The Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas
@DeborahDiane (40053)
Laguna Woods, California
September 18, 2016 7:57pm CST
One of the delights of being in Las Vegas is to see the dancing water fountains at the Bellagio Hotel. They play gorgeous music over the loudspeakers and the fountains move along with the beat of the music.
On a beautiful, warm summer night, it is delightful to watch the Bellagio fountains.
However, @LadyDuck recently wrote a post about the real town of Bellagio. As lovely as the Bellagio Hotel is, it doesn't hold a candle to the charming town that is its namesake.
In fact, most things in Las Vegas come nowhere near the places they mimic ... Paris, the Venetian, the Luxor, New York New York, etc. In truth, they are just poor copies of the real thing.
However, Las Vegas is still fun in its own way. You just have to have realistic expectations. 
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
19 Sep 16
Thank you for the mention Deborah. Las Vegas is a city that I like a lot, but what you see is never like the real thing, even if many places, like the Bellagio and the Paris are very nice. The most deceiving for me has been the Monte-Carlo, nothing to do with the small Principality on the Mediterranean.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
20 Sep 16
@DeborahDiane We had breakfast at the Monte-Carlo one morning and I have to say that it was the worst service we had in Las Vegas, even the food was not very good.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@LadyDuck - Yes, you are absolutely right that the Las Vegas sites are nothing like the real thing. I had forgotten about the Monte-Carlo!
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Sep 16
@LadyDuck - I'm sorry to hear that. We have never eaten in the Monte-Carlo. Now I have no wish to eat there in the future!
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Sep 16
It is a Disneyland for adults I suppose.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Sep 16
@DeborahDiane Wow, I had not heard that.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic - So far the concept of bullet trains in California has all been talk. One of these days, though, it could actually happen!
@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic - Funny you should call it a Disneyland for adults. There has been talk the last few years about building a bullet train from Disneyland in Anaheim directly to Las Vegas. I think a lot of vacationers would love being able to go both places easily on the same trip!
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@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
22 Sep 16
I would like to visit Las Vegas one day.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Sep 16
@Tampa_girl7 - It is a crazy, wild place, but it is a fun place to experience.
@sallypup (57824)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Sep 16
@DeborahDiane He has many celebrity friends.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Sep 16
@sallypup - I bet he has seen some pretty amazing costumes in Las Vegas!
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@DianneN - Dancing fountains, with music and lights, wherever they are located, are very enchanting!
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@just4him - Yes, you are right. Vegas is known for glamour and glitz ... not for creating duplicates of the real things. The Bellagio fountains were a spectacular addition to the city.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@jaboUK - Yes, the Bellagio fountains are mesmerizing. People hang out for hours watching them in the evening.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@Vivenda - Yes, Epcot is a fascinating place to visit. Since we live so near Disneyland (about 1/2 an hour drive), we have only been to Disneyworld once. I think it was in about 1987.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@JudyEv - I'm glad you friends had fun in Las Vegas ... although they realized it was nothing like seeing the real places!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Sep 16
I love the Bellagio. I could watch the fountains all night.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Sep 16
@teamfreak16 - I agree that the Bellagio fountains are wonderful. I could watch them all night, too!
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