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East coast: From Boston to Miami
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USA 2004
[EAST COAST: FROM BOSTON TO MIAMI]
5.800 Kms, 17 crossed states. Another fantastic trip that we try to tell
of Daniel C.
States: Massachusetts - Rhode Island - Connecticut - New York - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Delaware - Maryland - AD - Virginia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Georgia - Alabama - Mississippi - Louisiana - Florida
link to the site: http://web.tiscali.it/usa2002 /
mail: usa2002onweb@tiscali.it
PARTICIPANTS: 2 adults and 2 Boys (9 and 13 years)
31.07.04
ITALY - BOSTON
I reach Malpensa at 7.20 o'clock. A lot of people to the check in and, having also set pre-assigned, they beat us in 4 shed places on the airplane (flight 618 for Boston). Then thanks to the availability of some momentary ones - that for other they had our same problem - we succeed to take a seat an adult and a boy in line nine and in line 35. Calm flight and we arrive to Boston at the 13.00 (now local). Withdrawal of the baggages, to the Hertz for the auto and then in the hotel. After a refreshing bath in the swimming pool of the hotel it begins the visit of the city. Evening to the Quincy Market and supper in a typical place of this animated quartierino.
01.08.04
BOSTON
Day devoted to the sight of the city. In auto we go there to Cambridge center of the famous university in Harvard. Reentering in the city stops there in proximity of a Methodist Church, we enter and..... we participate to a part of the religious function. The songs the music and the hospitality are an unbelievable thing!!. Following it goes to the Trinity Church, to the Boston Common (1° public park of USA), to the Government Center, to Bacon Hill (residential district) and we cross big part of the Freedom Trial meeting many buildings and historical places. In evening he/she still dines to the Quincy Market.
02.08.04
BOSTON - NEW YORK
It wakes up times 7.00. After having had breakfast we go out of Boston and we take the I95 toward Providance. Crossed the Rhode Island we enter the Connecticut and we stop there to Mystic Seaport - maritime museum in a beautiful bay edged of cottages in New style England. At the 15.15 we reach Manhattan after having crossed the Bronx. We immediately go on to fill State Building and the panorama it is really grandiose despite a pò of haze. After an express afoot reentry in the hotel brings there in Times Square. The show of the thousand lights of Brodway is for the one who an exceptional thing has never seen him/it and for the one that you/he/she has always seen already it a surprise. Supper from Friday's and then reentry in the hotel.
03.08.04
NEW YORK
It wakes up times 8.30. Picking up us her comfortable at 10.00 o'clock we go out and we begin to cross the V in direction Central Park afoot. The number of the people that you/they walk on the sidewalks of the V is really very great. Let's cross her/it "road of the diamond" (draws of the 47 but toward her You) and then still on the V. Passiamo from the Rockfeller Center we visit St. Patrik's Cathedral after having seen the New York Public Library and the Grand Central Terminal. Visitina from Tiffany and lunch to the Trump Tower. Afternoon in Central Park and always along the V I reenter in the Hotel. You goes then from Macy's to make purchases. Then in taxi to see the bridges in Manhattan and Brooklin Liberty Island. Reentering toward Washington Square we pass from what was the WTO. The "empty" it is awful. It finally visits in the Greenwich Village where we dine.
04.08.04
NEW YORK - WASHINGTON
It wakes up times 7.00. After the usual pantagruelica breakfast directs there toward the Lincoln Tunnel. Everything added to drive to NY is not so difficult then. After a couple of hours we reach Philadelphia. We immediately visit the old part of the city (Indipendende National Historic Park) where we see the Liberty Bell, the Indipendnce Hall and the United States Congress Hall. After the lunch in a fast food inside the old Exchange and seen possession the Kennedy Plaza goes there to the Philadelphia Museum of Art whose stairway is also famous to have been gym of training of Rocky. Obviously the boys climb her/it run! Gone out of Philly (what is liked a lot there) we direct there toward the capital of USA that we reach toward the 18.00. Before rapids visit in auto and supper to the Hard Rock Café where further to some guitars of famous artists the sax of Bill Clinton is exposed.
05.08.04
WASHINGTON
It wakes up times 8.30 and day devoted to the visit of the city. Afoot on the Mall, White House (where we see to land the presidential helicopter), and crossing the Costitution Avenue directs there toward the Memorialses (second world war, Lincoln, Korea, Vietnam). Very touching that of the war of Korea and Vietnam. We reenter in the hotel after a snack from "So." We take the auto and we direct there to the cemetery of Arlington (200.000 white headstones). We stop on the grave of JFK (there is a lot of people that come to give a regard to the ex President). Then, always in auto, to the Pentagon that we see from out. Reentering in center we see the Jefferson Memorial. We park on the Mall to taste us the U.S. Capitol and we finally reach Union Station. He/she still dines to the Hard Rock Café.
06.08.04
WASHINGTON - WILLIAMSBURG
Forenoon devoted to Gergetown (residential district of Washington and to the visit of the Cathedral. After having crossed the district of the embassies we direct there, always with the 95 toward South. At 16.00 o'clock we reach Williamsburg.
In this country the time is stopped. All the inhabitants turn with the customs of the time. The everything is nice but a too forced pò. We waited more for there.
07.08.04
WILLIAMSBURG - MYRTLE BEACH
It covers binding. We cross the whole North Carolina and we enter the South Carolina. We reach Myrtle Beach bathing town on the Atlantic ocean. Our Hotel is on the beach and therefore we don't even lose a second and..... immediately in the Atlantic for a refreshing bath. But here water is warm. The bath prolongs him for more than a hour. He/she dines in a Steak house. In evening still in beach to play.
08.08.04
MYRTLE BEACH - SAVANNAH
Departure times 9.00. Direction 17 South. Reaches Charleston at 11.30 o'clock we immediately begin the visit of this typical town of the south. The houses pastel color, the white institutional buildings create a beautiful atmosphere. After the lunch we go to visit the Bone Plantation Hall an old cotton plantation. Interesting. We leave again at 15.30 o'clock and we reach Savannah at 18.00 o'clock. Savannah is a city very particular urbanisticamente. To every intersection there is a rectangular plaza. All the streets and the plazas are very green, the low houses are those that it waits us to see from this parts. Bella. He/she dines on the river.
09.08.04
SAVANNAH - MONTGOMERY
It wakes up times 7.30. We realize there to have a rubber to earth and therefore we go there to the airport of Savannah to the Hertz. In a quarter of they now systematize the all and the trip takes back him. We cross Georgia (earth of good peaches). At 15.30 o'clock we enter Alabama (change of the fused schedule -7). We come in the first capital of the confederation: Montgomery. Strange city. Downtown entertains only administrative offices in the white buildings. Interesting the memorial of the civil rights, the first white house and the parliament. The Old Montgomery is in style with the towns of the south. The residential zone, the restaurants, the motels and the Hotels are to the outside of the central zone that the evening is completely desert. The newscast of Weather Channel announces the arrival of Bonnie (tropical storm) for on August 12 between Destin and Panama City.
10.08.04
MONTGOMERY - NEW ORLEANS
Departure times 9.00. We actually cross the Alabama to Mobile then we enter for some mile the Mississippi and finally eccoci in Louisiana. At 14.30 o'clock we are in the French district in New Orleans where in the daytime the architecture of the houses can be appreciated. We visit Jackson Square, Royal St., Burbon St. there is not a lot of people and the district it doesn't seem of the best. After a pò of relax in the swimming pool of the hotel we go out for the supper. Burbon street is transformed. From every place it goes out some music, there is around a lot of people... all make party. He/she dines in Burbon and then to the Preservation Hall: the jazz's temple. Fortunately we don't have to attend a lot for entering this minuscule place where Band of all the types play jazz and blues. Very beautiful. After having made a last turn for Burbon St., that at night is imperdibile, we reenter in the hotel. The newscast of Weather Channel announces the arrival of Charley (hurricane) for on August 13 between Tampa and Fort M.
11.08.04
NEW ORLEANS
We go out of the hotel toward the 9.30. We direct there to the afoot I bring. At 11.30 o'clock we embark there on a typical boat for a cruise on the Mississippi. The ship is in perfect style Haitian. On board a band it plays some dixiland and the atmosphere it is very beautiful. The landscape out, with exclusion of the sight toward the city, it is not anything of what. Ended the cruise we reenter in the hotel passing for the Franch Market. We take the auto and we direct there to the lake Ponchartrain crossed by a bridge along 36 kms. Reentering in Downtown we visit the famous and elegant St. Charles street and in the Franch Quarter the Armstrong Park. Evening still in Burbon St.
12.08.04
NEW ORLEANS - DESTIN
To avoid problems with Bonnie we delay the departure to the late forenoon. The news is that Bonnie is striking the zone where direct are from the 9 of the morning and that for the first afternoon you/he/she should be moved more to north. In effects so it is and when we reach Destin there is already the sun. We immediately bring there in the beach and we can appreciate even more the white of the sand. Supper from Outback and then rest. Charley draws near
13.08.04
DESTIN
For today afternoon it is anticipated the impact of Charley in the zone of Tampa. Then in 24 - 36 hours it will cross in diagonal the Florida passing for Hemming our next destination. Don't take risks we decide to annul the neighbor it covers. We would risk to find us or in the middle of the hurricane or in a city where you/he/she is hardly passed. Riprogrammiamo the last week without losing nothing of that that had intention to see and we actually delays everything of one day to Key West where we should put again us scheduled unifying two tappes. While Charley impatta with the Florida, fortunately to Destin there is the sun and we spend the day in the beach.
14.08.08
DESTIN
Charley has done and you/he/she is making a lot of damages. The hurricane of category 4 (the maximum one is 5) it has winds over the 200 km/hs. From us there is always the sun and the day it is splendid. In the afternoon grandiose bath with pelicans and gulls. He/she still dines from Outback and then rest.
15.08.04
DESTIN - COCOA BEACH
Departure times 8.30. During the trip (in correspondence of Talahasse) we move the clocks before of a hour for change of the fused one (the Florida is one of the few states that it has two fused). After one it covers very long we come to they Hem. The signs of the hurricane passed by few are evident but the true problem is that almost all the city is without energy and therefore our Hotel is closed. Our despite we have to move us on the coast to find an open Hotel and also the visit to the Universal Studios seems compromised pechè seems that the lack of energy will extend him for 5 days. The boys, after a moment of depression, they react well. Ariviamo to Cocoa Beach at 19.30 o'clock that it is a bathing town. to the Reception they tell us that perhaps the Universal will be open tomorrow. Without great illusions we go to dinner in the hotel after a bath in swimming pool.
16.08.04
COCOA BEACH - HEMMING - COCOA BEACH
It wakes up times 7.00. We assume information on the Universal and we have the confirmation of the reopening. We direct there to Hemming and among the first ones we enter the Studioses. People are really little and in a few times (with tails at the most of 10 minutes) we make all the games. And' a park to very beautiful theme and above all decidedly different from the others. The game of the Mummy, and of Return to the future they are those that are liked more there. In evening we reenter to Cocoa Beach. Bath and supper in the hotel.
17.08.04
COCOA BEACH - FLORID CITY
It wakes up times 7.00. At 9.00 o'clock we are to Cap Canaveral to the entrance of the Kennedy Space Center. Here with a bus and with a turn of about 2,5 hours the principal places of the spatial station are visited. They sees the ramps of throwing dismesse, but above all a rocket Saturn V is seen (of the family of the Apollos). Live the dimensions are appalling!!! After having been on the Space Shuttle and to have seen tapes that for our generation you/they have recalled lived moments we leave the spatial center and we direct there toward South keeping on thinking about the things stupendous sights however. Reaches Palm Beach we have gone out since 95 to give a glance to the stately villas. Also to Fort Lauderdale we bring there in on the Caribbean beach. In evening we reach Florida City.
18.08.07
FLORID CITY - KEY WEST
It wakes up at the 7.30. We go there to the Visitor Center to ask what both better doing for visiting the park of the Evergladeses. They recommend us to them (sees the composition famigliare) to go to the "Alligator Farm" to the border of the park. In effects the suggestion is more valid. We have the opportunity to see n sack of crocodiles, to make an amusing turn in Air - Boat and to see the alligators that you/they have lunch. Then we enter the park that is an immense damp zone. In the first afternoon we direct there toward Key Largo her before the Keys. We visit the I bring we see the African Queen and then we begin the 100 longest miles of the trip. To cross a road in the middle of the sea is very beautiful but the traffic makes also the very long run. We reach Key West at 17.00 o'clock. Bath and then to see the most famous sunset in the Florida while we are dining to Mallory Square and we see the various shows of plaza. Really notable. To sun just lowered we perceive the reproduction of the boat that has won the first cup America. After supper on the Duval St. to walk.
19.08.04
KEY WEST - MIAMI BEACH
Before departing we go to see the house of Hemingway on the Homehead St, (parallel of the Duval). You returns then toward North. After 2.5 hours we are still again to Key Largo and after an oretta to Key Biscane where in the park of Crandon there is a very nice beach. Bath and after an express lunch we visit the park of Key Biscane. Dwarfish but very beautiful. Beach we reach Miami at 16.30 o'clock. Evening on the Collins to make purchases.
20.08.04
MIAMI BEACH - MIAMI - MIAMI BEACH
Day devoted to the visit in Miami. In auto we cross Downtown after having passed Cuba Village (enough bleak). There south rechichiamo to the Cocount Grove (the zone where Miami was born. After lunch we reenter to Miami Beach and we visit the Art Deco (really beautiful). Following in beach for a pò of relax. Evening in Ocean Drive with supper in proximity of the house that was of Versace. The zone is very happy and animated, the local affolatissimis the people a pò strange.
21.08.04
MIAMI BEACH - ITALY
Forenoon devoted to the beach and the last bath. Then in the airport and to the 16.30 departure for Italy with flight of line Alitalia. In the meantime he starts to think to a next trip!!
Let's reach now Malpensa with 1 of I anticipate!!! Unbelievable. To the 9.30 local hour we are at home.
Completely different trip from usa2002 but as many beautiful and fascinating
Various news.
The East Coast is very more similar to Europe in comparison to the central states and to those of the west.
In the hotel all the rooms have axle and iron from I stretch.
In the hotel all the rooms have the car to make the coffee.
In many hotels there is the automatic laundromat.
The drinks, after the first one, they are free.
All know him/it but it is to remember well that July and August are months of low season for the Florida and therefore it is not advisable to approach himself/herself/themselves in Florida in these months to exclusively make a bathing vacation.
On the roads there is more traffic in comparison to the central states and to those of the west. The limits of speed are inferior and there are a lot of more police.
If are stopped by the police don't Go down from the auto!!!
To effect the bookings of the hotels by telephone in USA is a very intelligent system. The toll-free number is 800-[nome chain hotel]. To es Holiday - inn: 800-Holiday that is 800-4654319 and so street.
In comparison to USA2002 where the coverage of ours trio-band this year was decidedly scarce the coverage has been to 100% |
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