It's about one month since we landed back from our Las Vegas Wedding / West Coast Road trip. At the time those long drives from city, to small town, down dirt roads and back to city again felt like they would never end, but now it's all starting to slightly feel like a distant memory. But it's a memory that will never be forgotten, because it wasn't just any road trip, it was the road trip after the happiest day of my life!
Seeing so many of our friends + family's smiling faces for a whole week was a pretty magical feeling, and the actual wedding ceremony was perfect. Spirits were high, food portions were ideal, drinks were endless, temperatures were ridiculous and sleep was pretty much none-existent...but I wouldn't change a thing.
We said goodbye to our guests (albeit a few of them who joined us on the road trip) in Vegas, and thanked them for making our week one of the most memorable in our lives. Over the next 10 days we would drive from The Wynn in LV to Hollywood Roosevelt in LA, via Yosemite, San Francisco, Monterey and Santa Barbara.
Wandering in Badwater Basin, Death Valley
The drive from Las Vegas, through Death Valley, to Yosemite took the
best part of eight hours, but what an incredible way to see the country. Going from 48 degrees in Vegas to around 10 in
Yosemite National Park was quite an exerprience. We spent two days exploring Yosemite, and if I'm
totally honest, my words wouldn't be able to justify the feeling this place gives you. I was
so in ore of the scale (how small it made me feel) and beauty of the place that my camera didn't come out of my bag that much. I'm OK with that!
From El Portal in Yosemite, we drove three hours to San Francisco.
Luggage for our trip c/o Horizn Studios
Two days in San Francisco gave us a good amount of time to explore, but not nearly enough to see everything I hoped for.
We stayed at Hotel Zetta, just by Union Square. The hotel was seriously good, from the small detail of the lobby decor and rec area, and the staff's attentiveness, to the British-inspired (but not corny at all) restaurant. When the staff found out we'd just got married they drew us a personalised cartoon of San Fran, and popped a bottle of champagne in our room! What can I say, if you want people to be happy, just equip a lobby with a pool table, photo-booth and Shuffleboard!
The step-counter was going crazy while we were there. We covered lots of ground but did miss a fair few things I wanted to see...until next time.
Sweatshirt c/o Asket | Shorts c/o Realm & Empire | Jacket by Several | Sneakers by Vans | Cap by Norse Projects | Sunglasses by Moscot | Bag by Instrmnt
The view of San Francisco skyline from Alcatraz Island
I don't want to make these travel blogs too text-heavy, no one needs to read an essay on how good I thought our visit to Alcatraz Island was or how I have a tendency to spend way too much time trying to find good coffee. Photos will do the talking, and with that being said, Part 2 of our West Coast Road Trip will cover our journey from San Francisco to Hollywood!
Thanks for visiting,
Mat
Sounds like you had a magical time! These photos of Death Valley and Yosemite National Park are breathtaking. Looking forward to read the part 2 :)
ReplyDeleteKatrina Sophia
Sounds like you guys had an amazing time. Yosemite looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are amazing! San Francisco looks so cool
ReplyDeleteMaria xxx
It looks like it was an amazing road trip! Absolutely beautiful photos! I can't wait to see part 2.
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The landscapes just look stunning - looks like you had an amazing trip!
ReplyDeleteThe Leach Life | theleachlife.com
Thanks for the kind words, buddy!
ReplyDeleteWe had a wonderful time, I can't wait to put part 2 together either!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maria, we had such a nice time!
ReplyDeleteI didn't do Yosemite but by god from those pics I wish we had. We went via Lake Tahoe (although I would thoroughly recommend a stop off there). You can why most American's don't even leave the country each state is so unique and awe inspiring. Cali alone you can go from beaches to ski resorts. I did adore San Fran though it just had such a chilled European vibe and the crab cakes I had in Sausalito across the bridge I would walk back for.
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