Italy. I found this out when I read the information at this link.
This sculpture consists of 2,000 hand-blown glass blossoms that weigh about 40,000 pounds. They are supported by a 10,000-pound steel armature. Every morning between 2 and 5 a.m., a team of eight to 10 engineers cleans and maintains the sculpture. There is a surrounding catwalk up there.
Later my darlings found out about the secret Alpine Bar, by previously listening to someone on YouTube who tells you all about the places in the city.
A penguin visited their table. They took it all in good fun. I probably would have fallen out of the seat trying to get away.
Now outside in the bright sunshine.
The collage below shows Gordon Ramsey's restaurant. They went to one by the same name in Washington DC on Brad's birthday last year, and wanted to compare. However, the waiting time was unbelievably long and they didn't want to waste any of their time when there were a zillion restaurants to choose from, many of them with excellent dishes as they found out during their trip, and a lot less waiting time for a seat.
They saw the newly opened Sphere as they crossed one of the walkways.
It is located at The Venetian - this link tells you all about it.
Looks very impressive close up, at night is when it really shines I would think, as you'll see from this photo I found at pixabay.com.
That's all the photos from their trip. I enjoyed looking through them again, and I hope you have enjoyed the ones I have shared today. With many thanks to my Darlings who gave me the okay sharing their photos.
Thanks for looking and I hope your day is a great one.
