Christmas at Bellagio

I was looking forward to seeing the decorations in the Conservatory at Bellagio and they didn't disappoint. Here are some of the scenes:
On the way out of Bellagio we stopped on the bridge that goes over to Bally's and caught the end of Frank Sinatra's "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" as interpreted by the fountains. Here's the big ending:
There are lots of lights in Vegas at night, but you don't want to be part of these on Las Vegas Blvd:

Bumper-to-bumper as usual. Thank goodness I know all the back roads around town.

One other shot - you know you're in Vegas when the Christmas decorations at the mall include showgirls:

For Christmas this year my father-in-law had planned to give me his collection of silver $10 casino coins that he had won in Vegas over the years. Some of them we had won for him on our trips over here. After he died on December 2nd the family gave me that collection, and so in his honor I decided to add to it tonight by playing one of those coin machines at Planet Hollywood. After playing only $7 I won a coin to add to the collection. Thanks, Grandpa!