Set alarm clock for 5.30 as pick up was 6.15 from New York New York but got a wake up call from the tour company at 5.06 am. Met at the New York and got on bus and advised that we were going to the tour company office to check in. Here there were a few hundred people and we all gaston line up and check in. The bus trip was about 2.5 hrs with a stop at Hoover Dam along the way. Most people slept along the way including me. What I did see though was lots of nothi...

Off to Vegas today, it's about a 4.5 hr flight. Flew with Delta and they don't have luggage as part of ticket so had to pay $25. Anyway got to Vegas ok and got pickup from airport to MGM. Was only a 5 min drive. Entered MGM, my god this place is crazy, absolutely packed with people, there is a big boxing on here Saturday night so more people than normal in town, I may try to go, see how I am after long day at Grand Canyon. There must have been 15 check in counte...

Well the alarm worked today so I went to Washington DC. Was an early start as the bus is 4.5 hrs. When I arrived I got straight on the hop on hop off bus and took the first route which took us around the main area of DC where the Capital Building and the Monument etc are. I stayed on the bus until we got to the White House where I got off to have a good look at. WOW can't believe I am here seeing this. You can't get too close and there is plenty of security arou...

Had a disaster today the alarm did not go off and I missed the train to Washington. Tried to book it again for Thursday but the price is double. So I looked at other options and found a bus that goes for about $20 amazing. So I have booked that instead and found another alarm clock to make sure I get up. The bus takes a bit longer but should be ok. Spent the day in Manhattan instead. Went down to look at the Wall st Bull as the shots I had of this from the othe...

Spent the day in Midtown today and most of it around the Rockefeller centre. First up I had the NBC tour. This was a tour showing through some of the actual studios they have, we saw the studio where they film Monday night football, Jimmy Fallon show and Saturday night live. We then saw where they do make up and then a news desk where some of the group read the news and did the weather. The studios are tiny but made to look bigger on TV, they are also very cold a...