Arizona :)
Last Friday after track practice we went to Minneapolis to fly to Phoenix in Arizona the next morning.
We drove to Minneapolis in rain which soon turned into a snowstorm. We arrived at the hotel at about 10 and I went to bed right away.
The next morning we went to the airport and flew to Phoenix. We flew about 3 hours. The flight was good, I slept most of the time. We arrived in Phoenix at about 8 a.m. I went to the bathroom and put some shorts on. Because it was supposed to get over 90°F. We went out of the airport and it was nice - dry air and a little bit windy. We got our rental car and drove to Jack in the Box. I always wanted to go there because my sisters boyfriend went there a lot, when he was in the US. The food was pretty good, but I thought it was like 5 times bigger than every other fast food restaurant.
After we ate we went to downtown Phoenix. It's pretty nice but not as nice as New York or Chicago. There are a lot of little nice parks but also a few skyscrapers. We went to a little tourists mall and walked around. At noon we went to a baseball game. The Milwaukee Brewers against the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers had their spring training in Arizona, that's why they are playing there. It was the first time I saw a baseball game and it was ok. I think to watch a basketball or a football game is more exciting, but the baseball game was not boring. The game ended 9 to 9.
After that we went to Rawhide near Phoenix. It's an old western style town where you can do a bunch of country stuff. I did rodeo and we went to a western theatre. We also saw a magician. When that was done we went to the Rawhide steakhouse. It was very tasty and a lot of food.
We drove to Sedona to stay in our hotel.
The next morning we went to a national park and saw old indian homes. The homes were up to 5 stories high and bult in rock. I still wonder how they were able to bulit it. By the way.. it was hot!! About 93°F. The valley was near a river and a small forest. A good place to live.
We left at about 11a.m. and drove to the grand canyon. At about halfway I saw a sign with route 66 on it. We stopped and we found ourselfs in the little town Williams. It's a nice town with many little shops. We took somephotos and went drove to the Grand Canyon, the highlight of the trip. We arrived at the parking lot and you really don't expect the Grand Canyon to be right behind a couple trees. We walked a little bit and you could see the Canyon. The Grand Canyon is amazing. It's so wide, deep, long and beautiful. You can't really describe it. It looks better than every postcard or picture. You can't really describe it, you have to see it. It's really one of the things you should see when you are in America. If I have the chance to go there again I would take a hike down there. I'm sure that would be amazing! Well, I can't really write a lot about the Grand Canyon other than it was amazing.
The next day we went to Payson. Dyland went golfing and we went to see the Tonto Natural Bridge Park. It's a nice park with a huge natural bridge. A natural stonde bridge with water underneath. Reggie and I hiked down to the water and then up to a mountain right next to the bridge. We had an awesome view. After that we drove around and stopped at places we liked.
We went back to Phoenix that night. The Next morning we flew from 90°F Phoenix to 13°F Minneapolis! It was soooo cold. Anyway, I had an amazing time in Arizona with my great host family. You will hear from me after the New Orleans.
Fred
We drove to Minneapolis in rain which soon turned into a snowstorm. We arrived at the hotel at about 10 and I went to bed right away.
The next morning we went to the airport and flew to Phoenix. We flew about 3 hours. The flight was good, I slept most of the time. We arrived in Phoenix at about 8 a.m. I went to the bathroom and put some shorts on. Because it was supposed to get over 90°F. We went out of the airport and it was nice - dry air and a little bit windy. We got our rental car and drove to Jack in the Box. I always wanted to go there because my sisters boyfriend went there a lot, when he was in the US. The food was pretty good, but I thought it was like 5 times bigger than every other fast food restaurant.
After we ate we went to downtown Phoenix. It's pretty nice but not as nice as New York or Chicago. There are a lot of little nice parks but also a few skyscrapers. We went to a little tourists mall and walked around. At noon we went to a baseball game. The Milwaukee Brewers against the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers had their spring training in Arizona, that's why they are playing there. It was the first time I saw a baseball game and it was ok. I think to watch a basketball or a football game is more exciting, but the baseball game was not boring. The game ended 9 to 9.
After that we went to Rawhide near Phoenix. It's an old western style town where you can do a bunch of country stuff. I did rodeo and we went to a western theatre. We also saw a magician. When that was done we went to the Rawhide steakhouse. It was very tasty and a lot of food.
We drove to Sedona to stay in our hotel.
The next morning we went to a national park and saw old indian homes. The homes were up to 5 stories high and bult in rock. I still wonder how they were able to bulit it. By the way.. it was hot!! About 93°F. The valley was near a river and a small forest. A good place to live.
We left at about 11a.m. and drove to the grand canyon. At about halfway I saw a sign with route 66 on it. We stopped and we found ourselfs in the little town Williams. It's a nice town with many little shops. We took somephotos and went drove to the Grand Canyon, the highlight of the trip. We arrived at the parking lot and you really don't expect the Grand Canyon to be right behind a couple trees. We walked a little bit and you could see the Canyon. The Grand Canyon is amazing. It's so wide, deep, long and beautiful. You can't really describe it. It looks better than every postcard or picture. You can't really describe it, you have to see it. It's really one of the things you should see when you are in America. If I have the chance to go there again I would take a hike down there. I'm sure that would be amazing! Well, I can't really write a lot about the Grand Canyon other than it was amazing.
The next day we went to Payson. Dyland went golfing and we went to see the Tonto Natural Bridge Park. It's a nice park with a huge natural bridge. A natural stonde bridge with water underneath. Reggie and I hiked down to the water and then up to a mountain right next to the bridge. We had an awesome view. After that we drove around and stopped at places we liked.
We went back to Phoenix that night. The Next morning we flew from 90°F Phoenix to 13°F Minneapolis! It was soooo cold. Anyway, I had an amazing time in Arizona with my great host family. You will hear from me after the New Orleans.
Fred
FredericDoetig - 21. Mär, 01:03
