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You know, despite popular belief, i've never lived in an oven before!
As soon as you step off the plane in Vegas, you may as well lightly coat yourself in oil and be ready to cook until golden-brown! Neither of us had ever experienced heat like it before (apart from the Hot Yoga experience, but i'm trying to suppress that memory). For those who have never experienced this sort of heat and want to feel like they're in Vegas, crank your ovens up til their piping hot and just stand in front of them. For those wanting the extra experience of what the casinos are like too, just get a handful of £20 notes - at least 10 should do it - and throw them in the oven so you can watch them burn. I guess i should probably put a disclaimer on that, saying don't ACTUALLY do it, but if you're stupid enough to do it, then i'm guessing you're not bright enough to sue me for it!
Anyhoo, upon arriving at what i thought was the Disneyland Castle (or as i later found out, it was called The Excalibur) we checked into our room to be pleasantly surprised! We didn't have to share a not-so-clean bathroom with 40 other people, there was only the 2 of us in our room, we had air conditioning, we didn't have to share a double-bed, and someone came into our room to give us clean towels and make our beds every day! Top notch! Once we had come to terms with our palace, we strolled down the Vegas strip for the rest of the evening taking in the various man-made wonders and even the outdoor show at the Treasure Island hotel.
The following day was apparently my birthday, though i'll be honest, there were many times before and even during the day that i actually forgot! We got up super early to take a day tour to the Grand Canyon. En route we stopped at the Hoover Dam, being allowed out of the coach for about 27 seconds to take a maximum of 2 photos, before we were hurried back on by our French tour guide Jean-Claude. After many hours at the back of the coach, being thrown around by the rocky terrain, we arrived at the Grand Canyon Airport. Here we had the luxury experience of jumping in a helicopter that took us down to the Canyon floor. Personally, the 4 minute ride in the helicopter was the best bit, just taking in the size of the Canyon from above and then swooping down into it was pretty cool. Once in the Canyon, we boarded a small boat to be taken a few hundred yards up the river, to then float back to where we came from. We were then ferried back to the airport via the helicopter, to board the coach to another viewpoint of the Canyon. Here we had lunch, but the truly amazing point was the 360 degree(ish) view of the Canyon around you. As you can imagine, taking in the scale of it is pretty difficult, esp as you feel like you're just looking at a picture of it. And i think it was here that everyone found their Japanese streak and took more photos than were actually needed! Yet, it was still an awesome experience. The coach ride back to Vegas was fairly uneventful, and we arrived back at the hotel in the evening ready to get some kip.
Our last full day in 'Sin City' was spent exploring the other hotels and other attractions the Strip had to offer. We looked into seeing a show, but noticed that the only one's that were anywhere close to our price-range were a little 'blue', shall we say. Nevertheless, we amused ourselves with the fountains at the Bellagio, the sheer size of the MGM Grand, and many other things that i can't for the life of me remember at the moment.
Vegas then disappeared into the horizon as we then flew onto San Diego for the next part of the tour...
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