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Neither of us had ever imagined we would spent the last day of 2017 in Las Vegas. I never even had the desire to visit sin city at all, and had originally planned to fly there from Portland on New Year’s Day to use it as a gateway to the Grand Canyon. After all the … Continue reading New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas
The next day we checked out of our motel and had breakfast at “Mom’s diner”, a typical American eatery. Around 10.30 am we left Pahrump for the Red Rock Canyon. On the way we stopped at Bonnie Springs Ranch, which was too touristy for our liking. We did the Red Rock Canyon 13 mile scenic … Continue reading Red Rock Canyon
The next day we checked out of our hotel after breakfast and drove towards the Death Valley. This national park is completely different to the ones we’ve seen so far, but stunning in its own beauty. We stopped at the green and later at the yellow sand dunes, at Zabriskie Point, and where ever we … Continue reading Death Valley
On Wednesday 27th December, we had breakfast again at the hotel and left around 10 am for another day at national park. We walked to Big Baldy and did the Buena Vista Trail. Later in the afternoon we walked to Fire Lookout for a gorgeous sunset. That evening we had dinner at the restaurant at … Continue reading Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
The next day after breakfast, we went back to our room and booked our flights and accommodation for Mexico. Around midday we set off towards Sequoia National Park visitor centre and then drove a little bit further into the park. We climbed Moro Rock, walked to Roosevelt Tree, and a beautiful viewing point. I drove … Continue reading Sequoia National Park
On Christmas day, we packed our things and left our accommodation after breakfast around 10 am. We stopped at Bass Lake, a reservoir which is probably a great getaway in the summer but basically dead in winter, and in Fresno, which wasn’t exciting either. I still wonder why I knew the name of the town … Continue reading An unusual Christmas day
On Saturday 23rd December, I woke up around 4 am and gave up going back to sleep at 5 o’clock. I got up, wrote my postcards and prepared porridge, fruit, and tea for breakfast. We left around quarter to seven in order to start the 4 Mile Walk at 8.15 am. It was very cold … Continue reading Yosemite National Park
On Thursday 21st December, I got up with a headache around 7 am in order to catch my flight back to San Francisco at 10.30 am. After the security check I somehow managed to end up at the wrong gate at the wrong terminal but could walk along a corridor to where I was supposed … Continue reading The roadtrip through California begins
The next day we took the metro to Hollywood. I quite liked the metro station with all the film rolls plastering the ceiling. Apart from that I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. We saw the famous sign, walked part of the Walk of Fame, and spotted some famous people, but to be … Continue reading Hollywood & downtown LA
On Tuesday 19th December, we took the metro to Hollywood and spent all day at the Universal Studios. We went to the Water World show, the special effects show, Hogwarts, and the show of the animal actors without having to wait too much but the queue for the Harry Potter Castle 3D ride and the … Continue reading Universal Studios Hollywood