A bit late, but here’s a photostream from our visit to Gran Canyon. Enjoy!
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Monday, July 13th, 2009Celebrating Fourth of July Western Style!
Monday, July 6th, 2009
After listening to locals and some serious googling on where and how to properly celebrate the Independence Day of the US, our choice fell on the deserted town of Grants, New Mexico. Despite local warnings of the small town, it certainly presented a much anticipated piece of America, as it hosted the Wild West Days Rodeo. The show definitely kept us entertained with attractions ranging from Cowgirl Barrel Racing to the good ol´ Bull Riding. Struck by the charming western spirit, we even considered joining the advertised Dance at the Cow Palace later that night. Realizing the probable attendants would surpass our age by a couple of generations, we buckled up once more in our fierce Expedition and hit the dusty road, taking us to Flagstaff, Arizona.
In short, the celebration of the The Glorious Fourth continued in Flagstaff as it should with Italian dinner, live Latin American music, some pool and clubbing. God bless America!
Quick update from Albuquerque
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Just a little heads up, before we start the July 4th celebrations: We’ve now gotten ourselves through Texas and up into New Mexico, where we’re currently staying in Albuquerque. It’s a city the size of Oslo, and Stefan, Cameron and Erlend are testing out the nightlife. Those of us who stayed behind, went to the 24 hour open Walmart to secure the water supply for the next days.
We’re not quite sure what we’ll do tomorrow, there’s some Rodeo in Grants, but we’ve been told the town is nothing to speak of. There’s also a village called San Ysidro (pop. 238) that will host a rodeo competition. Both are about one hour drive away, so who knows what we’ll do.
Rocking New Orleans
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
We came to New Orleans in the middle of the day after booking our hotel room the same morning, arriving at a nice hotel in the French Quarter where we left the car in care of valet parking. A pretty reasonable price gave us 3 great rooms with a queen sized bed per person.
Some of us then took a walk to the aquarium, while the rest cooled down in the pool.
We later went out to have a great and for some a very interesting meal, as Simen and Eivind each ordered a plate of softshell crab as main course, while the rest of us ordered a delightful fish dish.
Later on that night we decided to go out and see what New Orleans rumored nightlife was all about. To our great satisfaction the streets and bars were filled with people having a great time — seems like every day is a party day in Bourbon Street. There were lots of bars and nightclubs, and as Simen so correctly put it; “it’s great to be tossed into bars instead of out”.
It’s difficult to describe the energy contained in this one street, but it certainly felt like half of New Orleans had gathered for a night out. The live music was not limited to indoor entertainment though, as a dozen of hip african americans rocked the streets with their funky brass instruments. Some of us was invited to dance to the funky music by an old (but hip), shabby-looking man, making us look even whiter.
New Orleans definitely made a colorful impression despite our short stay, and we recommend everyone to experience it!
Texas
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009We’ve now entered the state of Texas! We’ve driven four hours from New Orleans, but we’re still only about halfway to Austin — our intended destination for today.
The weather is cloudy, but the temperature is 97 degrees Fahrenheit (about 36 degrees Celcius).