Total Driving Distance: 7.2 miles (trip total: 3,708.3 miles)
States Traveled To: Nevada
Main Activity: Buffet at the Bellagio, Strolling the Strip
Our last day in Vegas was by far the best. We woke up relatively early for the time we went to bed and were out by the pool by 3 pm. According to the Weather Channel, it was 107 degrees when we went outside. It certainly felt like it.
We sat by the pool for almost two hours, trying to get in some nice relaxation time before we hit the road again. Liz read an issue of GQ that she had picked up because it had a picture of Bruno on the cover, while I read the Rough Guide to the USA, trying to figure out where we were going to drive the next day. It turned out that we had about three days before we needed to be in LA (we were planning to CouchSurf with someone on July 19th and 20th), so I needed to find a couple things to do in California before we hit LA.
After I found a place for us to go, I got really bored and hot at the pool, so we went back to our hotel room.
My mom had really wanted us to go to a buffet while we were in Vegas, so she told me to find a really good place to eat and she would buy Liz and I dinner. Naturally, I picked the nicest hotel and casino in Vegas (and I paid for some!).
The Bellagio Hotel (left)
The buffet at the Bellagio was one of the best meals I have ever had in my life. I ate until I almost exploded. Between the two of us, we ate the following:
- Pasta
- Alaskan King Crab
- Salad
- Sushi
- Shrimp (a lot)
- Sirloin Steak
- Chicken
- Prime Rib
- Turkey
- Orange Chicken
- Mashed Potatoes
- Vegetables
- Mushrooms
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Corn
- Plum
- Dumplings
- Assorted Bread
- Creme Brulee
- Fruit Tart
- Flan
- Lemon Meringue Pie
After eating for over an hour and a half, we hobbled to the fruit table and walked out of the restaurant with two bananas, four oranges, and two nectarines.
We were in some serious pain when we left the restaurant. Before leaving the hotel, we walked around and saw all the great things there are to see in the Bellagio. We saw wedding pictures being taken, a beautiful chocolate/wedding cake factory, some fancy restaurants and clubs, and the incredible casino. Liz wants to get married there. I suggested the Hollywood Wedding Chapel across the street from our hotel, where it only cost $150 to get married (versus $150,000 at the Bellagio).
yes, that is all chocolate
On our way out of the hotel, we stopped to watch two of the famous Bellagio fountain shows, which were amazing. The second show played the song "Por Ti Volare" which just made us laugh because it is featured in a scene from one of our favorite movies, Step Brothers with Will Ferrell.
We then walked across the street to the mall by Planet Hollywood. There was a huge blowout sale going on at Urban Outfitters, so Liz went in to buy some clothes and I looked through some of the books and CDs they have there.
I had really wanted to see one of the Treasure Island Sirens shows while we were in Vegas, so after shopping we went back to the Bellagio, picked up the car, and drove over to Treasure Island. On the way, we passed Flamingo Street where Tupac was shot and killed (respect.). The next Sirens show wasnt for about 45 minutes, so we walked to a nearby souvenir shop and bought a bunch of souvenir, then sprinted back to Treasure Island just in time to see the show.
The Sirens show was pretty cool, but not as good as I thought it would be. There are two giant pirate ships in front of the hotel sitting in a mini-ocean. The show featured the "Sirens" on one boat and pirates on the other. There were cannons and fireworks and a sinking ship to end it, but that was pretty much it. Maybe we didnt get a close-enough look at the show (there were a lot of people there) or maybe I was tired and full of food, but the Sirens show just wasnt that cool.
After the show, we drove back to the Stratosphere and went to our room. I instantly passed out on the bed, but Liz stayed up and cleaned the room, which is quite a feat, because it looked like this when we got back:
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