Days 19 & 20: Tucson AZ & 4th of July

To put just a splash of day 18 in here: We spent more time at the hostel pool. Met 4 Germans and a lot of other friendly people! We intended to go to a show or a casino or to see the lights of "Old Las Vegas" Downtown on Fremont street...but we started at Dino's "Last Neighborhood Bar in Vegas" right next door to the hostel and of course fell in love. It was a karaoke bar (we don't sing) but everyone else that sang was real good and energetic. It was really lively and fun. Silver (Sylvester) couldn't read English but he loves rock music and was convinced to sing Dirty Deeds by AC/DC; he rocked the chorus. He was a lot of fun. Sam beat him at pool. Another guy sang "Under the Sea" from the Little Mermaid. A lot of people laughed and he said "If you don't like the Little Mermaid, Fuck you." It was such a joyously contagious atmosphere that we couldn't leave. Also, we noticed people taped dollar bills with messages to the ceiling above the bar! We asked the bartender why and she said people just started puttin em up there and then handed us a sharpie and some tape. When you go to Vegas stop at Dino's and look above the bar for "WI RULES! We love Vegas! Stephanie & Sam Road Trip 2011" dollar bill on the ceiling. ;)

And the drinks were cheap! At the clubs I paid $10 for a small plastic cup of malibu and pineapple, but at Dino's it was only $4! It was like paying for drinks back home. Also, Albo's pizza next door is also cheap and pretty good. When I have more money, I think I'm going to come back and stay a week at the hostel I recommend it to everyone!

It took some effort to leave...but we headed to Arizona. I drove along Old Route 66!! And we stopped at Road Kill Cafe along the Route in Seligman, AZ. We had huge burgers made from real Buffalo meat. It was really good. We took a lot of other pictures at some really interesting old buildings in Seligman, including one with a bunch of classy manequins by a classic car. ;)

Finally we made it to Tucson, AZ at our friend Dan's. It'll be nice to relax with him for a couple days! Today is the 4th so we went to a local picnic at a park and tonight we're goin' to go see fireworks at "A" Mountain from the Tucson Convention Center. Afterward, we'll probably go to the Sky Bar (it's solar run during the day and opens up to the stars at night!).

Happy 4th of July, everyone.

Love always & Forever,

Stephanie