*December, 2024* ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 1 of 19_web.jpeg]] ## Twas the Night of Christmas... ...and all were quite merry. Chris and Doug flew to Vegas for they found a cheap fare... y. We had a day or two to spend until spending a great weekend in [[Palm Springs with Deb and Cheryl]]. While there we figured we would gamble a little, of course, but we also wanted to spend some time off the casino floor and came up with two great ideas. ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 2 of 19_web.jpeg]] *But first, some required photos in the Bellagio atrium with their holiday decorations. Doug got a great room on Hotwire - but don't worry about Bellagio, they definitely got into our wallets.* ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 4 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 5 of 19_web.jpeg]] *Off to explore a few casinos along the strip -- **The Cosmopolitan**, and **MGM Grand** before the first big event.* ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 6 of 19_web.jpeg]] *A peek of what's to come later...* ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 7 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 8 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 9 of 19_web.jpeg]] ## Omega Mart by Meow Wolf ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 10 of 19_web.jpeg]] *Next Stop: Area 15, an immersive events and art space that includes **Omega Mart*** ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 11 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 12 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 13 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 14 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 15 of 19_web.jpeg]] I should have taken more photos in there but we were trying really hard to figure out the scavenger hunt answers... happy to report we got 100% right and a small prize. ## The Sphere ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 16 of 19_web.jpeg]] *After **Omega Mart** we went to **Treasure Island** to gamble for a bit, then **The Venetian** before walking to **The Sphere** to see **Postcard from Earth**, which was awesome. 100% Recommend it -- don't worry about the preshow stuff in the lobby, get some food and something to drink and hang out on the 2nd level.* ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 18 of 19_web.jpeg]] ![[Web - 2024-12 - Las Vegas - 19 of 19_web.jpeg]] *Then the walk back to **Bellagio** next to the canals. Got a fairly early night's sleep before picking up Deb and Cheryl at the airport the next morning!*