NEW YORK
The second leg of our North America tour began in New York. The beginning of our stay in New York was not auspicious as we arrived at night, it was raining heavily and our booked transit took three hours to get us to our hotel...... but this was the Big Apple and things had to look up - and they did. The next two days were great.
| Central Park Buggy Rides At Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon memorial General view of park |  |
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| Natural History Museum Lots of fascinating displays, the dinosaurs were the stand outs though |  |
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| Iconic Buildings Empire State Statue of LIberty Metropolitan Opera Times Square Replacement for World Trade Centre Flat Iron Building Grand Central Station |  |
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Click on this link for all of the New York photos.
BOSTON
My main interests in Boston were the Revolutionary War sites.
People who are not particularly interested in history have probably heard of Paul Revere's ride. Here is a fascinating video that dispels some of the myths about the ride.
| The Old North Church - where the lantern was displayed indicating the route of the British soldiers Paul Revere's statue with the church in the background Church interiors |  |
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| Other Sites |  |
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Here is a link to the Boston pictures
QUEBEC CITY
A long drive from Boston took us over the Canadian border to the picturesque Quebec City.The photographs say it all.
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Here is a link to the Quebec City photos.
OTTAWA
Our next stop was Montreal, an overnight stop on the way to Ottawa. We did not find Montreal an interesting city. But here are the photos anyway.Ottawa the capitol city of Canada, is situated on the St Lawrence River. For a government town, it is quite attractive.
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We went shopping in ByWard market and then had lunch at the bakery that Obama visited in 2009
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Our Ottawa photos.
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS
The Thousand Islands is a stretch of the St Lawrence that contains (surprise, surprise) lots of islands - in fact 1,864 of them. Some of the islands are on the Canadian side of the border, some of them are on the US side.
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TORONTO
Most photos of Toronto include the CN Tower. Mine are no exception ...
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... though there is no sign of the tower in this shot from our hotel room.
our: Toronto pictures
NIAGARA
| There are two water falls at Niagara: The American and Horseshoe Falls. The American Fall is on the left and Horseshoe Fall is on the right in the photograph opposite. |  |
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LANCASTER
We crossed back into the US at Niagara and drove to Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Amish country.
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Our: Lancaster photos
WASHINGTON DC
Washington is a city of monuments, memorials, government, and museums.
| Monuments for:                                       Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson      George Washington |  |
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| War Memorials :                                 Marine WWII                    Arlington Cemetery Korea                     Vietnam Women Vietnam Wall        Vietnam Soldiers |  |
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| Government Buildings : The White House The Capitol Building |  |
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| National Air and Space Museum : John Glenn's Capsule - first US orbital flight A "Hanging Display" with various aircraft |  |
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| Video of Main Entrance Hall |
Link to Washington Photos
PHILADELPHIA
The last city on the tour before returning to New York was Philadelphia. As with Boston, my main interest in Philly was its connection to the Revolutionary War, in particular Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
| Philadelphia highlights Libety Bell Independence Hall - exterior and interior Rocky statue     Reading Terminal Market |  |
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Link to Philadelphia photos