Sunday, March 21, 2010

Napa Valley and Las Vegas


My vacation in Napa continued with a public tour of two vineyards on Monday: Domain Chandon and Francis Ford Coppola's Rubicon estate.
Domain Chandon is known for their sparking wine named E'toile (French for "star").

Rubicon is a large vineyard- the grounds are gorgeous! I could definitely imagine myself living here, what do you think?

The girls and I in Napa!

We left Napa on Tuesday and headed for Las Vegas! The first night my husband and I ate dinner at The Paris hotel. We had a sweet view of the city.

On Wednesday we woke up bright and early to go...SKYDIVING!

It is something I have wanted to try for awhile. What a nervous wreck we all were traveling to the tiny airport and getting suited up. Here we are on the couch, desperately waiting...

It was well worth it though, and an experience I will never forget. We all called our parents after we landed safely- they were relieved! This is a photo of my friend arching her back- a technique we were told we needed to use during the freefall segment of the skydive.

This is a photo of me with my skydive intructor, Scott. He is suiting me up before we head to the plane.

Here is the group after we safely landed! We were very excited!!

After our skydiving adventure, we were able to chill out and relax during the rest of our stay. My favorite casino in Vegas was definitely The Bellagio- the handblown flowers lining the ceiling definitely did it for me.

Tomorrow I head back to school to see all of my students. I am so excited to hear about their travels and time at home. See you all soon!

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