Le blog de Nad et Celine

Our second stop within the Grand Canyon brings us to GC Village, that contains numerous landmark buildings and, of course, some spectacular Canyon views. The El Tovar Hotel, the premier lodging facility at the Grand Canyon, opened its doors in 1905, and...

We left with great relief the craziness of Vegas and headed towards the Grand Canyon. We made few stops as usual, as shown on the map below. Point B: Hoover Dam (shown in the previous article) 35miles, i.e. barely 45min drive from Las Vegas. That was...

Well well well... after months of psychological warfare with Ce, I've finally managed to convince her to pay a visit to Sin City. My trump cards: a Circle du Soleil show performed only in Vegas ( Mystere ), and a trip to the Grand Canyon to celebrate...

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens is an educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington in 1919. In addition to the Library, the institution displays an art collection strong in English portraits and...

One of the very good surprises about Los Angeles was its architecture: nothing to compare with the beautiful San Francisco unity but a much nicer place than the grey and & modern Washington DC. Very few skyscrapers, mountains visible from almost every...

also known as StarStruck Town, refers to the Hollywood area and its movie industry. We came, we saw, we left. If not for the 2 interesting tours we had booked, we would have probably escaped after no more than 15 mn. The 2 world famous streets Hollywood...

One of the main attractions for our trip to Los Angeles, and 2nd most important point to convince Celine to go there, was the Getty Museum. The J.Paul Getty Museum is made of 2 different museums: The Getty Center in Los Angeles wich houses European paintings,...

On our way down to LA, we took the famous and beautiful Highway 1 which runs alongside the Pacific Ocean. We took our time, and made several stops (see the map below) First, we stopped around Big Sur (B), a breathtaking area, perfect for a coffee and,...

It's that time of year again! We would like to wish you a joyful and peaceful Christmas. We're sticking to our plans to visit the USA whilst we can, but we'll be really happy to be closer to home next year! Next stop: (Sunny?) South California and Los...