Day 8

Day 8

There was a great continental buffet at the hotel which we enjoyed before heading out to the strip. We took our own car over the shuttle and found it easy to get around and parking was easy. There is a great mall there where we spent a lot of time just shopping. I got a new Fossil watch with some money Mom and Dad, and Rose gave me for my birthday. I'd had my eye on it online for some time, so I was excited to find it there. I also got a Brighton key chain I'd been wanting, plus a beautiful ring to match a turquoise bracelet I recently uncovered in our attic, that belonged to my Mom's "hoarding" cousin. We also had some gelato. $10 for two small scoops, but delish!!

After that we went to several of the casinos. Didn't do any gambling, except Joe put a dollar in a Tiki slot machine, which was gone within seconds! The most spectacular casino was the first one we went into, the Bellagio. Took tons of pictures. In the center of the hotel was a phenomenal flower and garden display. There was a walk way that had water spraying from one side to another every so often. The stream of the water looked as if it were a solid piece of clear plastic. Then there were bird cages filled with lorikeets. In the middle of everything was a decorative ferris wheel. There were two large ladybugs about two and a half feet long covered with live flowers. A large snail, also on display was covered in fresh red and white roses. We had lunch at the buffet there. The food was all first class! I had turkey with cranberry, spring rolls, bak chow (sp?), a croissant, curried duck, and sampled a few deserts. Joe stuck mostly with the pastas. We were both very happy! We hit the pool again, resting for the next leg of our adventure.