A view of vegas

Dear travel diary;

 

Today I find myself in the Eifel tower!  Ah, the Eifel tower in Vegas, not Paris.  But what a view!  But like Paris, it does have a lover's bridge where if you write your lover's name on a lock.  Then lock it to the bridge and toss the key away, it's said that you will be with them forever. 

 

The streets of Vegas seems so peaceful from up here.

 

Sincerely Nestor the Gnome

 

Lost in a desert in Arizona

Dear travel diary;

Today I find myself lost in the desert in Arizona, somewhere near the Grand Canyon.  The terrain is so dusty and dry.  The flowers in my garden back home would not like this at all!

Along my travels today I came across a real live cowboy.  He even let me sit on his horse!
Sincerely Nestor the Gnome.

Grand Canyon, AZ

Dear travel diary;

Today I find myself on the edge of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA.  I have never felt so small.  The canyon is 6000 feet deep!  It's really hard to imagine how deep that really is when you are only 8 inches tall.  The Colorado river is seen snaking its way through the canyon, cutting it deeply.  If you look carefully, you can see the odd helicopter tour flying throughout the canyon.  It's an interesting view, looking down on a flying helicopter!

I even took a walk on the "Sky Walk" bridge.  It's a cool horseshoe bridge that has a glass floor!
Sincerely Nestor the Gnome.

Hoover Dam

Dear travel diary;

Today I find myself overlooking one of the great marvels of human ingenuity, the Hoover Dam!  It was once known as the Boulder Dam.  Its a huge concrete structure nestled in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River.  It also straddles the states of Arizona and Nevada.  The neat part is both states have their own time zone.  You can travel in time just by walking from one side of the dam to the other!  Does that mean I'm a dam time traveler?

Seeing something this big makes you feel pretty dam small!

Sincerely Nestor the Gnome.