Thursday 6/25: Golden Gate Bridge and Reno, part 1

Even though we had driven across the Golden Gate Bridge, we wanted to walk across it! So we got up in the morning to drive there first thing. (It was a good thing we did because the parking lot was overflowing when we finished!) The walk took us about 40 minutes each way. It was windy and high up but an incredible experience. I'm so glad we did it!! 

Fun Fact: my great-grandpa helped design the bridge :)

We filmed a video at the start of the adventure and near the end of it as well. Check the out on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theroadtrip50states

*Alyssa ready to start the walk!

*Me (Nicole) ready for the walk!

Here we are rejoicing on getting the first way across:

If you wondered what it was like to walk across, here's a taste:

(The supports are really really tall!!)

After finishing the walk across the bridge and back we were exhausted and hungry, but felt so accomplished! We thankfully already had plans to meet up with our friends for lunch :) It was my first time going to a tofu house. The food was yummy! 

After lunch, we headed out through traffic to Reno, NV. Most of our drive was through California. Nothing noteworthy happened on the drive, except entering Nevada! This is our 5th state. :)

We stayed at Circus Circus. We found an amazing deal! This was my first time inside of a casino. I greatly enjoyed my time--but don't worry, we didn't gamble or drink too much!!

We did a little drive to see if we could find any lights in the city. There were a few! Although the road to get to the iconic Reno sign was closed :( Here are some of the lights!

The hotel offers free circus acts. We decided to stay up and watch the juggling act. I'm so glad we did! It was really cool!! They fit so many different movements into one 5 minute performance. Here are a few pictures!

Then it was time to sleep! Good night ;)