It was Memorial day week end May 25th, 2009 and I was sitting at my home wondering what I should do memorable during this week end. Initially I had planned to visit Lake George, NY and cancelled at the last moment. I plan things well ahead, but an example as to how things could turn out to your favor with the right attitude follows below.
Pondering on the websites for good vacation spots, suddenly this thought popped up in my head, why not Grand Canyon. I had done a whole lot of research long before that day. A quick search on expedia gave me a good deal to Las Vegas, NV for May 23rd evening flight. Started packing and off I went to Las Vegas, rented a car and stayed in a hotel outside the Las Vegas Strip. May 24th, spent the whole day visiting casinos and strolling on Las Vegas Blvd strip.
May 25th, travelled to Grand Canyon on road and I would recommend people going to Grand Canyon to travel by road since it was an amazing experience through out the journey which was around 5 hours. It was a peaceful drive with most of the part surrounded by mountains with no vegetation which was a great surprise and interesting. Reached Grand Canyon around 2 pm and took the ride to the South Rim. WOW!!! that was the word I uttered when I first got a glimse of the canyon. It was a breath taking experience I can never forget, those memories are so fresh and it did something within me. There are a couple of spots where you stop and take a glimse on the overlooking canyon. No words to express the feelings, just awesome!!!
It was evening 6 pm and I was tired like hell and my body was not cooperating. The lodges in Grand Canyon park were expensive so had booked a lodge in Grand Canyon Lodge in Williams which was 1 hour drive from the park. When I reached the hotel it was an inn maintained by a couple with the rooms decorated with different styles like asian bunk, world war II room, etc. I got some quick snaps of each room. Statyed there and visited the GC park again the next day and took the helicopter ride over the canyon and that was my first helicopter ride. Again no words to express that feeling simply scintillating.
Retured to Las Vegas and stayed in the strip, visited a couple of casinos and the next day May 27th visited Madame Tusads and the mall and was too tired to visit any other places. So off I went to the airport and boarded my flight and reached my home May 28th around 1 pm.
This was a cool trip which had no prior planning but everything was decided and planned on the go....
The memorial day weekend trip became a memorable trip indeed.
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