{"id":25480,"date":"2018-02-19T22:02:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T06:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/?p=25480"},"modified":"2018-02-19T22:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T06:02:21","slug":"viva-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/?p=25480","title":{"rendered":"Viva Las Vegas."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/southwest_air.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>I thought most of the people flying on Valentine&#8217;s Day would be on their way to see loved ones, but the majority of the passengers on my flight were headed to see Bruno Mars. Or at least that&#8217;s what their <a href=\"http:\/\/store.brunomars.com\/hooligans-jersey.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hooligans jerseys<\/a> led me to believe&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110769722869760952837\/photos\/@36.1175831,-115.1703446,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipNhHPUcEzarerqVJpjCAiZlmG8HIpYPrcXvYoqA!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNhHPUcEzarerqVJpjCAiZlmG8HIpYPrcXvYoqA%3Dw203-h100-p-k-no!7i2045!8i2048!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/lasvegas_promenade_yearofthedog.jpg\" alt=\"las vegas - chinese lunar new year - linq promenade\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I managed to snap this without getting elbowed in the face by all the asians with selfie sticks. My mom was one of them. Just kidding (she forgot hers at home).<br \/>\n(@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Linq+Promenade\/@36.1175831,-115.1703446,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x16e9f4fc867710ea!8m2!3d36.1175831!4d-115.1703446\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The LINQ Promenade<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll have to make my way back here, if only for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Virgil's+Real+BBQ+-+Las+Vegas\/@36.116715,-115.1719304,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c8c43bf4afd17d:0x45301db242464ae!8m2!3d36.1177117!4d-115.1704284\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virgil&#8217;s Real BBQ<\/a>. And maybe that cute guy covering Stone Temple Pilots inside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110769722869760952837\/photos\/@36.1134627,-115.1766515,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipPxNWAjXiu998ygUvZqSZihDH7F2ZAPYtM59MDx!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPxNWAjXiu998ygUvZqSZihDH7F2ZAPYtM59MDx%3Dw203-h100-p-k-no!7i2045!8i2048!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/bellagioconservatory_chinesenewyear.jpg\" alt=\"las vegas - chinese lunar new year - bellagio conservatory and botanical gardens\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If money grew on trees&#8230; (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bellagio+Conservatory+%26+Botanical+Gardens\/@36.1120006,-115.1787047,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c8c43ac9848249:0xc6fc6b3ca0d29325!8m2!3d36.1120006!4d-115.176516\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bellagio Conservatory &#038; Botanical Gardens<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/o.jpg\" alt=\"o by cirque du soleil\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/><\/p>\n<p>O&#8230;MG (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/%22O%22+by+Cirque+du+Soleil\/@36.1137712,-115.1792084,17z\/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sbellagio+theater!3m4!1s0x80c8c43ab69671a7:0x177303794c6d9aed!8m2!3d36.1137192!4d-115.1767906\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bellagio Theater<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Infinitely better than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/luzia\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luzia<\/a> show I just saw in LA, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/beatles-love\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Beatles Love<\/a> is still my #1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/bellagiofountain_lasvegas.gif\" alt=\"las vegas bellagio fountains gif\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The guy standing next to me was belting out <em>God Bless the USA<\/em> during the entire water show. You&#8217;re lucky this is a gif (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Fountains+of+Bellagio\/@36.1125269,-115.1781357,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c8c43aaa9a0bb3:0xe2474a6cdc71f0d6!8m2!3d36.1125269!4d-115.175947\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fountains of Bellagio<\/a>) <\/p>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_0_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_0_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_0\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_0&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:0,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;435&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;435&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:false,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;start_complete&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:1,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:false,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:false,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;fremontstreet_slotzilla.mp4&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/fremontstreet_slotzilla.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/fremontstreet_slotzilla.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/fremontstreet_slotzilla.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"fremontstreet_slotzilla.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-02-19T22:02:21-08:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_0\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/fremontstreet_slotzilla.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"435\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/fremontstreet_slotzilla.mp4?id=0\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"Full\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Pops zip lining into the weekend like (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/SlotZilla+Zip+Line\/@36.1694956,-115.1412428,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd29657d04cdc6e02!8m2!3d36.1694956!4d-115.1412428\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SlotZilla Zip Line<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We lost my dad for 24 hours somewhere between the zip lining and the poker room at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Orleans+Hotel+%26+Casino\/@36.1026211,-115.2019367,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xb437de6a6472a59!8m2!3d36.1026211!4d-115.2019367\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orleans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Fremont+Street+Experience\/@36.1707924,-115.1464592,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c8c39fe106ae7b:0x19ef4a53d2cc5034!8m2!3d36.1707881!4d-115.1442705\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/fremontstreet_lasvegas.jpg\" alt=\"fremont street tips sign\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Put the $5 I won off of Britney slots towards his tip (@ <a href=\"http:\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Fremont+Street+Experience\/@36.1707881,-115.1464592,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c8c39fe106ae7b:0x19ef4a53d2cc5034!8m2!3d36.1707881!4d-115.1442705\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fremont Street<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110769722869760952837\/photos\/@35.9987358,-115.1592718,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipMwovXpEiC7FbRKJGnGjdw5Tsk4rtOu7dbb04-f!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMwovXpEiC7FbRKJGnGjdw5Tsk4rtOu7dbb04-f%3Dw203-h100-p-k-no!7i2046!8i2048!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/rollinsmokebbq1.jpg\" alt=\"rollin smoke barbeque las vegas\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CAUTION:<\/strong> They rub their meat (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Rollin+Smoke+Barbeque\/@36.1320963,-115.1855111,15z\/data=!4m11!1m5!8m4!1e2!2s110769722869760952837!3m1!1e1!3m4!1s0x0:0x7a08f0b9ceafd9fa!8m2!3d36.1320952!4d-115.1767561?hl=en-US\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rollin Smoke Barbeque<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Checked this gem off of my BBQ bucket list! Standouts were the beef rib (my go-to), brisket burnt ends and the &#8220;dam&#8221; hot arkansauce.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/palms_lasvegas_wishyouwerehere.jpg\" alt=\"las vegas - wish you were here - palms casino resort\" height=\"435\" width=\"435\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Till next time! (@ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Palms+Casino+Resort\/@36.1144832,-115.1970023,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x80c8c6993b4b7d65:0xebff468a21b22b1c!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c8c69929a4e157:0x3408652dadfedf7e!8m2!3d36.1144832!4d-115.1948136\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palms Casino Resort<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought most of the people flying on Valentine&#8217;s Day would be on their way to see loved ones, but the majority of the passengers on my flight were headed to see Bruno Mars. Or at least that&#8217;s what their hooligans jerseys led me to believe&#8230; I managed to snap this without getting elbowed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,248],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-and-drink","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}