Vegas, part 2

On Wednesday, we walked a lot. ;) We started with walking past the BattleBots arena and continuing on to the Atomic Museum (about another mile east of The Strip). We spent a good bit of time taking in the impressive exhibits and information there. If you have the time, we recommend it for sure. Because we'd not timed things well and were pretty hungry when we finished at the museum, we caught a quick Uber back to The Strip (fascinating driver...wouldn't have minded having a drink with him as we're sure he's led a very interesting life and has stories aplenty). We walked through the Paris hotel and settled on having a late lunch at Mon Ami Gabi. It was seriously delicious and our patio table had a great view of the Bellagio fountains. 

(We were glad to have watched the fountain show on Monday night, as they didn't run at all on Tuesday. Apparently a yellow-billed loon found its way into the fountain lake...and, as one of the 10 rarest birds that regularly breed on the mainland US...the Bellagio had shut down operations in consideration of the bird's safety. They think it got blown off course by the high winds just before...decided the fountain show wasn't hurting the bird so started back up during the day on Wednesday for a period...and then shut things down again while they wait for the bird to move on.)

After our fabulous late lunch, we walked across The Strip to explore the Bellagio and the Cosmopolitan a bit...saw the world's largest chocolate fountain but weren't able to see the conservatory as they were in the process of switching things out from their Lunar New Year display to a more Easter themed display. 

From there, we stopped briefly to make sure to check in for our flight the next day then continued on down The Strip to the south. We went to the giant M&M store, saw the Big Apple Coaster across from there, found a fun Stranger Things store, took a picture with the Statue of Liberty, and walked through the Excaliber and the Luxor before turning around and walking back to our hotel.

We had a nice dinner at the Tilted Kilt on the Linq Promenade (just outside The Flamingo) then went back to our room to chill for a bit and change before our 9:30 Cirque du Soleil "O" show across the street at The Bellagio. (Another reason we picked The Flamingo hotel was knowing that it was just across from where our show would be. It was nice being able to just walk back after the show let out.)

Photos weren't allowed once the show started but we managed to get these...

The show was soooo amazing! "O" is a water show so there was plenty of flipping and diving and just overall impressive feats. Wow.

On Thursday, we checked out and took our bags down to the hotel's baggage hold then continued in our walking tour of The Strip. We ventured thru The Venetian (with their indoor canals and interesting displays), Treasure Island, The Mirage, the Forum Shoppes, and Caesar's Palace. We ended up having our last Vegas meal at Caesar's at Gordon Ramsay's Pub & Grill, and it didn't disappoint. (Plus, our waiter was great and had wonderful recommendations.)

The last photo is of me in one of the many "sugar" stores around Vegas...because I just thought it was fun. We didn't buy any candy. :) 

After that, we collected our bags, caught an Uber and got to the airport. Our flight was slightly delayed due to a shift in the winds or something but made it to Denver just fine. We grabbed some food at the airport before shuttling back to our car and driving home. Fortunately, the forecast snow wasn't too bad and was only just starting during our drive. 

And that was Wednesday and Thursday. Whew. I'll be back with one last wrap up post...