Life in the Allenzotti House: Viva Las Vegas!

We have returned from our weekend getaway to Las Vegas. It was the perfect time away from daily life and enough time away from Gabe for me not to go crazy. Although, I could use a few more days at the pool.

My flight out of St. Louis was crazy early (6am, what were we thinking?). Since it was my first trip west of I35, I was like a kid staring out the window as we flew over the mountains.

Flying into Las Vegas and driving down the strip was a trip in itself. The hotels were huge! But then I saw that everything was just on one street. For some reason, I thought things would be more spread out. But what did I care, I was seeing mountains in my own country (I've only seen mountains in Spain).

I arrived Thursday morning, bright and early (7:30 Las Vegas time). I quickly grabbed my bags and headed to the Bellagio Hotel to get my room and a nap. Our room overlooked the mountains and the Palms Hotel. I shut the blinds and had a great nap.

I met up with my friend Suzie, from Lindenwood, for lunch at Planet Hollywood Hotel. Since it was just across the street from my hotel it was an easy place to find and walk around. We sat and caught up on all things St. Louis and Lindenwood.

Later, I met up with Nicole, Mike, Rachel and Brian at the pool. It was so nice to lay by the pool and relax. We picked a place for dinner at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, China Poblano. It was an interesting mix of Chinese and Mexican foods. The menu made things seem a little scary, but everything was great!

On Friday, I took my time doing anything. It was my full day to not care and I took advantage of it. I got breakfast at Jean Phillippe. There was anything chocolate and crepes and coffees.

It was a easy breakfast and watching the chocolate flow from the ceiling was pretty cool. I then headed to the pool. I had the pool all to myself for a few hours. I tanned and needlepointed.

Scott met me there on Friday afternoon from Australia. I waited patiently at the entrance to the hotel for him to arrive from the airport. It was so nice to finally see him walking up (he saw me first). We had a little time to relax and walk around the strip before we went on our seperate ways for the night.

We walked around the strip for a while so Scott could keep moving and not let the jet lag set in. We walked from the Bellagio over to Caesar's Palace and then walked the mall inside the hotel. There was a lot to see and a lot of high end stores that I would never think of going into.

Above is the garden that is inside the Bellagio and to the left is the ceiling in the lobby.

Girls night/Guys night was on Friday. The guys went to a great surf/turf dinner while the girls took in a show and then went to a club for some free drinks and dancing. The club, Hyde was on the first floor of the Bellagio, we had a front row seat for the fountain show every 30 minutes.

On Saturday Scott and I were able to do our own thing during the day. We walked the strip, from the Bellagio all the way to the Tropicana. It was a long, hot walk. We did go inside New York, New York for some a/c, food and to check it out.