The alarm clock woke us ay 4am. Why??? We were taking a sunrise helicopter flip over the Grand Canyon.
At 4:30, I thought we would be the only ones awake in the hotel, how wrong I was, people were still going strong at the slot machines and the the hotel was abuzz. The shuttle picked us up for the half hour trip to Boulder City Airport, at this time of the morning, not only the hotel but the whole city was awake.
We took off in a red chopper, with Dan our pilot, at 6:30 and headed off towards the Hoover Dam. From there we flew along the steep-sided canyon, carved by the Colorado River. We witnessed ever changing and dramatic scenery of enormous proportions. This must be one of the worlds most spectacular landscapes, no wonder it is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. On our way back we flew over the Mojave Desert and Black Canyon.
We were back at the hotel by 8:30, had a coffee and a bite to eat before setting off to explore other hotels and shops on the strip. My favorite was Wynn, the interior was filled with life size flower models.
By lunch time we had had a full day, so we headed back to our room for a chill.
We had dinner at Samba Sushi, a sushi-Peruvian restaurant and one of the many at the Palazzo. We had no idea what was on the menu, so the waiter set up a tasting menu for us. We were treated to 9 courses of everything from rock lobster and mango sushi to wagu beef parcels and yellowtail sashimi in lemongrass sauce, washed down with saki.
By 9:30 we were ready for bed, we had been up since 4am. So an early night it was.
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