Well we powered through Montana and decided to just get home. After 27 nights in 23 different hotels we were ready for our own beds. When we rolled into the driveway there were 53,109 kilometres on the SUV. That means we drove 13,281 kilometres in 28 days. No wonder we're so sick of being in a vehicle lol. That covered 8 provinces (including Alberta) and 17 states.
What an amazing journey. A trip of a lifetime really. I am so grateful that I was able to take this trip with my two teenage kids, and after 28 days in a vehicle we are all still talking:) I hope my kids always remember this experience and enjoyed it as much as I did.
Cassie would like to do a little ratings post, but that will be after tonight since as soon as she got home she was off to see some friends. Can't wait to see some of mine! Thanks to everyone that viewed our blog (over 860 views not bad for having no idea what we're doing lol).
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse
This morning we hit the road for Mount Rushmore. We were bracing ourselves for it to not be what we envisioned after the whole Statue of Liberty thing, but when we got there we were all very impressed. What an amazing area and memorial to the past Presidents. Maybe one day someone will do a sculpture of Stephen Harper in the Rocky Mountains.
Since the Crazy Horse monument was not far away we thought we'd just set the GPS for it. We have had some really great experiences with the GPS. Gone many places we would not have otherwise, and ended up in some pretty cool (and not so cool) places. The GPS had us turn on a different road than all the signs were saying but since we've had so much fun with the GPS we decided to follow it. It took us on a really neat back road which turned out to be a great drive until it asked us to turn on a hiking trail.
Needless to say a little common sense is necessary when dealing with a stupid GPS lol. Anyway, we ended up at Crazy Horse monument eventually and got a pretty scenic tour. Crazy Horse memorial has been in progress since the 1940s. It is quite a bit larger than the sculpture at Mount Rushmore. It isn't completed yet and probably won't for some time because they will not use federal funds to complete the project, and most of it completed by the original sculptor was done by hand. All funds are generated through donations, admission and sales of gifts, etc on site. It is quite an amazing place. The original sculptor died in 1982 and his wife and 7 of his 10 kids have been working on it since.
This is what the monument is going to look like when it is completed.
This is where they are at now. I would definitely love to come back and see it when it's completed, if I'm still alive.
After we left Crazy Horse we drove through BORING Wyoming. I think Saskatchewan is even more exciting, and that is hard to believe. No wonder there are no toll roads, no one would take them. We have set the GPS for home and are making our way back. It has cost less for this whole month trip across country than it cost for us to go to Hawaii for 11 days. That really seems hard to believe, that we could be away from home that long, seen and experienced as much as we have, and for less money. Who would have thought?
Since the Crazy Horse monument was not far away we thought we'd just set the GPS for it. We have had some really great experiences with the GPS. Gone many places we would not have otherwise, and ended up in some pretty cool (and not so cool) places. The GPS had us turn on a different road than all the signs were saying but since we've had so much fun with the GPS we decided to follow it. It took us on a really neat back road which turned out to be a great drive until it asked us to turn on a hiking trail.
Needless to say a little common sense is necessary when dealing with a stupid GPS lol. Anyway, we ended up at Crazy Horse monument eventually and got a pretty scenic tour. Crazy Horse memorial has been in progress since the 1940s. It is quite a bit larger than the sculpture at Mount Rushmore. It isn't completed yet and probably won't for some time because they will not use federal funds to complete the project, and most of it completed by the original sculptor was done by hand. All funds are generated through donations, admission and sales of gifts, etc on site. It is quite an amazing place. The original sculptor died in 1982 and his wife and 7 of his 10 kids have been working on it since.
After we left Crazy Horse we drove through BORING Wyoming. I think Saskatchewan is even more exciting, and that is hard to believe. No wonder there are no toll roads, no one would take them. We have set the GPS for home and are making our way back. It has cost less for this whole month trip across country than it cost for us to go to Hawaii for 11 days. That really seems hard to believe, that we could be away from home that long, seen and experienced as much as we have, and for less money. Who would have thought?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Journey to Mount Rushmore
We drove pretty much all day except for a stop in Sioux Falls at a mall. We try to go to Falls Park but it was under construction and just looked like a giant cement water slide. Hmmmmm didn't seem to be too natural of falls to us, not like you see in the Rockies that's for sure.
We wanted to get as close to Mount Rushmore tonight as possible and ended up in Wall, SD. We have no idea what it looks like because it was dark when we got here. Had a very nail biting drive through the Chamberlain area as the radio was announcing thunderstorm warnings in counties (we had no idea what county we were in, been having a hard enough time keeping track of what state lol). We could see two major storms with a small bright patch in between. The lightening was unbelievable and definitely gave us some tense moments. It was like the storms kept just far enough apart for us to get through before joining and the light show they put on was amazing. Glad we missed out on the hail and winds, and only ended up with a bit of the rain and some close lightening calls. Kept us awake for the long drive that's for sure. Tomorrow we'll be seeing Mount Rushmore and also stopping at Crazy Horse memorial (from the advice of a friend). Justin is very excited about that because Crazy Horse is going to be featured on one of the Deadliest Warriors episodes for season 3. Yippee!
We wanted to get as close to Mount Rushmore tonight as possible and ended up in Wall, SD. We have no idea what it looks like because it was dark when we got here. Had a very nail biting drive through the Chamberlain area as the radio was announcing thunderstorm warnings in counties (we had no idea what county we were in, been having a hard enough time keeping track of what state lol). We could see two major storms with a small bright patch in between. The lightening was unbelievable and definitely gave us some tense moments. It was like the storms kept just far enough apart for us to get through before joining and the light show they put on was amazing. Glad we missed out on the hail and winds, and only ended up with a bit of the rain and some close lightening calls. Kept us awake for the long drive that's for sure. Tomorrow we'll be seeing Mount Rushmore and also stopping at Crazy Horse memorial (from the advice of a friend). Justin is very excited about that because Crazy Horse is going to be featured on one of the Deadliest Warriors episodes for season 3. Yippee!
Pictures from Chicago
Pictures from Hershey
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Chicago
Don't get to excited people, Cassie is making a post.
We ended up staying in a town called Hammond just outside of Chicago. It was some random Hotel that used to be a Quality Inn but then it got too dumpy so they changed the name to something else.. :) So we left at about 10 am to get to Chicago. We booked a river boat tour for downtown Chicago. We were told it was kind of like Venice so we decided it would be worth going on a boat tour down the river. We parked in a parkade a few blocks away and walked to the boat. By the way, just so you all know it is like 41 degrees here...you step outside for 2 seconds and it feels like you've ran a marathon, competed in weightlifting competitions, followed by extreme yoga and finished will a light sprint around mirror lake. Imagine how sweaty you would be after that. Yep that's how hot it is here. The boat ride was really cool, it took us through to see lots of architecture and the tour guide explained what they were and when they were built and such. We even got to go through a boat lock through to lake Michigan. I got a little sunburned my shoulders are a little crispy :) After the boat tour which lasted about 2 hours, we got the heck out of Chicago. If only it was that easy!! One thing that people don't realize about GPS's is that when you go underground they lose satellite reception, and in Chicago there are tons of streets underground, leaving you to drive around aimlessly looking for a way to get a signal :) fabulous. So now this leaves us in a hotel where I don't even know where we are lol. We are on our way to Mount Rushmore. The place with peoples faces are carved in it. oooo aaaaaa :) We are pooped from this vacation! But it has been more than well worth it :)
~Cassie
Still can't get any pictures on because of crappy internet. Will post when we get a better connection.
We ended up staying in a town called Hammond just outside of Chicago. It was some random Hotel that used to be a Quality Inn but then it got too dumpy so they changed the name to something else.. :) So we left at about 10 am to get to Chicago. We booked a river boat tour for downtown Chicago. We were told it was kind of like Venice so we decided it would be worth going on a boat tour down the river. We parked in a parkade a few blocks away and walked to the boat. By the way, just so you all know it is like 41 degrees here...you step outside for 2 seconds and it feels like you've ran a marathon, competed in weightlifting competitions, followed by extreme yoga and finished will a light sprint around mirror lake. Imagine how sweaty you would be after that. Yep that's how hot it is here. The boat ride was really cool, it took us through to see lots of architecture and the tour guide explained what they were and when they were built and such. We even got to go through a boat lock through to lake Michigan. I got a little sunburned my shoulders are a little crispy :) After the boat tour which lasted about 2 hours, we got the heck out of Chicago. If only it was that easy!! One thing that people don't realize about GPS's is that when you go underground they lose satellite reception, and in Chicago there are tons of streets underground, leaving you to drive around aimlessly looking for a way to get a signal :) fabulous. So now this leaves us in a hotel where I don't even know where we are lol. We are on our way to Mount Rushmore. The place with peoples faces are carved in it. oooo aaaaaa :) We are pooped from this vacation! But it has been more than well worth it :)
~Cassie
Still can't get any pictures on because of crappy internet. Will post when we get a better connection.
Ohio
Okay yesterday was a bust. We went to Cedar Point park got out of the car and walked across the parking lot. By the time we bought tickets it felt like we had wet our pants because of the humidity. Stood in line for a ride for an hour and a half and decided we had enough torture. Walking back to the SUV Justin said now I know how people feel when they're lost in the desert lol. He also can't understand how people can live here with the unbearable heat.
Anyway we decided to try and get through these states that are so hot and headed for Chicago. I've heard from a friend that downtown Chicago is beautiful so we're giving it a try. Have an Architectural boat tour booked for today. It will help us forget about yesterday.
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Hershey World of Chocolate
Mom and me woke up at almost the same time this morning when her alarm went and about an hour after Cassie woke up because she's always the one sleeping in mostly. Then mom and I were done get ready and Cassie was a bit behind so we went to get a seat at breakfast, where they had waffles, cereal, muffins, donuts, toast, good drinks and boiled eggs. Cassie finally came and ate some breakfast.
We headed to Hershey World where the show how to make chocolate. The first thing we went on was a 15 minute tour where you ride on a vehicle. It was a bit cheap but it was worth it because it was free. When we saw the chocolate we were getting hungry.
After the tour we check out our picture that was taken on the tour and Cassie covered her face because she was being a goof. After that we bought tickets for 3 more attractions. First we went on the Chocolate Tasting school, which is a room where we each got a bag, bottle of water and chocolate milk. In the bag was 5 different chocolates. The point was to compare each by color, smell, some we had to break to hear how hard it is, and check break line to see what it looks like, then we had to taste it. We were introduced to a mixture milk, chocolate and cinnamon, and coffee, we had to blow bubbles in it to froth it. We all received a Master's Degree in Chocolate Tasting from the Hershey's University.
After that we went to the 3D show which was a bit wierd because it was talking about the history of hershey then computer animated guys busted in the show and ruined the lecture. There was a opening part, romance, kisses. They had confetti, bubbles, streamers and fake snow fall from the ceiling that was part of the show.
Then was the best part of the whole factory. Making your own chocolate bar. So we had to wear hairnets and aprons, and santize our hands. We had to scan our ticket so they would know the right person to give chocolate to. You could choose milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate. I chose white, mom chose milk and Cassie chose dark. Then after that we had to the inclusion parts which was the flavours we wanted to add. There was a choice between chocolate cookie crumbs, mini chocolate chips, almonds, sprinkles, pretzel pieces, or butter toffee crunch and you could choose 3. I chose the cookie and chocolate chip inclusions, mom did chocolate chips, almonds and butter toffee crunch, and Cassie chose butter toffee crunch, almond, and cookie crumbs. It's pretty funny though because mom, Cassie and me each chose different flavours of chocolate bar which means we got all 3 flavours. Then the coolest part of the thing was we got to see our chocolate bars being made. We had to scan our ticket, pull a lever and watch our bar to on the moving belt. Our chocolate bars had HERSHEY inside the bar, once they add the inclusions it gets coated with milk chocolate finishing. Then it went in a giant tube of cooling, then we moved on to the section of making our own wrapper. Basically we had to scan our ticket again, we got to customize the colour and size of words, and graphics then you check how much time until your bar is finished, then you can watch it get package into boxed and being put in your own tin and your wrapper goes on. Then we took off aprons and stuff then went to gift shop. We bought some goods.
Then we were off like a herd of turtles on the road to Ohio. Tomorrow we are going to Cedar Point amusement park.
We headed to Hershey World where the show how to make chocolate. The first thing we went on was a 15 minute tour where you ride on a vehicle. It was a bit cheap but it was worth it because it was free. When we saw the chocolate we were getting hungry.
After the tour we check out our picture that was taken on the tour and Cassie covered her face because she was being a goof. After that we bought tickets for 3 more attractions. First we went on the Chocolate Tasting school, which is a room where we each got a bag, bottle of water and chocolate milk. In the bag was 5 different chocolates. The point was to compare each by color, smell, some we had to break to hear how hard it is, and check break line to see what it looks like, then we had to taste it. We were introduced to a mixture milk, chocolate and cinnamon, and coffee, we had to blow bubbles in it to froth it. We all received a Master's Degree in Chocolate Tasting from the Hershey's University.
After that we went to the 3D show which was a bit wierd because it was talking about the history of hershey then computer animated guys busted in the show and ruined the lecture. There was a opening part, romance, kisses. They had confetti, bubbles, streamers and fake snow fall from the ceiling that was part of the show.
Then was the best part of the whole factory. Making your own chocolate bar. So we had to wear hairnets and aprons, and santize our hands. We had to scan our ticket so they would know the right person to give chocolate to. You could choose milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate. I chose white, mom chose milk and Cassie chose dark. Then after that we had to the inclusion parts which was the flavours we wanted to add. There was a choice between chocolate cookie crumbs, mini chocolate chips, almonds, sprinkles, pretzel pieces, or butter toffee crunch and you could choose 3. I chose the cookie and chocolate chip inclusions, mom did chocolate chips, almonds and butter toffee crunch, and Cassie chose butter toffee crunch, almond, and cookie crumbs. It's pretty funny though because mom, Cassie and me each chose different flavours of chocolate bar which means we got all 3 flavours. Then the coolest part of the thing was we got to see our chocolate bars being made. We had to scan our ticket, pull a lever and watch our bar to on the moving belt. Our chocolate bars had HERSHEY inside the bar, once they add the inclusions it gets coated with milk chocolate finishing. Then it went in a giant tube of cooling, then we moved on to the section of making our own wrapper. Basically we had to scan our ticket again, we got to customize the colour and size of words, and graphics then you check how much time until your bar is finished, then you can watch it get package into boxed and being put in your own tin and your wrapper goes on. Then we took off aprons and stuff then went to gift shop. We bought some goods.
Then we were off like a herd of turtles on the road to Ohio. Tomorrow we are going to Cedar Point amusement park.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Homeward Bound
So we left our hotel in New Rochelle yesterday morning and set the GPS for Hershey, Pennsylvania. Here is something to consider when using your GPS to find stores or other services: Wait until you are outside of the New York area otherwise you may be directed into neighborhoods that you probably don't belong in and may not make it out of (just a learning experience to pass on for others lol). We ended up in some interesting areas and Justin almost faded into oblivion from starvation because we couldn't get out and I wouldn't stop and feed him for fear we wouldn't live to tell about it. When we finally got in to Pennsylvania we stopped at an info booth and I wanted to go to Lancaster before heading to Hershey. The countryside on the way through is very beautiful and I have a few friends that would LOVE all the antique stores, but of course we passed by all of them except this one.
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Because we didn't get in to Lancaster until 10ish we settled on a skuzzy cheap hotel. I think it's an important lesson for the kids to see how they could be living, in the hopes they'll appreciate home more.
Since I told Cassie that everyone thinks her writing is funny she won't write on the blog anymore. Sorry you're stuck with me. Maybe if people post comments requesting her she'll come back.
This morning we got up and went straight to the Outlet Mall. We have asked in every store for jeans with 36" or 38" length (Justin) and have had no luck. At the Eddie Bauer store the lady said she'd go check in the back because there may have been some purchased online and returned there. She said they'll be discounted though. I thought there would be no way she'd find any. She came out with 2 pair!!! Justin went and tried them on and they fit perfect. When I went to the register to pay they were $11.00 each!!!! Unbelievable!!! What a deal! So we didn't get out of there until after 2 and found a drive in burger place, so of course we had to try it. Haven't eaten at a drive in since A&W made the car hops hand up their roller skates.
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Tomorrow we are going to Hershey Chocolate World where we will get to make our own chocolate bar, create dessert and tour Hershey. What an awesome way to spend the day!!! Our next destination is Sandusky, Ohio to check out Cedar Point amusement park. Great more roller coasters, my stomach just recovered from Canada's Wonderland.
Since I told Cassie that everyone thinks her writing is funny she won't write on the blog anymore. Sorry you're stuck with me. Maybe if people post comments requesting her she'll come back.
This morning we got up and went straight to the Outlet Mall. We have asked in every store for jeans with 36" or 38" length (Justin) and have had no luck. At the Eddie Bauer store the lady said she'd go check in the back because there may have been some purchased online and returned there. She said they'll be discounted though. I thought there would be no way she'd find any. She came out with 2 pair!!! Justin went and tried them on and they fit perfect. When I went to the register to pay they were $11.00 each!!!! Unbelievable!!! What a deal! So we didn't get out of there until after 2 and found a drive in burger place, so of course we had to try it. Haven't eaten at a drive in since A&W made the car hops hand up their roller skates.
Tomorrow we are going to Hershey Chocolate World where we will get to make our own chocolate bar, create dessert and tour Hershey. What an awesome way to spend the day!!! Our next destination is Sandusky, Ohio to check out Cedar Point amusement park. Great more roller coasters, my stomach just recovered from Canada's Wonderland.
Last day in New York:(
Well our time in New York had to come to an end. Having bought City Passes before we came it included a ferry ride to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. When we called to find out about what times the lady said reserved time were all booked up past August and if we had City Passes we had to come wait in the stand by line which usually has a 2 hour wait unless we get there first thing in the morning. So since we all hate standing in lines, we got up at 6:00 so we could be at the ferry for the first sailing. The Statue of Liberty was quite a bit smaller than we all imagined it would be (not sure why we thought it was so much bigger but we did). It was still great to see.
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Ellis Island was not really something the kids wanted to visited, but I made them lol. It was pretty amazing to see how the imigrants came over and had to be held on the island until they could be cleared. Must have been quite a camp.
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The subway made it really easy to get around and isn't near as scary as it's made out to be. After that we headed to times square to get some tickets for a Broadway Show. There's a booth that sells tickets for same day shows at a discounted rate. We wanted to see Wicked or Lion King but neither were available so we settled on Mamma Mia. In the meantime Justin wanted to visit the Nintendo World store (which had really nothing in it) and went to the top of Rockefeller Tower. What an amazing view!!!
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This is a billboard on Times Square that shows the people walking by. See if you can spot us.
The Broadway show was absolutely amazing, even Justin liked it.
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You can't take pictures during the performance but took a few before. Just a great experience overall. We didn't get back to our hotel until 12ish and all three of us were just beat since we had left the hotel at 7 in the morning. New York was so tiring but really alot of fun and a great adventure. I know I'll definitely be back and Cassie would like to also. Justin says he's good lol. And now begins our journey back home, and we've already put about 10,000 kilometres on the SUV. Might have to get a new one when we get back (jk).
The Broadway show was absolutely amazing, even Justin liked it.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
New York...what a wild ride!!!!
So despite our great plans for Thursday, the only one that really materialized was the American Museum of Natural History. After getting off the train at Grand Central we decided to take a cab there because it's 40 blocks away and were too scared to figure out the subway system. That was the scariest and most life threatening experience of my life!!!! There was actually one point where he turned left on a red light and Cassie came withing one inch of a limosine bumper that stopped just before hitting us, even the limo driver looked scared. I used to think the drivers in Jamaica were bad, but they have nothing on New York cab drivers. Needless to say after that cab ride we learned about the subway system, and the fear of being mugged far outweighed getting that cab driver.
Anyway back to the museum. It was so amazing. Way bigger than any of us thought an quite hard to navigate. You would need at least a couple of days to see things properly and not have to run through it.
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This is the dinosaur from Night at the Museum.
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And the Easter Island head from Night of the Museum who always said "Dumb dumb give me gum gum". And that's all you could hear all the little kids saying when they saw him.
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And my new boyfriend
After we got out of the museum some crazy guy on a bike thing wanted to take us on a ride throught Central Park. We were quite scared for him because the 3 of us are not small, and tried to tell him it would kill him. Anyway he was pretty cute so we went lol. What a beautiful park!!! Not at all the imagine I had in my mind whenever I would hear about it. He was telling us how much it had changed since the mayor had it closed evenings from 1 am until 6 am. Before that it was full of drugs and muggings, but since then it has been way better. There is the most beautiful bridge that you would never imagine could be in there, and when you go underneath there are these young men singing and the echo is amazing. We also got to have our picture taken at the same fountain as Friends:)
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Justin having a beer after a long hard day (root beer that is).
By the time we got back to the hotel again it was another late night. New York is not allowing us to get much rest and sleep thats for sure lol
There are so many people begging for money, but not really in your face. I went and got a bunch of dollar bills because I kept running out and didn't like taking out my wallet to get money. Cassie said what if they are just scamming, and my response is your life can't be very good if you have to beg. Imagine waking up one day and saying to yourself "I have no food, so I have to steal to get some or beg for money. If I had kids to feed I'd do whatever it takes. And if you think about it, our lives could be very different right now than they are. Everyone lives through different circumstances". Nobody starts the day wanting to beg. You can tell the economy is not good here, but the tourist areas really try to hide the reality of their situation. But you sure see the upper rich people throwing around their money. I am so thankful we live in Canada, even though the service is better here. I guess the people working in restaurants here are more grateful they have a job than our restaurant staff (too bad).
Anyway back to the museum. It was so amazing. Way bigger than any of us thought an quite hard to navigate. You would need at least a couple of days to see things properly and not have to run through it.
After we got out of the museum some crazy guy on a bike thing wanted to take us on a ride throught Central Park. We were quite scared for him because the 3 of us are not small, and tried to tell him it would kill him. Anyway he was pretty cute so we went lol. What a beautiful park!!! Not at all the imagine I had in my mind whenever I would hear about it. He was telling us how much it had changed since the mayor had it closed evenings from 1 am until 6 am. Before that it was full of drugs and muggings, but since then it has been way better. There is the most beautiful bridge that you would never imagine could be in there, and when you go underneath there are these young men singing and the echo is amazing. We also got to have our picture taken at the same fountain as Friends:)
By the time we got back to the hotel again it was another late night. New York is not allowing us to get much rest and sleep thats for sure lol
There are so many people begging for money, but not really in your face. I went and got a bunch of dollar bills because I kept running out and didn't like taking out my wallet to get money. Cassie said what if they are just scamming, and my response is your life can't be very good if you have to beg. Imagine waking up one day and saying to yourself "I have no food, so I have to steal to get some or beg for money. If I had kids to feed I'd do whatever it takes. And if you think about it, our lives could be very different right now than they are. Everyone lives through different circumstances". Nobody starts the day wanting to beg. You can tell the economy is not good here, but the tourist areas really try to hide the reality of their situation. But you sure see the upper rich people throwing around their money. I am so thankful we live in Canada, even though the service is better here. I guess the people working in restaurants here are more grateful they have a job than our restaurant staff (too bad).
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Pictures from Whale Watching
Since our internet has been way better while in the US for posting pictures here's some from our excursion in St. Andrews.
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There's a gull chasing an eagle for what's in his beak.
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Here's where our Costco Atlantic Salmon comes from.
NEW YORK!!
Yesterday we finally arrived in New York!! First thing we did is head to our hotel. The radisson in New Rochelle. Wonderful hotel!! Thanks Aunty Ness :) We dropped our bags off and then we decided we would go and see the empire state building and times square. We had to take the train since we had no interest in sitting in traffic for hours. It was really interesting, the train there is very sketchy, there is trash everywhere and some people.....very questionable! lol. Riding the train was very cool because it took us through the heart of the city. We saw alot of rough neighborhoods, don't worry grandma, it was safely from inside the train :P. It was kind of sad to see all of the worn down buildings and seeing the kind of homes some people live in. When our train finally arrived we were in grand central station, if you haven't seen this before you must go!! There is just something about it that makes you say woah, even though to every new yorker its just a train station. We decided to walk around to explore and find the empire state building. I thought i would really hate New york since i don't like crowded busy places, but there is just something about it that makes you appreciate and love it. It must be that it is so different from home and that even in the busy mess somehow it just works. We got to the building and got our tickets and rode in an elevator to the top, luckily the wait wasn't even that long nothing like the cn tower. When we got to the top we could see all around New York, and the Statue of liberty. unfortunately while we were up in the tower a storm hit! And i already don't like heights...so i wanted to get down ASAP! People were being blown all over it was kind of entertaining but not really since i was scared. We had these little phone things that when you press a button they give you information about things you see around the tower, while we were waiting to get down in the elevator, the guy in the phone said "No winds can shift this building! its so strong! blah blah blah," he just kept going on and on about how it will never be taken to the ground...sounds like hes jinxing it! or its an invitation for someone to try. Call me paranoid, but dying up in a huge tower is not on my list :)
~Cassie
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After we left the Empire State building we headed for Times Square. The pictures can't even come clothes to showing what it is like there. There are soooo many people and shops, and so much happening while all these flashy electronic boards light up everything everywhere. It is truly amazing!!!!
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When we came back on the train, by the time we got off and started for the stairs the people were all gone and it was just the 3 of us on the platform. Quite spooky lol.
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~Cassie
We have a CityPass which is a really good deal and have a choice between Top of the Rock or Guggenheim Museum (where there are van Gough and Picasso). Since we've spent a tremendous time in tall buildings this trip we are going to take in the museum. We're also going to visit the American Museum of Natural History (from the movie Night at the Museum) and Ground Zero. Another busy day. New York is go go go!!!
~Lorrie
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