{"id":39931,"date":"2012-01-31T05:51:45","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T12:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=39931"},"modified":"2020-06-20T18:34:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T22:34:38","slug":"fountains-of-bellagio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=39931","title":{"rendered":"Fountains of Bellagio"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A refreshing addition to your entertainment options, the Fountains of Bellagio were destined to romance your senses. Take in a complimentary Las Vegas show of water, music and light thoughtfully interwoven to mesmerize its admirers. All for your amusement, the most ambitious, choreographically complex water feature ever conceived amazes against the beautiful backdrop of Las Vegas&#8217; lavender sky. &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/bellagio.mgmresorts.com\/en\/entertainment\/fountains-of-bellagio.html\">Fountains of Bellagio<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the closing scene of Ocean&#8217;s 11 (2001), the group stands in front of the fountain at the Bellagio and reflects on the day&#8217;s events before one by one each wanders off into the night. It&#8217;s an effective way to end the day of their heist and an image that has always stayed with me.  <\/p>\n<p>The fountains are a professionally choreographed show that draws millions of people annually. The water dances and music plays and while watching some weep, many are inspired, some propose and recently <em>Time<\/em> dubbed it #1 of the top things to do in Vegas [link removed].<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy for me to write all of this, however <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/cZFAftE8_-o\">the fountains are best experienced<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-39931 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wend.ca\/?attachment_id=70380'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/med-P1090003-400x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/med-P1090003-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/med-P1090003-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" 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