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Helloo,
Been a couple of weeks since I wrote. Feels like a long time anyway! I spent about a week in San Francisco. Highlights were Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge. The prison was a real experience and amazingly interesting, though bloody freezing too! Met a couple of girls from Leeds in my hostel and so spent most of my time with them. We 'biked the bay' together, which turned out to be a lot harder than anticipated. Ended up cycling for 16 miles, and taking 5 hours having stopped for lunch on the way. We all had sore bums by the end of the day and were pretty tired to say the least! Was definitely worth it though!
After they left I had a few days in Sacramento, stayed with a friend which was nice. Even though it's the capital of California it's pretty small. It is pretty though and has some cool history with cowboys and westerns and stuff. From there I headed to Vegas..... Had an absolutely nightmare bus journey which took 15 hours! Got me to Las Vegas at 4.30 in the morning which was a little unsociable. That place is mental. Nothing there is real and time seems to either stand still, or move very rapidly (I can't decide which). Got bored of it all after a couple of days and lost a bit of cash!
Did do a trip to the Grand Canyon though which was amazing. Very spectacular and a real natural wonder. I'm sure the Americans would rather go to Vegas though. This country is screwed, public transport is appalling, minimum wage is only $5, and it's no wonder that with the lack of education and travel that they get the reputation they do. Clearly there are exceptions to that, but there is a stereotype for a reason I guess..... Complete lack of culture has been a disappointment though i must say.
I'm back in LA now, don't like it that much! But going to travel south to San Diego and Tijuana in Mexico. That should be better than here. Santa Barbara is meant to be lovely too. That is my plan for 2 weeks before I fly to Canada anyway. looking forward to seeing mum and dad in Canada and then everyone else when I get back home!
Bye for now! Love Ben. x
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