A Tour Through the Bellagio

December 21, 2009 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

If I’d have really wanted to feel like a tourist I’d have drug the camera through the Venetian too, but I didn’t. Now I wish I had. Regardless, I hauled it over to the Bellagio Hotel and Casino because I knew from last year’s trip to Vegas, that they have an amazing Conservatory. More on that coming soon. I love the Bellagio because it’s very high end, and fancy, yet comfortable at the same time. And an even better reason to love it- it is decorated to an immaculate level. Not only is it architecturally pleasing, it is aesthetically pleasing as well.

Again, I did this in the form of a gallery, but I’ll walk you through a few of the things you’ll see on the photo-tour.

We begin on the walk from our hotel, the Flamingo. We walk by Ballys, which is where the pretty palm trees were located. From there we can see (and shoot) the Paris Hotel from the pedestrian overpass that sits above Las Vegas Blvd. I tried to catch some sun flare in my photos of the tower, but the Cannon camera doesn’t like to let you capture sun-flare- or maybe I just haven’t figured out how to do it yet! Then we are able to photograph the shops in the Bellagio. As you enter the mall portion of the hotel, you’re greeted by some gorgeous architecture. Gracing the aisles of the mall were Nutcrackers in beds of poinsettias standing guard underneath over-sized candies; nutcrackers guarding beautiful decorated trees. There were gigantic, mirrored, stacked packages tied with red glass bows. Decadent, playful and beautiful. High end stores abound: Hermes, Georgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Tiffany, and more!

The hotel is also pretty with floral carpets, a gorgeous garden and an amazing display of giant ornaments, mirrored stars, and gawdy (for lack of a better word) floral topiaries. There is a glass ceiling mural in the lobby of the hotel as well, that is absolutely gorgeous. There are poinsettias, a fountain, and this area leads you to the conservatory. But you’ll have to wait for those photos. I’ll give you this teaser, though- it’s like a rose parade, up close and personal.

Enjoy the photos!

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.