Day 12 - Page to Las Vegas

Today we left Arizona, popped into Utah before finishing the day in Nevada. As the route through Joshua Tree National Park appears closed this was going to be the last National Park we could unofficially view. A highway runs through Zion National Park and this has remained open for through traffic.

Within about 2 hours we had crossed into Utah and and reached Zion. We got caught out by the time change a little because Utah is in a different time zone to Arizona. We were greeted by a Park Ranger who politely reminded us that although the highway was open for through traffic, stopping along the route and recreation was prohibited. Whatever!

The scenic drive through the Park was amazing. The landscape is so unique and although only less than 10 miles in distance, the trip up this way to see the Park was definitely worth it. We stopped plenty of times to take photos, as did the other people who were travelling through. We did get yelled at by one hero who reminded us that stopping wasn't allowed :)

We probably averaged no more than 10 miles an hour through the Park and as we turned each corner there was more to see. Such a nice place.

We left the Park and joined the Freeway direct to Vegas. Back in Arizona and then Nevada we got our missing hour from Utah back. The Freeway seemed to cut right through a mountain at one point. Back home it would be an incredible sight but out here it seems pretty standard. We were approaching Vegas within another 2 hours or so. The roads got very crazy, very quickly. Thank goodness for the Sat Nav, with the help of lane assist we arrived at the Signiture at MGM Grand without any wrong turns.

We checked into the room in Tower 3 and the room is amazing. It has a huge bathroom with a hot tub/jacuzzi, a walk in shower, twin sinks and a separate room for the toilet. The rest of the room is nice and big too, it even has a mini kitchen with sink! The only bad thing is we are facing the airport which isn't the nicest of views from the 27th floor.

We went for something to eat at the Bellagio Buffet. There was a huge choice of foods to eat from. We had a couple of things each, but others in there were taking things much more seriously, they were making their dollars stretch. A few people looked like they were struggling to finish their plates and were in physical discomfort. After dinner we went to Paris Las Vegas where we went up the mini Eiffel Tower which is exactly half the size of the real thing. The night time views of Vegas were great. One the way out we caught the Belaggio fountain show which was amazing and probably worth the trip to Vegas alone.

Las Vegas is a strange place. We've spent the last week or so in quiet places surrounding by natural beauty. Coming to such an artificial place like this is a bit of a culture shock. We both don't really feel too enamoured with the place as of yet. Maybe it will grow on us. Maybe not :)

 

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