We've arrived!

Well it's just about midnight here in Vegas and just over 24 hours since we left Auckland.  We're looking forward to a good night's sleep coz Vegas is pretty overwhelming when you're knackered. Everything is big and busy and bright - fabulous in its over-the-top-ness, especially the hotel/casino/small town that is the Bellagio.  We have also checked out Ceasars Palace and Planet Hollywood as they are beside and over the road from the Bellagio.  In all honesty I had expected our 'fountain view' room to be able to have a glance of the fountain at best, but as you can see from the photos it looks right over the display - which is just about to go for the last time tonight after being every 15 minutes since we arrived.  It's just as well coz when it really gets going it sounds like gunfire with the water being shot high and hard.  The soundtrack plays over the tv in our room, so its SO cool to be able to watch and listen from here with our feet up.
Everyone through our journey has been really excited for us when they heard we were coming to Vegas for the first time - and I even got a high five in the domestic security check when the officer found out we were coming for my 50th birthday treat - never would have thought THAT would happen :).  We had dinner in a place in the food court at Planet Hollywood, where all of the dishes were lobster.  It was a bit bizarre to see stuff like lobster mac and cheese and lobster and fries! I had lobster tacos and Brett had a spicy lobster in a bun - SO good and so very Vegas.  Bring on another day of exploration tomorrow.