The last item on my Vegas-Baby to-do list before leaving to go camping was to visit the Bellagio and their Gallery of Fine Art. I get to the Bellagio alright, I just never seem to get there at the right time… like when they’re open. So, I made a plan to just do it.
The Bellagio is my favorite casino/hotel facility in Vegas-Baby. It has real uptown class and it has Chihuly… lots and lots of Chihuly! Who is Chihuly, you say? Dale Chihuly is a master of blown glass in art form of world renown. He takes glass, adds color and design and makes it art… a poppy field hanging from a ceiling or an arrangement in a vase or items floating in water or items holding water. He has a remarkable talent.
Here is the poppy field hanging from the ceiling of the Bellagio Hotel lobby.
Poppy field hanging fromBellagio Lobby ceiling
Closer view:
Up close and personal
Closer...
really close
Or maybe you’d like the bouquet of Chihuly:
Huge Chihuly Bouquet
Now for the class part. How’s this for a swimming pool? Oops. Can’t see the pool for the trees? Don’t worry. It’s there and BIG!
Really... there's a pool back there behind all the trees and landscaping.
The Bellagio also has one of the finest atriums ever that they decorate with different themes representing a holiday, season or event. So far, I’ve seen Thanksgiving, Christmas, Year of the whatever 2010 was in the Chinese calendar and whatever this month’s that looked somewhat Americana 1890’s. It’s more fun to me not really knowing the theme and deciding for myself. You try it. What do you think?
Ferris Wheel with American Flags hanging everywhere
and the carousel…
see the carousel behind these people gawking at water?
Those people are watching the water jump up out of the pool and slap back down. I’d rather look at the ferris wheel myself.
I paid my Senior rate to get into the Art Gallery that I’d heard so much about and was pretty disappointed for my $12.oo fee. They only had 30 pieces of art ranging from some really good Impressionists to some less impressive “art”.
I’m just sayin’ I get more bang for my buck at real museums that don’t empty into the photo gallery of a local famous photographer. It’s like they get you “high” on the more valuable Monet, Chagall art so this photographer’s prices don’t look so bad. I’m not saying he’s not a good photographer. He is. And, if you fly me around the world with the equipment he has, i could probably make some pretty good pictures. Actually, me and my little Canon make darn good pictures going 80 MPH through the windshield, don’t you think? I need to sell some of my stuffs too!
Tomorrow is packing day. It’s going to be short of a miracle to get my daughter outta’ town Tuesday morning. Everyone is wanting her to drop by a party or to see her before she goes and she hasn’t even packed yet and she has to pack for camping, for Atlanta and for Austria! Oh, did I tell you she’ll be gone for three months?
Tomorrow should be fun!
Happy Trails!
from a Friend 