10-07-23 A packed day!
We both seemed to wake fairly early but struggled to get ourselves out the door. We finally decided to take everything down to the car, check out drive for breakfast at the Mirage as my Vegas app said the Pantry there had the best breakfast. As we went down the strip I realized that the Mirage wasn’t far from the Venetian so we just parked there as it was where we would be staying for the next two nights. We went for breakfast which turned out to be lunch by the time we got in but it was well worth the wait and was very good. After that we headed to the Hotel to see if we could check in and we were able to. The room is beautiful, as promised and we got settled. We had worked out a plan for the day and booked times at the Mob Museum and then the Neon Boneyard before heading to dinner on the outskirts, and getting back for our VIP O show at the Bellagio.
The mob museum was extremely well done, very cool and I enjoyed the Distillery and tasting experience we booked. I bought some Huckleberry and some Vanilla Moonshine to bring home. I was very impressed to find out that the assistant attorney general in the 1920’s was female.
The Neon Boneyard was sooooo cool, I wish we had time to see it at night but it was still really great and I picked up a coaster and a few other things while I was there, which garnered me a free shot glass.
The dinner which was also recommended was a delicious seafood boil of Dungeness crab and scallops at Storming Crab. It was a little out of the way but well worth it and I had promised Sonia that I would treat for her birthday.
It took us a while to get back to the hotel but the great thing was that the route took us straight to The Sphere so that we were able to see the outside before we see the inside tomorrow. It really is huge! It didn’t occur to us that show goers would be using the same parking area and it used up a lot of our getting ready time just getting parked. We made the quick decision to take a cab to the show at the Bellagio. A quick change at the room and we were off.
Fortunately we got a cab immediately as the traffic was heavy. We didn’t have to wait long to be taken into our VIP experience. It really was extra! There was champagne, food, presentation, meet and greet, souvenir photos and more champagne as well as beautiful box seats. I am so grateful for the lovely gift and experience. I bought a pin and shot glass afterward.
We walked back as the taxi lineup was very very long. It was a nice night and I was grateful for the walk but am very very tired now. We packed a lot into this day… and tomorrow is U2!!
triumphgal 