Updates have been slow cos school has started and cheerleading practice ends at 2am every night. The only redeeming thing about my school life now is that I have a 2.5-day school week! This year I'm going to try and spend the free time wisely. Saying hello to Cardio Yoga!
Now back to my USA trip...
After a couple of days in San Francisco, we took a domestic flight to Las Vegas. The first thing that greeted us was Las Vegas's neon bright lights. The streets were crawling with party goers dressed to their nines despite the icy cold winds and temperature - girls in mini dresses hugging tightly to their male companions.
We had one of the best hotels - Planet Hollywood. It was central to all the good sightseeing spots. The hotel room was even better. Each room had it's own movie theme. Props and pictures of that particular movie were showcased in each room.
(Pictures of lights/room up laterrrrrr)
The next day we woke up early for a drive to the Grand Canyon. Stopped over at Hoover Dam en route to snap a few pictures.
Now back to my USA trip...
After a couple of days in San Francisco, we took a domestic flight to Las Vegas. The first thing that greeted us was Las Vegas's neon bright lights. The streets were crawling with party goers dressed to their nines despite the icy cold winds and temperature - girls in mini dresses hugging tightly to their male companions.
We had one of the best hotels - Planet Hollywood. It was central to all the good sightseeing spots. The hotel room was even better. Each room had it's own movie theme. Props and pictures of that particular movie were showcased in each room.
(Pictures of lights/room up laterrrrrr)
The next day we woke up early for a drive to the Grand Canyon. Stopped over at Hoover Dam en route to snap a few pictures.
Snow forming on the mountain tops already. At that point of time, Chicago was already snowing. But we left USA before we had a chance to experience a white Christmas.
Helicopter ride!
They arranged my family's seating according to height/weight. I was lucky enough to sit in the passenger seat next to the pilot! Full frontal view + a window at the bottom of the cabin.
After we alighted from the helicopter, we walked down a path down to where the river boats where.
After the river cruise, we took the helicopter back to the base and headed for the Skywalk! The Skywalk is this glass-floor balcony that hangs over the cliff.
We had to wear special shoe covers in order not to scratch the glass floor and all our belongings, phones and cameras included, had to be kept in lockers. The above pictures were taken by staff photographers there. We had to pay about 100USD for a bunch of them! :S
That place is called Home of the Eagle cos of the natural rock formation shaped like an eagle. Spot it!
Lunch at a location with the most beautiful view ever! But it was terribly cold, everyone had their hoods up, jackets zipped up, gloves on.
Dad eating his lunch. The rice turned cold and hard but the beef burrito was yummy!
Crows there were twice the size of our local ones.
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I'm watching American Idol Season 9 now. Victoria Beckham is hot stuff! Her make-up is awesome and she looks like a cat, which is strangely attractive. Haha. I'm going to start noticing her from now on..
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