Matt in the USA - West

*Matt in the USA* (for the first time!) 1 week in OCT 2005

Phoenix, Scottsdale and The Apache Trail	The British Airways Boeing 747. I flew London to Phoenix.	BA Business Class flat seat	We arrived at Michael and Angela's appartment	We went to a trendy Mexican bar in Scottsdale	I am drinking a HUGE frozen margarita
	Goldfield Ghost Town on the Apache Trail (road)	Goldfield Ghost Town	Goldfield Ghost Town - me next to the explosives	It was hot and sunny (37 degrees C)	We then drove to Tortilla Flat on the Apache Trail
	The restaurant at Tortilla Flat (link)	Inside the amazing restaurant at Tortilla Flat	Me on the Apache Trail in the desert	So many cacti everywhere (cactuses)	The dam at Theodore Roosevelt Lake
	Tonto National Monument - The lower cliff dwellings from A.D. 1250	Sunset near Scottsdale	Trendy restaurant at Tommy Bahama's in Scottsdale	The Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix (all 4 of us behind the sign)	HUGE !! Cacti in the Desert Botanical Garden
	A large Joshua tree	Another sunset near Scottsdale			Southwest airlines flight from Phoenix to Las Vegas
Las Vegas	Las Vegas - view from Bellagio Hotel Casino towards "Paris"	The Stratosphere tower with roller coasters on the top of it!	The Bellagio Hotel Casino	The fountain display at the Bellagio	At Sensi in the Bellagio (Hardy's sparkling shiraz, Bonaccorsi Santa Rita Hills, pinot noir)
	Ceiling of the Bellagio lobby	Night flight over Las Vegas (Heli-USA)	Caesar's Palace	"Eiffel Tower" at night	Las Vegas - "New York"
	"Statue of Liberty" Las Vergas verison	Excalibur Hotel Casino	Luxor, Pyramid and Sphinx	Trendy Japanese restaurant "Shibuya" in the MGM Grand	In "Shibuya" me with an Orion beer from Okinawa, Japan
Grand Canyon (and Hoover Dam)	Scenic Airlines flight from North Las Vegas airport to West Grand Canyon airport	HOOVER DAM	Grand Canyon - view from Eagle Point on the South Rim
			Grand Canyon - view from Eagle Point on the South Rim	Grand Canyon - view from Guano Point on the South Rim	Grand Canyon - view from Guano Point on the South Rim
	One of the shuttle buses - transportation between the views points and other sights	ADVICE - DO NOT GO HERE (cowboy ranch) unless you have seen the view points and spent enough time there	The Grand Canyon West Airport runway 35
San Francisco	The Hotel Kensington Park on Union Square and Farallon the trendy fish restaurant	Inside Farallon - the trendy fish restaurant	Some Victorian style houses and the Coit tower	View of San Francisco from the Coit Tower	View of San Francisco and Golden Gate bridge from the Coit Tower
	View of San Francisco from the Coit Tower	View of Lombard Street in the distance	Lombard Street	Architecture in the Bank Quarter	Architecture in the Bank Quarter
	One of the famous cable cars with Fisherman's Wharf in the background	The seals on Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf	Alcatraz - view from a Bay sightseeing cruise boat	View of Golden Gate Bridge from the cruise boat	The Golden Gate Bridge
	View of San Francisco from the bay	The Bay Bridge	San Francisco China Town	The Three Monkeys and me near China Town / Union Square	The Autumn (Fall) color leaves in Italian Town
	The Conservatory of flowers in Golden Gate Park	Inside the Conservatory at Golden Gate Park	The Japanese Garden in Golden Gate Park	The Japanese Garden in Golden Gate Park and me
Sonoma and Napa Wine Tour	We went on a wine tour with Great Pacific Tours	We traveled via minibus, not via this luxury limo	First winery was "Viansa" in Sonoma	Wine tasting at the Viansa winery	Sonoma valley vineyard view
Sonoma and Napa Wine Tour	The second wine tasting was at the Larson Family Winery in Sonoma	The vines in Sonoma	The Chandon winery in Napa Valley	The Chandon winery in Napa Valley	I am tasting the sparkling white wines. Quite reasonable.

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Updated 20 OCT 2005