We had such a short time to take breakfast and to take some shots of the Independence Hall and The Liberty Bell. What's more, it was raining!
Did not have enough time to go into the hall and see the Liberty Bell. We took a glance of it from the window.
Independence Hall is the centerpiece of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets. It is known primarily as the location where both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.
The building was completed in 1753 as the colonial legislature (later Pennsylvania State House) for the Province of Pennsylvania. It became the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and was the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787. The building is part of Independence National Historical Park and is listed as a World Heritage Site. Philadephi Independence Hall
Took and enjoyed our breakfast at Bain's Deli at the Bourse opposite the Liberty Hall. Water and food are cheaper here, compared to NY.
Our bacon egg sandwich which was quite nice!
Our daughter's set breakfast. Total breakfast cost: US$18.73 for 3 breakfasts with water.
After that, it was an hour's ride to Washington DC and the bright and sunny weather welcomed us as the bus drove into Washington.
The first stop was the Air and Space Museum and admission is FREE!
Inside the Museum - we made a brief stop here. Very interesting museum but we do not have time for them.
Delta Solar stainless steel sculpture outside the National Air and Space Museum. It is constructed by Alejandro Otero and
is filled with stainless steel rotary sails that turn in the slightest breeze.
There are many museums in this area and it will probably take a week to visit all of them though they are close to one another.
They are known as the Smithsonian museums and 11 are located here on the National Mall. They are donated by James Smithson, an English
chemist and mineralogist who had no descendents and the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution. All of them look very interesting
but it is a pity we had no time to visit them. The best thing about them is admission is free!
Map of the museum area.
Natural History Museum
American History Museum
East entrance to the Smithsonian Institution Building - beautiful building which looked like a church!
Smithsonian Insituition Building (The Castle)
Washington's Memorial at one end of the National Mall
Kiepenkerl, a modern sculpture, constructed of polished cast stainless steel by Jeff Koons, located in the Hirshhorn Museum
and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. It refers to the traveling peddlers statue in Münster, Germany. Jeff Koons is an
American artist known for his reproductions of banal objects—such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces.
Capitol Building at the other end
Some Americans were walking towards and preparing for a protest in the field in front of Capitol Building.
Lunch was Mcdonald's. 2 ham burger set meals with additional 2 ham burger sandwiches and that was the only choice at the ksiok. Total : US$24.90.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Dinner at Penang Culture Restaurant, Terminal 2 ->Flight to Abu Dhabi -> New York
Day 2 - Flushing -> Lunch at Flushing Noodles -> Check in Radisson Piscataway , New Jersey -> Dinner from Cheng's Garden – delivery to Hotel Room -> Rockfeller Centre -> Times Square -> New York City Skyline from New Jersey
Day 3 - Breakfast at Sloatsburg Travel Plaza -> West Point Academy -> Woodbury Factory Outlet -> Lunch -> Dinner from Cheng's Garden – delivery to Hotel Room
Day 4 - New York City –> Wall Street -> Breakfast at subway -> Pass by Former Twin Tower -> Statue of Liberty -> Lunch at Intrepid -> Intrepid -> Metropolitan Museum of Art -> Empire State building -> Dinner at Midtown Buffet, Times Square -> Check in Crown Plaza Monroe South Brunswick
Day 5 - Philadelphi -> Breakfast at Philadelphi Bourse -> Independence Hall - > Liberty Bell -> Washington DC -> Air and Space Musem -> Capitol Building -> Smithsonian Castle - > McDonalds Lunch -> White House -> Korean War memorial -> Lincoln Memorial -> Vietnam War Memorial -> Buffet Dinner at Grand Buffet & Grill at Laurel -> Check in Sheraton Laurels
Day 6 - McDonald’s Breakfast -> Corning Glass Museum -> -> Lunch at Corning GlassMarket Cafe -> Niagara Falls -> Maid of the Mist -> Check in Quality Inn (Review) - > Dinner at Hard Rock Café -> Niagara Falls Illumination
Day 7 - Breakfast at Legends Bar & Grill -> Niagara Falls State Park -> Theatre Show -> Customs at Canada -> Niagara Falls, Canada -> Brunch at Skylon tower -> Toronto CN Tower -> Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park -> Toronto University -> Old City Hall -> Chinese Dinner at Forestview Chinese Restaurant（客满楼酒家） Toronto Chinatown -> Check in Delta Toronto East Hotel
Day 8 - Thousand Islands Cruise -> Brunch on board Cruise -> Ottawa Parliament Hill -> Rideau Canal -> Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, Montreal -> Mount Royal -> Dinner at Pho Bac, Montreal Chinatown -> Check in Delta Hotel, Trois-Rivières
Day 9 - Breakfast - > Quebec City -> Citadelle -> Brunch at Restaurant 1640, Auberge du Trésor -> Place d'Armes -> Shopping at Duty Free -> Boston Lobster Dinner at New Moon Villa, Chinatown -> Check in Holiday Inn Boston
Day 10 – Havard University -> MIT -> Boston Harbour Cruise -> Brunch at Quincy Market -> Quincy Market -> Travel to New York -> Check in Holiday Inn Express, Jamaica -> Subway to New York - > Dinner at Grand Central Station
Day 11 – Breakfast, Holiday Inn - > Flight to Abu Dhabi
Day 12 – Flight to Singapore Home Swee Home
