America Trip 2004

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Las Vegas
Alcatraz
Universal Studios
Los Angeles
The Golden West
Death Valley
San Francisco
Grand Canyon
Yosemite National Park
America Trip 2004
America Trip 2004
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Monday 19th

• 00.30 Depart Fearns
• 08.40 Check-In Heathrow
• 10.40 Take Off
• 13.35 Arrive San Francisco International
• 14.00 Check in hotel
• 20.00 Hard Rock Cafe

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San Francisco
Tuesday 20th
Without doubt, San Francisco is one of Americas
most beautiful cities. We are here for two days
and will pack as much in as possible. However,
whilst we are here we will definitely tour all of
the major attractions of the city...

• Union Square
• Twin Peaks
• Chinatown

• Union Street
• Cow Hollow
• Pier 39 and Fishermans Wharf

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Union Street
Also known as Cow Hollow, Union Street is
affluent, fashionable and the place to find the
residents of Pacific Heights eating, drinking and
socialising. Before the Gold Rush, this area was
a green dale where hundreds of cows grazed
hence the name.
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Twin Peaks
At 913 feet, this is the highest point in San
Francisco and will provide us with some
spectacular views...
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Lombard Street
As you will know, San Francisco is built on some
very steep hills. For this reason Lombard Street
was built with many sharp curves. In fact it has
the claim to be Americascrookedest street!
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Golden gate bridge
Without doubt its most famous landmark, the
Golden Gate Bridge is made out of gold. Just
kidding! It is over 3km though, and when built,
was the longest suspension bridge in the world!
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Fishermans Wharf
What used to be a busy shipbuilding and
industrial site is now a hugely popular tourist
attraction with plenty of opportunities for
souvenir shopping. It is from here that trips to
Alcatraz depart and it is also the home of Pier
39...
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Pier 39
The focal point of Fishermans Wharf is Pier 39
which is famous for its colony of sea
lions.Pooh! Its a bit smelly!
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Alcatraz
Lying in the SF Bay is Alcatraz one of the
worlds most notorious prisons. It was supposed
to be inescapable and housed prisoners like Al
Capone.
We will spend Wednesday morning in Alcatraz.
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We leave san francisco
(but dont leave your heart...)
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Wednesday 21st
We check in at The Vagabond Inn in the County of
Merced. This is an overnight stop before we
journey on to Yosemite National Park on
Thursday...
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Thursday 22nd
Yosemite National Park
Its hard to imagine a more beautiful place than
this. Following the spectacle of the city of San
Francisco we are taken away from it all in the
natural beauty of Yosemite National Park...
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Yosemite National Park - located in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains of central California - is a
setting so spectacular and awe-inspiring that it
is often referred to as the "Crown Jewel" of the
National Park system.
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Earthquakes, glaciers and other forces of nature
over millions of years left indelible footprints
on the landscape that are still visible in the
towering granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls,
steep mountains and deep alpine lakes. They
beckon visitors to explore, climb, photograph and
experience their grandeur.
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Tioga Pass
After staying the night at The Vagabond Inn,
Bishop, we will make our way out of Yosemite
National Park via the spectacular Tioga Pass...
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Death valley
Friday 23rd
On Friday we move from the beautiful scenery of
Yosemite to scenery of the extreme in Death
Valley. Huge sand dunes form just as they would
in the Middle East or North Africa.
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Death valley
Death Valley is one of the hottest places on
earth. Death Valley is a treasure trove of
scientific information about the ancient Earth
and about the forces still working to shape our
modern world. It is home to plants, animals, and
human beings that have adapted themselves to take
advantage of its rare and hard won bounty. It is
a story of western expansion, wealth, greed,
suffering and triumph. Death Valley is a land of
extremes, and much more.
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Las Vegas
Saturday 24th
Viva Las Vegas! From the harshness of Death
Valley we end up in Vegas wealth, opulence and
excess in the middle of the Nevada
Desert! Prepare yourselves for spectacle...
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Las Vegas
Whilst in Vegas we will have a free morning which
we will use to explore the Las Vegas Strip the
main street of Vegas. In the afternoon we will
journey out to Tusayan where we will be visiting
the Las Vegas Outlet Center for some serious
shopping!
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The Grand Canyon
Sunday 25th
Surely a contender for being one of the Wonders
of the World. If the beauty and extremes of the
Western States havent taken your breath away
yet, surely they will now!
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The Grand Canyon
Not really a single canyon, but a mass of them.
In places the canyons are one mile deep and we
will be taking helicopter flights between the
canyon walls to really appreciate their
grandeur...
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Waiting for Sunset over The Grand Canyon...
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First orange...
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Then red...
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Journey to LA
Monday 26th
Its time to leave the amazing sights of the
Grand Canyon for our journey back to the
coast. We will travel via Palm Springs and check
in to our hotel, The Sportsmens Lodge in LA
later that day...
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Universal studios
Tuesday 27th
We are afforded a fantastic opportunity to look
behind the scenes of the making of blockbuster
Hollywood movies as we spend the day with
Universal Studio Tours...
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LA Beverley hills
Wednesday 27th
Sadly Wednesday is our last day in the States,
but we will waste no time! Before we go to the
airport we will check out some of the main
attractions of LA...
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LA Beverley hills
Home to some of Americas richest and most famous
people - as well as some of the most expensive
shops in the whole world! We finish with the
spectacle of Venice Beach with their
weight-lifters and rollerbladers.
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At 19.30 we will check in to LA International
again ready for our flight home. At 21.30 we
take off from LA Arrival is at 15.50 local
time We will get back to Fearns at 21.00 Our
journey has ended and we will have left the sun
to set over the Pacific Horizon...