My South West USA Trip

My South West USA Trip

On the 8^th of May I flew to Las Vegas Nevada which was an 11 hour trip for a vacation. I stayed at the Marriott Grand Chateau, in a suite because there were 6 of us and we shared the 2 bedrooms. It had a massive king bed with an en-suite bathroom with a large bath and a massive shower.  The second bedroom had a bathroom as well. We stayed there for 2 days to recover from the jetlag. My parents and I ate at a restaurant called Lobster Me in the Miracle Mall opposite the hotel, and it was delicious, I had lobster salad, served on arugula and romaine lettuce with cucumbers, red onions and cherry tomatoes.

Then the next day we went to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It was amazing to see how deep and how long and large it was.

Then two days later, we went to Monument Valley in Arizona, this place was beautiful! I was told that over the years, Monument Valley has been the setting for more Western movies than any other site in the United States. The unique sandstone formations are really amazing to see. The site belongs to the Navajo Native American nation.  I met one man there who was selling jewellery that was hand made by his and he said he was a sheep farmer nearly all his life but working as a jewellery seller was better. I think the Four Corners Monument define the vast and open desert region.

The next day we went to the Horseshoe Bend in Page Arizona; I think is this is one of our great favourite small hikes; this trip did not cost anything.  In the afternoon we went to Antelope Upper Canyon in an open truck.  The ride was rough, but the Navajo road leading to it was beautiful.  This canyon is amazing with its twisted shapes.  We went in the evening to Blue Bakery & Wine Bar and we had tapas. I liked the calamari tacos.  The food was excellent.

The next day, we went to a small village called Tropic in Utah to stay for 2 days. We stayed at a small hotel Called Americas Best Value Inn & Suites and we went for diner and breakfasts at the Clarke's Restaurant witch is literally next door.  The reason for our stay was to visit the Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It was awesome, the brilliant colour on the amphitheaters.  The millions of years of wildlife, water and geologic mayhem have shaped and etched the pink cliffs at Bryce which are amazing to see.

We went to Arches in Utah which was great.  The weather was bad to start with, but then it became very sunny.

Next morning, we went to Zion National Park in Utah, it was pouring down with rain that day with some sunny spells. We hiked in the rain. The park is stunningly beautiful.

 

We came back to Las Vegas, we stayed at the same hotel, we ate at Lobster Me again and it was delicious, I had this time Lobster Mac & Cheese. We went shopping at the Premium Outlet first then the day after we went to the Las Vegas Fashion Mall (I will do a haul next time). In the afternoon, when I was crossing the street I saw two You Tubers, HeyNadine (Nadine Sykora) the travel vlogger and blogger, and Nanalew (Shawna) vlogger. We stayed at the Grand Chateau for 4 days then went back home to the UK.

 

The blogers and vlogers

Hey Nadine

https://www.youtube.com/user/nayders07

http://www.heynadine.com/

Nanalew

https://www.youtube.com/user/Nanalew