After dinner we headed to the Canyon. Erica and Jackson made us wear paper bags over our heads which we were only allowed to take off once we got to the viewpoint. When I took off the bag the view was amazing, it is so impressive, it’s even bigger than I imagined. We watched the sunset from that viewpoint. The next day we drove back to the Grand Canyon and had some free time. We went on a hike, about a mile down into the canyon and than back up again. Going down was fine, even though some parts were really steep, but going up was terrible. It was really hot, steep and exhausting. I climbed back up with Kirsty, we just went at our own pace and took lots of breaks. It wasn’t just us, everyone we passed on the way up was complaining, especially all the kids. There were a lot of other Dutch tourists out there as well. It was weird to hear Dutch after three weeks of speaking English. After the hike we walked around the rim of the canyon for a bit. I actually liked that better since there were so many different viewpoints and the view on the hike didn’t really change.
So fun fact, apparantly I am allergic to chilli peppers. I was on the cook team that night and when I was cutting up peppers my face starting tingling and swelling. Erica had some medicine though and thankfully the swelling went down. I guess I can eat them, just not cut them.
After the Grand Canyon we went of to Vegas! Everyone was really excited ‘cause they wanted to go out and party. I was more excited for the hotel and the aircon to be honest. We drove around the Strip so the guides could show us where to go. The hotel was close to the strip so after getting settled in I went to walk around the Strip and some of the hotels with a friend from the Netherlands who is travelling in the USA as well. It was nice to see the hotels but Vegas is not really my city. The next day I checked out the hotels some more. I loved the Venetian, it was painted in a way that made it look like you were outside, walking in an Italian city. There was even a canal and a gondola in the hotel (and outside as well!). All the hotels were just really over the top, kind of cool but a bit too much for my liking. It was also really hot that day. I walked to the Vegas sign, which was further than I thought and I was exhausted. I took lots of stops to rest and drink. When I finally got back to the hotel I was exhausted so I just chilled in the hotel for the evening, watched some tv and went to bed early.
The Venetian Grand canyon!
The Venetian Grand canyon!
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