For our one year anniversary Ashleigh and I decided to make a trip to Vegas. It's close, we found some good deals, and hey why not.
Our trip had a rather irritating start. I had just come off of the night shift, with the only sleep being what I got on the plane. We had planned on getting picked up by the shuttle as it was included in our package, but man was that a wrong move. It took 45 minutes of standing and waiting for the shuttle to get there. Here's a tip, if you go to Vegas, split a cab with someone. I think Ashleigh captured the feeling best.
But once we got in the shuttle it was all up hill! The driver was hilarious and hotel room at the Bellagio was pretty nice :). Our night began with an amazing dinner in the Eiffel Tower restaurant overlooking the strip and Bellagio fountain.
As luck would have it, Sam and Nick were there as well attending a friend's wedding. So they helped us thoroughly enjoy our anniversary weekend.
After dinner we split up. The girls went to go put on their Vegas evening attire while Nick and I went to the Luxor to watch Chris Angel. Overall the show was at best ok, entertaining but lacked magic. After the show, we met up with the girls and walked around the Cosmopolitan's fancy Chandelier bar then made our way to Treasure Island. There we found a tequila bar where we discovered Keno. Apparently as long as you have some money in the machine you get free drinks. This allowed us to break even ... except for Ashleigh who apparently has a little luck on her side ;).
Ashleigh in her Vegas dress. :)
After lady luck's fun at Treasure Island, we got a true Vegas experince. We made our way over to the Encore where Ashleigh's friend from work knows people. We got in the side entrance for free, and then lounged by the pool, danced, and sipped cocktails until our hearts content.
End day one!
Anniversary day: We started by having a very relaxing morning by the pool/ lakes of Bellagio.
After getting some sun we had lunch by the pool and spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the hotel and admiring the art around the Bellagio. It was simply amazing! And then it blows your mind to think that this is only one of the many hotels on the strip.
Thats right, the Bellagio has the worlds largest chocolate/white chocolate fondue fountain! mmmmmmmmmmmm!
After touring the hotel we made our way down to the Olives restaurant where we proceeded to have one of the best dinners together that we have ever had.
Not only was the food amazing, the service was great, with music in the background, and every 15-30 minutes we were gladly interrupted by the Bellagio water show with the best seats on the strip!
After dinner we walked back down to Treasure Island where we watched Circ de Soleil's Mystere.
The show was phenomenal! Tickets were expensive, but well worth the price. I highly recommend it if you are ever in Vegas.
After the show we discovered a rather interesting bar outside the theatre. An oxygen bar, seemed weird, but hey we were in Vegas.
What you don't see in the picture is that along with our 20 minute flavored oxygen session you also get a back rub and head message. Very relaxing. With the hand striking midnight our amazing fun filled anniversary day was complete, but the night was still young. The rest of our night was filled with different casinos, wondering the strip, and just exploring the nightlife that only Vegas has to offer. Rather than post numerous pictures I think the night is pretty well summed up into one:
This is Sam planking. Apparently planking is a new thing you do when you visit a place, you "plank." Lol
With the weekend at end it was time to go home.
Michael and Ashleigh
