Apologies for my
rubbish last post. I definitely killed a few brain cells in Vegas.
Back to it…
On our way to
Vegas, we stopped at Seligman, a small town on Route 66. It is actually the
inspiration behind the town in the animated movie cars. It was qaint. I bought
a sticker. Yeah!
Vegas is cool
because it’s shamelessly cheesy. It’s not like LA were you are fooled into
believing life is all ‘Beverly Hills’ and Rodeo Drive, then as soon as you
leave those areas everywhere looks like South Road (<Adelaide reference).
Vegas is just like ‘BAM this is it’. I thought I would find it horribly tacky
but it’s more like a classy crass.
We stayed at the Stratosphere, a
hotel/casino famous for the thrill rides on the top of a 108 floor tower (?).
It was a great spot. Woke up every morning to a view of the mountains (and a
hangover).
We left Vegas and
headed towards Yosemite National Park stopping at Death Valley, the lowest point below sea level
in the western hemisphere.
Last night we
headed out to a natural hot spring, literally in the middle of the desert and
surrounded by mountains. We had a great time under the stars laughing about our
Vegas adventures.
Today we head to
Yosemite. I don’t know how I’m going to cope trekking as I’m still sore from
the Grand Canyon but we’ll see how it goes.
No wi fi at the
national park so I will post again when I get to San Fran.
B xxx
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| Seligman |
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| I don't actually remember taking this... |
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| The Stratosphere Tower |
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| The Strip by night |
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| Sand Dunes in Death Valley |
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| The lowest point below sea level in the Western Hemisphere |
