We had a much lighter schedule for Thursday with a little shopping then back to get ready for one of our favorite restaurants. I typically like to go to different places each trip but sometimes the lure of a favorite place is too strong. We have been to Piero’s Italian restaurant many times and it never disappoints although I told my wife I am going to start ordering from the appetizer menu. The entree’s are huge and its very easy to over eat or leave a lot of food when your done.
Ashley and I both ordered the double veal chop that was butterflied and served with a marinara type sauce. When they brought it I thought of when Fred Flintstone got a steak on the old cartoon show. It does not come on a plate but a platter. I gnawed on one side until I couldn’t take it anymore and left the other untouched and did not even try the wedge potatoes I ordered.
Part of the problem is the awesome bread they provide before dinner which is amazing and the Garbage Salad I had before the veal chop. Yep! you heard that right I said garbage salad and that’s no joke, its on the menu that way. They call it the Garbage Salad because everything is in it olives, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, harts of palm and tons more. I really appreciate they will sell you a half order because you can also order it as an entree off the menu. They also have a killer Cosmo that in not only the best I have ever had but the most potent also.
We did not make any show plans because we were both leaving in the morning so it was back to the hotel for a night cap and a good nights sleep. Ashley took a picture of me just outside the Bellagio lobby by one of their fountains.
This crossdressing Bella’s adventure was a little different than most for several reasons one being the hotel and the other civilian encounters. This was my first experience with the famous Bellagio hotel and other than a few issues with my room it was overall positive. All of the staff were very accommodating and gracious in every way so I could not ask for more. I guess my problem is that because the hotel is so famous it is also very crowded and I don’t enjoy crowds the way I used to. I prefer the smaller boutique type hotels where the elevators are not maxed out every time you get in one. None of the people we encountered gave us more than a passing glance even though we were better dressed than most. They looked, formed an opinion, and moved on nothing to see hear!
The other issue was civilians which, we always encounter but this time there were more groups of men usually numbering 5 or six. Because we were in classy places it wasn’t such a big deal but I have never been in an elevator with 7 guys and two crossdressers before. They were most likely at some sales convention or something but based on their noise level entering the elevator I figured they were not on their first drink.
Adding to that I am around 6 feet in heels and they were all taller than me it was a slight concern. Knowing how guys are when out trying to out do each other I was analyzing my options should one of them get obnoxious. We had not started drinking yet and were in disguise so he advantage was mine. I picked the loudest one and formed a plan which I ended up not needing because they were all perfect gentlemen letting us leave the elevator first without snickering behind our backs like guys do.
So what was my plan? It was to smile and look at one in the eye saving the loud guy for last then saying to him. “I will always remember last night you were great” GRAB ASHLEY BY THE HAND AND RUN LIKE HELL!
