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Vegas- The Sphere

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  • Trip start
    January 17, 2025

    Chase Sapphire Terrace

    January 17 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F

    Taking advantage of Bill’s new card. Now we know we can get free lunch or snacks before a flight out of ABIA.

    A little chilly on the terrace but enjoyed a great wrap and glass of wine.

  • Virgin Hotel

    January 17 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 57 °F

    The Virgin Hotel used to be The Hard Rock. It’s been redone pretty well but is definitely off the strip and not very busy…at least in January.

    Interesting art in our room and weird bed with half a footboard. Gotta love the “Romance Kit” available in the mini bar of the room.

    Also some of the culinary folks are on strike, making for some interesting coming and going.
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  • Ferraros

    January 17 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 54 °F

    Lovely dinner our first night here. Didn’t realize what a nice restaurant it is in a strip mall across the street from hotel.

    Also with an amazing wine list! It was really hard to choose, though the $2200 bottles were easily eliminated! We had a nice Sangiovese

    We had some mixed fried seafood first, which was very lightly done. Bill won the dinner choice - lobster and scallop parpadelle. I had rabbit that was really good but not compared to his pasts.
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  • Garden Table

    January 18 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

    Private dim sum lunch at the garden table inside the Bellagio Conservatory! What an experience!

    The service was stellar, the food was amazing and being so special to have the whole pagoda to ourselves was so amazing. We kept grinning like kids.

    Lol it was also like being on display but it was fun!
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  • Bellagio Conservatory

    January 18 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F

    The Conservatory at The Bellagio is always amazing. This Chinese New Year garden was stunning. That face on the snake just kept making me smile.

    As we walked through we were also looking for where our lunch was going to be! What a surprise to see our prime spot!Read more

  • Ole Red

    January 18 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F

    We’ve been to Ole Red in Nashville and had to check out the Vegas version. Beautiful day to sit on the balcony and watch the Bellagio fountains.

  • Hell’s Kitchen

    January 18 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    We had a little time for a nibble at Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen. The service was a bit snobby but the lobster risotto was amazing! The scallops were good but the sauce was bit overdone and heavy.

    Sitting in the restaurant and people watching on the strip was fun!
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  • The sphere

    January 18 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 43 °F

    What an experience! The sphere is so mesmerizing from the outside, unsettling from the atrium area and jaw-dropping as a concert venue.

    We also love the Eagles, so amazing hits we know and love make for a special and comforting experience.Read more

  • Beehives

    January 19 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F

    Our first entry into the park was the beehives. The erosion of wind and rain leave beautiful partners in the sandstone.

  • Atlatl Rock

    January 19 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F

    The petroglyphs up on the rock almost seemed fake. Like someone just put them there. Like a joke. When you get over that thought, it is really impressive to see.

    More impressive is where you have to climb to see them. How did the ancient ones get up there without the staircase!?Read more

  • Arch Rock

    January 19 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F

    After going to Arches in Utah, our standards are pretty high and we were looking for the big stunning arches.

    We actually walked around the wrong way and almost missed the little arch. Still very pretty.Read more

  • White Domes

    January 19 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    After the beauty of the red rocks, the white stone is not as compelling. We intended to hike down to see the domes from the trail, but that trail was all in very loose sand. It was not fun hiking and we bailed.Read more

  • Seven Magic Mountains

    January 19 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F

    We drove roughly an hour total out of the way to catch this exhibit. 😂.

    Temporary installation off I-15. Just fun to see. A little mockery of Vegas if you want to see it that way.

  • Trip end
    January 20, 2025