Contiki!

Latest updates on contiki! Pictures to come soon!

LA:

Met up with some of the tour group and had some dinner, Everyone i met seemed really nice. Most of them were staying at the hotel that the tour was leaving from in the morning, but i hadnt had a chance to book it, so i had to stay at a place about ten minutes away.

Las Vegas:

I ended up getting to the hotel at 6:30am, and the bus set off for Las Vegas at 7:30am. We got to Vegas a few hours later. Vegas is amazing. Even if you dont drink or gamble, the sights are well worth the trip. We checked into our hotel, had about an hour to get ready then we headed out to dinner. Italian food was great! We got to meet everyone and play little 'get to know you games'. We got a tour of the strip at night, it was AMAZING! I forgot my camera that night so i didnt get to take pictures. So im gonna take other peoples pictures and upload them when i can. We went to a small wedding chapel (one where Bon Jovi got married!) and had 'Elivs' preform for us, and do a fake marriage for two people on the tour. After that we had special access to Studio 54 at the MGM casino. I didnt stay long coz I wanted to be up early (a few people didnt roll into the hotel til about 5:30am, My room mate didnt even make it back to the room!).

Day two: Up Bright and early with a friend i made on the tour, Kristine, to check out every major hotel/casino on the strip. We started up at the Mandalay (gold windows, amazing interior), next was Luxor (Egyptian themed Pyramid hotel. We went on the elevators which went sideways!), after that it was Excalibur (family themed hotel, like a huge castle!). there Tropicana (boring), New york New york (There was a roller coaster out the front of it, which i went on, it was amazing!! Buildings 1/5 of the size of the actual new york buildings, including the statue!) next was MGM (Lion habitat indoors), Monte Carlo (classy! and actually has more rooms in the hotel that Monoaco has in its entire country!), Paris (has the effiel tower up the front, thats half the size of the original one), Bellagio (beautiful and grand, and has amazing water and light shows up the front), Caesars Palace (meh, not bad), Mirage (nothing amazing), Venetian (canals run through the entire hotel exactly like Venice, with the driver people singing to you, amazing rooms inside too!), Treasure Island (meh, but amazing shows out the front).

It took the WHOLE day to see all this, and it was about 45 degrees that day. The sun was BEATING down on us. Im glad i did it, because seeing it was amazing. We had a variety show that night at the MGM, with different sorts of entertains like magicians, and stuntmen. That was also good. After a last look at casinos at night, it was time to head back.

Grand Canyon, Arizona:

Up nice and early for a bus ride to the Grand Canyon. It was uneventful, but here we are now in the Grand Canyon, and it has to be the MOST amazing thing i have ever seen in my life. Helicopter flight over the canyon tomorrow!