Tuesday I took Cardgrrl out for a lovely birthday dinner at Tao Bistro at the Venetian, followed by a stroll down to the Bellagio to get dessert at her favorite gelato/pastry shop, Jean-Phillippe (the place with the famous chocolate fountain). The pastries were just too beautiful not to document. She had the key lime one. I just had a small cup of berry sorbet, which was delicious. We ate them while watching a couple of the dancing fountain shows.
Incidentally, if you've ever wondered how high the water shoots in the most powerful of the central jets, you might have a hard time finding the answer online. Incorrect information is given in several places. The real answer--or as close to a real answer as it seems possible to find (we know because we disagreed on our estimates, and spent some time looking it up)--is "over 240 feet," as declared by the firm that designed the fountains, here.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Who knew food could be this pretty?
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The fountains can shoot over 240 feet, but they are never set that high. The settings are dialed way down to cut down on the spray across LV boulevard (oficially) or reduce the electric bill(more likely). When I worked there, the show designers generally put the height at around 160 feet.
Those desserts are utterly awesome looking. Hope the celebration was fun.
scandalrag...
I just spent 10 days in vegas and stayed at the Bell on the 17th floor with a fountain view.....the fountains were shooting above my room. I saw at least a dozen fountain shows this trip and each time the spray blew west to north-west which is away from LV blvd.
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