Awe striking Arizona

As we flew into Phoenix, the view was breathtaking. The city was surrounded by hills and mountains and I felt that there was a big similarity between Phoenix and Dubai- both are awesome, well developed deserts. That evening we drove 5 hours to Glen Canyon in page and checked into our hotel.
Day 1- Sightseeing in Page near the north rim.

We visited the Antelope canyons- upper and lower. We also visited the Horse-shoe bend. All these places looked like paintings (as you can see for yourselves in the snaps). I could not believe my eyes. I didn't even want to blink, I just wanted to keep my eyes wide open and take in all the beauty of Page. The day was perfect and went as planned and in the evening we drove from Page to Grand Canyon.

Day 2- It snowed so hard, drizzled and it was so foggy in Grand Canyon that there was no point going to the national park. The weather thought it could could screw our holiday. But we were the "smart" ones. We showed "a finger" to the weather because we had a back-up plan and drove 2 hours down the hills to the plains where it was so bright and sunny and saw the most intriguing sights.

We visited the Painted desert, the petrified forest and the meteor crater. At the end of the day, we were glad it snowed in Grand Canyon because, if not we would never have gotten a chance to see these amazing natural wonders. This pic shows the painted desert. It really looks painted doesn't it?

Day 3- We drove down to Sedona. It was the most scenic drive. And it is the most beautiful little town and believe me, it's a must-see if anyone plans to travel to Arizona. Pictures do not do justice to this place. You have to go and see it with your naked eyes to understand what I'm talking about. I was awe struck. ( I would not mind spending the rest of my life there). To me Sedona was a mini-Switzerland. The town center was ditto Switzerland with rock formations all around instead of snow capped mountains. My jaw dropped. If Switzerland was in a desert, it would definitely look like Sedona. Sedona was absolutely "love at first sight".

In Sedona, we saw all the rock formations, views and the Cathedral on the rock.

I must mention the wonderful handicrafts and curios that are handmade by the American-Indians. The painted earthern pottery and jewellery were the most stunning amongst all. I could not help myself when I bought a piece of pottery which I hope to carry to India in one piece. My fingers are crossed:)

And that evening we had our flight back home. On the whole, we had a great great trip.

Am I sad that we couldn't visit the Grand Canyon national park? The answer is a big NO, not the least bit. Why? Because, we have planned another visit to Arizona and Utah in August :)

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Luv 'n' luc'
Smitha