(West
Coast)
USA 2005 (West
Coast)
We start our trip in fabulous Las Vegas, home of the one-armed bandits...
No, it's not New York City, it's the Casino "New York, New York"
The highest roller coaster in the world, on top of Stratosphere Tower (see arrow):
Luxor casino and Hard Rock Cafe:
Would you like to have your wedding in a Drive-Thru? "Two cheeseburgers and a marriage certificate, please"
Our personal streets in South Las Vegas:
Start of our big tour with our Chevrolet Trailblazer: first stop in the Valley Of Fire
Harley girl and Indians rock paintings:
Our first wedding anniversary in Bryce Canyon!
Wow, what a spectacular, magnificent, amazing sight: Antelope Canyon!!!
Gooseneck National Park and Mexican Hat:
Welcome to Marlboro Country: Monument Valley a few minutes before sunset
Valley of the Gods:
Driving from state to state, also passing Newspaper Rock with Indian paintings
Mesa Verde National Park with Indian Pueblos and Indonesian tourists...
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, in daylight and just before sunset:
Amazing colors just before sunset, and Double Arch:
Long trip to the North: Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
Old Faithful Geysir: a quite regular spectacle
Fascinating nature, e.g. Morning Glory Pool (including heavy smell of sulfur)
Our first Bison:
well, our second to 200th bison after the next corner:
Mammoth Hot Springs, still in Yellowstone National Park
The only attraction in Idaho: a perfect Junk Yard for a license plate collector...
Reno, Nevada: doesn't have the class of Las Vegas, but the Poker machines still took our money...
Bodie, a cool Ghost Town:
She's Miss California...
Yosemite National Park: hug a tree
Welcome to San Francisco: "Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair"... oops, we forgot
Use the telephone before you jump!
Lombard Street and the famous FOUR MONKEYS:
Cable Cars: enjoy your ride...
Alamo Square: one of the most popular photo spots:
On the road again: Highway 1 from San Francisco to Los Angeles
Seals on the beach, just next to the highway:
"If you have food for me, I will be your photo model"
A few days before Halloween, the perfect time for a photo session in a pumpkin field:
Welcome to Hollywood, here are the next Stars :-)
Beverly Hills, zip code 90210, and Marilyn Monroe's grave in Westwood (part of L.A.):
Santa Monica Beach, and Larry King in the evening:
Finally we got tickets for the premiere of "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" with Val Kilmer and Robert Downey jr;
and luckily we also got tickets for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
