Due to a scheduling mix-up we had to split our stay between two hotels. We first checked into South Point, which is a perfectly lovely resort but a bit off the Strip (a $56 round trip cab ride away to be precise) and better suited for families. The pool area was wall to wall screaming children. Not that I have anything against snotty brats and rugrats, I just don't care to share my Vegas experience with them. You don't see me drinking and gambling at Disney World.
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Being the classy guy I am I immediately stole some paper cups from the maid's cart so we could make some Cosmos in our room.
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On the second day of our stay we got to "move on up" to the Palazzo.
Oh...Palazzo...how I miss thee. I seriously did not want to leave. We felt like Kings.
OK, OK... King and Queen.
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Our view went from:
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to:
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And our makeshift Bathroom Bar graduated from stolen paper cups to:
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On Monday I caught an exhibit at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art and visited the Chihuly gallery at City Center. I will blog on both in the coming days.
For now...it's back to reality and work.
A few more random Vegas shots:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokAsFrToFqIumJGEtfd-NveLFMezEKVsS6bsRd5eXD0wbXtFVYDlS1-N-Xg3jUvLXhOUlKQP0aHZ6OUHCTysK461SwwchNq9AqsnXTzH72j7tN4DF_Q0yo7baslSdHZPZ9IHFFKF6ieg/s320/2010_06070226.jpg)
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And perhaps my favorite shot...
Naughty necklaces off a vendor's cart.
It wouldn't be in keeping with my own style,
but I think this image would make a great large-scale painting.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8uh4r8HoBMoe17Ou98KptTpQBya6zpjDQEBVOYf9rop1b4kghcsb-ybhb0wOTw9z8yksF7NTc_uub3bd8-IMASz7wLSD1G5PLx-uNSY-vRwMFf6-MJwXIe3B9-cMuOVYGGDMaZHU2YM/s320/Necklaces.jpg)
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