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Treasure Island Show~~

Down on the strip treasure island offers a free pirate show for your entertainment~ When I was younger and it was my first trip to vegas, this was one of my favorite shows to watch... They revamped the old show to appeal to not just the kids, but the "big kids" as well... The performers are very good looking, and don't worry it's not all about the guys, there's girls as well... so if you don't like the show, you can just stare at the performers haha... It's one of those shows you can't pass up b/c it's a vegas original~~

Bellagio Hotel & Casino Part One

So I had the opportunity to stay at the beautiful Bellagio Hotel. I must say that part of me thinks that it's worth money to stay there while the other side says its not. First off see the bed on the left? Yeah, the cover had a burn in it and the bedding wasn't anything special. Even the tv wasn't anything special, just a big bulky old one. What I did like though was the alarm clock because it was the iHome. So it can charge my iTouch and my sisters' iPod nanos. What I felt was worth the price is the bathroom!

The bathroom was absolutely gorgeous! I loved how it had the big tub and a shower. What I didn't like though was the when you flushed the toilet it did a big PSSHHH which scared me and my family whenever we flushed the toilet.

I also loved how in the drawer they had TWO plug in hair dryers (and don't think about taking them because they're tagged) and extra hand/face towels. I didn't care for the scent of their lotions, shampoo, and conditioner.

I loved how this bathroom came with that circle mirror that had a light attached. It helps when fixing up the eyebrows ;D
Sorry I was watching one of my favorite programs (Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations)and it just happened to go on to this chef guy. But when you open both of sides of the entertainment center there's a light that turns on which is nice b/c i always find it difficult to look in there w/out having to pull everything out. On the left side they had an ironing board, an iron, two robs, and a bag for dirty clothes. On the right it was a mini closet with wood hangers.
I loved how each of the beds had a small light above them b/c it helped if somebody wants to stay up and other people want to sleep.
And we had a view of the pools~~ not too sure how they're split up, but there was a section that was roped off, but I'm not too sure how to get (like if it's for "VIPs" or "high rollers")
And in the lobby they have the conservatory which has a small botanical garden with birds and butterflies (depending on when you go). It was nice walking through it, it's not very big and it's only like less than a minute walk w/out taking pictures.
On to part 2~~~

Bellagio Hotel & Casino Part Two

This is the main art piece in the lobby of the hotel, it's beautiful!!

Yummy gelato from the hotel!! I got it in Tiramisu!! It was about $4.10 for a softball size portion.

World's Largest Chocolate fountain anybody?!

This is the conservatory at night.

I also ate at the buffet that is located within the hotel, if you want to eat there I offer one word of advice go early! People start lining up before they even open for dinner! The food was okay, there wasn't anything spectacular about it, but they did have king crab and snow crab, chilled and cut in half so it's easy to eat and you don't have to make a mess. The desserts on the other hand were delicious! The only complaint that I have is that their flan was kind of bland. There really was no taste to it, but their tiramisu was delicious!! Was it worth the price to get in? Well, I ate a lot of king crab so yes, I did get my moneys worth from it.

Rating Breakdown:

Family Friendly?: 3.5/5 *There weren't many things for kids to do, their "arcade" wasn't so great*

Convenient: 5/5 *Where it's located is perfect if you want to go shopping, you can walk across to Caesars and go shopping there, you can shop at Bellagio, or you can walk down to Miracle Mile Mall by planet Hollywood hotel*

Staff: 5/5 *The staff was extremely friendly and there was not one person that did not say "Hello, how are you?" and they always had a smile*

Overall experience: 3.8/5

Personally I don't think it's really worth all the money to stay there, especially if you're bringing young children along. There are no stores for children and there really isn't anything for them to do besides go to the pool or the "arcade". The conservatory is beautiful, and it's neat to see the worlds largest chocolate fountain, but other than that, there is nothing for them to do. There are a lot of different dining options which is nice for adults (21+).

Bellagio Hotel and Casino and EkiBlog Giveaway

I'm currently staying at the Bellagio hotel with the fam for a little while but I forgot my flash drive at home so I can't upload any pictures yet (need to put in the water marks). But hopefully I'll be able to get that up soon!! I think there might be a lot of pictures so I'm most likely gonna split it into two separate posts, idk we'll see.

One of my favorite bloggers Eki is doing a BB cream giveaway!! I know that this is a travel blog, but I am a girl too and yes I love makeup! I always wanted to try a BB cream but I'm always hesitant to really buy one >< but people should definitely check out her blog! she's super pretty!!

THISWASFOREVER: Giveaway

This has nothing to do with traveling, but this post is an entry for THISWASFOREVER's dolly wink giveaway. I guess this can be kind of travel related b/c she is currently in China :p she's soo lucky! Here is what I'm entering to win!!

The picture is obviously not mine, but check out her blog too!!

http://www.thiswasforever.com/2011/06/dolly-wink-eyelash-by-tsubasa-masuwaka.html

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Santa Cruz Boardwalk is a great place to visit. You can go on the beach and take in some sun or walk the boardwalk and ride rides! There are three main roller coasters on the boardwalk: Hurricane, Big Dipper, and Logger's Revenge. Personally I absolutely undoubtedly loved the Big Dipper! Hurricane was one of those rides where it was just meh and I didn't even waste my time going on Logger's Revenge. But there was one ride that my cousins and I went on just to waste time (expecting it to be a kiddy ride) but were we surprised. The ride is called Wipeout, by far one of the funnest rides I have ever been on! So when you walk in you go down this boring hallway nothing interesting and you wait in line. You see (i believe) four big rounds and on top of that four boats that rotate, the boats hold two people, from there you're probably thinking "WTF am I doing here, I'm leaving" b/c that is exactly what my cousins and I thought. As we were about to turn around and walk out, the lights turned off, rave like music was playing and the big rounds started spinning and so did the boats!! There were multi-colored lights going everywhere and I just can't explain it well enough to do it justice~

I loved going to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, there are a wide variety of rides and games that appeal to all ages... and in my opinion, pretty cute guys to check out ;D haha