7th June 2025

Another brilliant, hot sunny day here in ‘Sin City!’ It’s currently 100ºF (38ºC)! 🌞🥵Luckily, it’s a dry heat, no humidity, so it’s just about bearable when walking outside.

A new centre-piece at the Bellagio. I thought we had come to the wrong country! 😂

Since our return here, the famous Bellagio Atrium has been remodelled for Summer. It means either an early-morning or late-evening visit as it gets packed out during the day. Photographs coming soon!

The day so far has consisted of lunch (we were up too late for breakfast), shopping and gambling. We dined at Mercato della Pescheria in St. Mark’s Square in the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Another ‘first’ for us as the restaurant we used to eat at was taken over by this company.

I had a Margherita Pizza and a non-alcoholic cocktail while Si had Tortellini al Proscuitto, Tortellini filled with Prosciutto, in a Grana Padano Broth, finished with Tomatoes & Truffle Oil and a Fat Tire beer (any followers of Bosch on Netfilix will know the name as that’s what Harry Bosch drinks). All the food was delicious.

Si waiting for his lunch

Delicious!

Sand with her pizza

And her non-alcoholic cocktail

I’m getting just a wee bit concerned about the suitcases! So far, we’ve had to expand Si’s suitcase but I don’t anticipate doing any more shopping before we fly home on Monday, so I think we should be okay space-wise.🤞🧳

Coming out from London they had ‘Heavy’ stickers placed on them even though one weighed 24 kilograms (53 pounds) and the other 26 kilograms (57 pounds). Our allowance is actually 32 kilograms per bag so I thought I had done quite a good job packing. They are a wee-bit heavier now. That Si buys so much during these trips,😉 so they’ll probably get ‘fork-lift truck needed to lift’ stickers instead! 🤣

Tonight we will dine at Bavette’s Steakhouse inside the Park MGM Hotel and Casino.

In their words, they are a stylish departure from a traditional steakhouse, Bavette’s embraces French flair without the formality, blending fine dining with unabashed fun. Indulge in timeless steakhouse fare, including richly flavorful ribeyes, fresh seafood, traditional side dishes, and house made desserts. Strong cocktails and a well-curated international wine list enhance the gilded space which features red leather banquettes and glowing chandeliers.

The last time we were there the food was fabulous so we are hoping for a repeat this evening.

We shall have a little ‘flutter’ after dinner. Probably on the same slot machine that we won our $13,000 in 2023 and Ann’s $89 this week. Fingers crossed we are lucky again this evening, but we won’t be holding our breaths!

Once again, I’m sat at the window typing this post and the Bellagio fountains are below me. They look magnificent.

Sand typing the latest Post for the Blog

Tomorrow will be the last full day of our holiday as we fly back to Blighty (the UK) on Monday evening, so please join us then to hear about tonight’s dinner and to see what we got up to!

As always, thanks for reading.