We slept in this morning but still woke up in time for hubby and me to walk around the hotel area a bit morning coffee in hand. The kids decided to sleep in. But then it was time once again to catch a flight, this time from Las Vegas to San Francisco. We had decided…
Las Vegas
After we finally figured out how to barricade the air-conditioning unit to not blast us with freezing cold air during the night I actually slept through the night for the first time since arriving to the US. And without me getting restless at around 6 am we all actually slept until 8.30 this morning. After…
Zion National Park
For today we had planned to go cycling in the canyon. It was a tip we had gotten from the travel agency. As they were head on with their tips in Australia we thought we’d give it a try. However, when we arrived in Zion National Park the day before we were really skeptical about…
Antelope Canyon
One of my road trip bucket list items was a stop at the Antelope canyon. The only way to visit it is through a tour as they don’t allow private vehicles into the area (plus we never would have made the sand roads in our rental anyway). As we once again were really late in…
Grand Canyon to Lake Powell
The day started with a great breakfast at RP’s Stage Shop in Tusayan. They offer excellent coffee and delicious sandwiches. I so much prefer these small places serving freshly made food to all these commercial chains! After checking out of the hotel we headed to Page on Lake Powell. As you leave the area you…
Grand Canyon
Our ride from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon took us over the famous Route 66. Of course we had to put the right music on and listened to Nat King Coles “Route 66” song. Well, the kids didn’t like it. I guess they need to get a bit older to appreciate such classics… We drove…
Traveling to San Diego
Today my younger daughter and I flew to Los Angeles were we met up with hubby and my older daughter. Both had already spent the last two weeks in the US, hubby working and my daughter on an exchange with an American friend in South Carolina. So after not seeing each other for two weeks…
Snow
When we woke up on Monday morning we could not believe our eyes: New York was white! It had snowed over night and all the sidewalks were covered with slush. Our kids had come down with a soar throat and decided not to leave the hotel. If it hadn’t been for breakfast downstairs they probably…
NY Easter parade
Our younger daughter had read about the New York Easter parade (https://www.nycgo.com/events/easter-parade-and-easter-bonnet-festival1) on the internet and urged us to go there. Like a lot of the sites the parade was within walking distance from our hotel so we decided to give it a try. For Easter Parade people were gathering around St Patricks Cathedral on…