LAS VEGAS - DAY 2

I had arranged for a special gift for our wedding anniversary on the 5th of December. I woke him up at 5:00 a.m. and told him to get ready for an adventure. He thought I was crazy getting up at that time in the morning since we went to bed quite late the night before.

Finally we made it to the front door of Circus Circus where a long black limo was waiting for us. The driver said he had other pick-ups and to just relax. It was fun sitting in the back and look at the city that really never goes to sleep. Michael was asking questions all the time and I didn't give him a straight answer. Finally we arrived at the airport and then he saw the helicopters. Then I told him that we are going to take a trip into the bottom of the Grand Canyon and take pictures. He was really surprised and then whispered in my ear: "you are totally out of your mind but thank you, this might be fun". So I hugged him and said you are welcome and we got into the helicopter.

It was a 45 minute ride from Vegas to the spot where we landed. I took pictures on the way and we circled around the Hoover Dam, which was fantastic from the air. We had earphones on and there was ongoing comment from the pilot about what we were seeing. Fabulous scenery and the most fun stuff we saw were tiny little cows and wild horses running down below. Such a view!

Once we landed and stepped out of the helicopter we had a chance to walk down a little into the depth of the Canyon. You can have a look at some of the pictures where both Michael and I are pictured with the Colorado river below us. Any more steps further down would have caused us to slide right into the bottom of the Canyon. It was a scary but great feeling to be there.

The weather did not cooperate. I was frozen!!! I had a cotton top and a light grey hoody and the wind was blowing and the temperatures were soooo cold!! No sun. Just wind. After the pictures we had a special "snack" provided by the pilot which included a small bottle of champagne! So, we toasted each other and had a couple of sips while pictures were taken. There were several other helicopters on this "pad" and the visitors all cheered when they found out that it was our 45th Wedding Anniversary. It was wonderful - but soooo cooold!

The return flight to Vegas seemed shorter but just as fabulous. We circled over the "strip" and I took some pictures of all the other hotels. I thought it was better in the daytime rather than night because then you can only see a lot of flashing lights - this way we saw the buildings and their different shapes and decorations. After we landed, the limousine took us back to our hotel for a well deserved "hot" lunch.

To have a look at the pictures from our trip, please visit them here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanabear/sets/72157622852922611/

After our meal we were headed back to our room to freshen up and had to slow down because there were a lot of people standing around this particular shop. So we asked questions and we decided that we cannot pass up this opportunity and went inside.

And the rest of the story is coming up......
Hugs,
Gisele/Nanabear