{"id":7730,"date":"2017-11-04T09:34:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T14:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=7730"},"modified":"2025-06-18T10:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:24:17","slug":"travelogue-las-vegas-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=7730","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue: Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 2017
\n<\/strong>Where We Stayed: The Cosmopolitan
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My mom and I took a long weekend trip to Las Vegas. \u00a0Because I can’t drink like I used to and because I was there with my mother, this was a very un-Vegas trip; but we had a great time! \u00a0We stayed at the Cosmopolitan, which I LOVE, and our room had the\u00a0best<\/em> view ever. \u00a0You’ll see about 20 photos of the view below because I could not stop taking pics. \u00a0My mom and I could have spent our entire trip sitting out on the balcony just watching the crazy Vegas world go by.<\/p>\n

We visited the famous Las Vegas sign, which now holds memorials to those lost in the recent shooting. \u00a0It was gut-wrenching to see the photos of all of those beautiful people whose lives were lost. \u00a0Life is short and wildly unpredictable — make every day count because we all have less time than we think.<\/p>\n

After visiting the memorial and paying our respects, we drove out into the desert to see Seven Magic Mountains, an art installation. Basically, it’s a bunch of stacked rocks painted with wild neon colors. \u00a0It was so striking and fun to see. We went early and there were only a few other people there, which was great.<\/p>\n

We then drove to Death Valley National Park. Let me just say: I never need to visit Death Valley again. It’s beautiful in a very eerie, desolate way. But it’s a\u00a0long<\/em> trip there and back. \u00a0We should have gone to Zion National Park instead; lesson learned for next time!<\/p>\n

On our way back, we needed a little rejuvenation and had time to kill… so… we stopped at Vegas TARGET! Yes. Target. It was awesome. From there, we drove to the Neon Museum for a nighttime tour. \u00a0I’ve visited this museum twice before and taken daylight tours — so it was fun to see everything light up at night. \u00a0I’m obsessed with neon signs and Vegas hotel\/casino history.<\/p>\n

We got back to the hotel and CRASHED. Well, I inhaled a Chipotle burrito and\u00a0then<\/em> crashed. It was a long day. \u00a0The next morning, I went to Eggslut for breakfast (so damn good), then mom and I went to see a cacti botanical garden (see, I told you this was a very\u00a0un-<\/em>Vegas trip). The rest of day 2 was pretty chill; I napped, we went to Starbucks, walked over to the Bellagio, had an early dinner.<\/p>\n

Our nighttime activity was seeing Britney Spears’ show. I LOVED IT. Mom hated it. Britney was so popular when I was in high school, so her show had the nostalgia factor for me. \u00a0And glittery costumes and dancing and lip-synching and hot shirtless men. \u00a0Campy fun!<\/p>\n

The next morning we headed to the airport and few home. \u00a0It was a short trip, but we packed A LOT into it! Thanks to my mom for joining me — and being a good sport with everything I wanted to do. <3 you.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>THIS VIEW!
\n\"\"<\/a>SO AWESOME!
\n\"\"<\/a>The Chandelier, one of the bars in our hotel.
\n\"\"<\/a>The Cosmo also had a Momofuku Milk Bar – YESSSSS!
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\"\"<\/a>Seven Magic Mountains
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\"\"<\/a>Artists’ Palette — my favorite spot in the park.
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\"\"<\/a>So salty.
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\"\"<\/a>Zabriskie Point
\n\"\"<\/a>Our planet is wild.
\n\"\"<\/a>A Hunter S. Thompson mural as seen on our way up the Strip to the Neon Museum.
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\"\"<\/a>Bright lights, big city.
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My favorite sign in the museum. \u00a0The old Moulin Rouge sign, rearranged to spell out “in love.”
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This place has come a longggg way. I first visited back in 2011 — and they didn’t even have a bathroom for visitors. \u00a0You had to walk down the block to a gas station.
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\"\"<\/a>My middle name.
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\"\"<\/a>The lobby structure from La Concha is now used as the museum’s lobby. Super cool!
\n\"\"<\/a>The next morning we went to see the cacti botanical garden – which was at the Ethel M chocolate factory. Love. It.
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\"\"<\/a>I loved Eggslut so much.
\n\"\"<\/a>The photo on the left is the Starbucks in our hotel. \u00a0If you stood at a perfect spot (which they mark on the floor), the art would line up as a perfect circle. \u00a0On the right is my favorite Chihuly piece ever at the Bellagio.
\n\"\"<\/a>All flowers! How cool, right?
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\"\"<\/a>Watching the world go by.
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\"\"<\/a>It’s Britney, bitch.
\n\"\"<\/a>I’m a slave 4 u.
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\"\"<\/a>The lobby of the Cosmopolitan. I would stay there again in a heartbeat. Best parking garage ever, too!
\n\"\"<\/a>Rise and shine, off to the airport.
\n\"\"<\/a>Love my momma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October 2017 Where We Stayed: The Cosmopolitan My mom and I took a long weekend trip to Las Vegas. \u00a0Because I can’t drink like I used to and because I was there with my mother, this was a very un-Vegas…<\/p>\n

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