A place of power.
DAY 8: NEW YORK to WASHINGTON
I left the Big Apple with the rain. I wanted to travel
by hitchhiking, using an app called Carpolling, and rented a ride between NYC
and Washington, but there were none. So I was forced to rent three rides: one from
NYC to Philadelphia, then another between Philadelphia and Baltimore and
finally from Baltimore to Washington. For something that is normally done in 4
hours, I did it in 10.
First step: Philadelphia.
My first ride was with a 40
years-old woman, on board of a spacious and comfortable Ford. She was very kind
with me, very considerate about my journey, what I did and what I will do. We
left Manhattan at 9.30 AM and arrived a little bit more than one hour later.
She went to Philadelphia for visit her aunt. I had 4 hours to wait before my
second ride, so I took advantage for visit a little the city. The main
attraction of the town is the Liberty Bell, and the Independence Hall.
They were both really interesting to understand the foundation of the United
States. Thanks to Lafayette role for the independence, Frenchies are very
popular in Philadelphia. The city seemed really cool, I regretted not be
allowed to spend for time there. I ate a specialty of the city, the
Cheesesteack. After, I was definitely full. I finally went to the Love Park,
just before to get the second part of my ride.
years-old woman, on board of a spacious and comfortable Ford. She was very kind
with me, very considerate about my journey, what I did and what I will do. We
left Manhattan at 9.30 AM and arrived a little bit more than one hour later.
She went to Philadelphia for visit her aunt. I had 4 hours to wait before my
second ride, so I took advantage for visit a little the city. The main
attraction of the town is the Liberty Bell, and the Independence Hall.
They were both really interesting to understand the foundation of the United
States. Thanks to Lafayette role for the independence, Frenchies are very
popular in Philadelphia. The city seemed really cool, I regretted not be
allowed to spend for time there. I ate a specialty of the city, the
Cheesesteack. After, I was definitely full. I finally went to the Love Park,
just before to get the second part of my ride.
Second step: Baltimore.
My trek continued with a young man with an old car. I think he was 23, but I don't know who he is and why he travelled to Baltimore. He was not very talkative, so I slept a hour. I arrived at 4.30 PM in Baltimore, and I strolled in Inner Harbour, a very pretty district of Baltimore. I was suprised to find a "World Trade Center" here, offiring a really nice view of all the City. I didn't have a lot of time over there, but the city seems for pleasant. At 6.30 PM I met up my last drivers of the day, a couple who went to pass a few days with their son, studying in the University of Washington. I finally arrive at my hotel at 7.45 PM, the Savoy Suites Hotel. It is a very good hotel, but it is really far from the mains attractions of the City. I will be force tu use bus to move in the city. I really enjot today, I think travel step by step is better than reach cities directly. I met lot of people, saw places I don't predicted at the beginning. It was a very enriching day. DAY 9, 10:
I left the hotel very early and I took the bus to Downtown, to visit the US Capitol, the house of the American Parliement. The batiment was impressive, and inside all the frescos were too. I did the guided-tour, and watched a little very very patriotic film about American history. The visit took a little bit more than one hour. After that, I went to one of the symbol of the city, the Washington Monument. It is an obelisk. I bought a ticket to go up and enjoy the magistic view off the City, and all the monument next to ! I continued with definetly the main attraction of Washington, the White House. Because of the security, I couldn't visit inside, but I visited the Visitor Center, where there was mustly pictures of things happenned in the White House. I walked to the back of the building, in the garden. The building was amazing, but sadly I couldn't do more than just see it... It was raining so I ate a piece of lunch quickly and continued with three Museum. All over the way between the US Capitol and the White House, there is Museum about everything ! I chose to visit firstly yhe Museum of American Indians, then the Museum of the American History and finally with the Museum of Air and Space. It was funny because in New York I already visited the American Museum of Natural History, and with these I visited here, they all appear in the movie Night at the Museum. I learnt lot of things about America over there. I took the bus and dinned in the restaurant of my hotel.
The following day, I decided to stay in the hotel all the morning and just rest. For the afternoon I went to see all the memorials. I began with the most famous, the Lincoln Memorial. I also went to the Martin Luther King Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial and Vietnams and Corean Wars Memorials. I visited United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which was very moving and educative, with little videos and pictures. I saw several families in it, with children, I found that really good. Unfortunetly I couldn't go to the Arlington National Cemetery, a cemetery dedicate to soldiers killed because of the war or for famous people like JFK. I went back to the hotel for prepare my next stage.
Something a regret, but I can understand, is that there were cops abselutly everywhere. In each thing I visited, I passed a security control, it was quite annoying at the end. But I enjoyed the city, even if it was rainning every day.
The following day, I decided to stay in the hotel all the morning and just rest. For the afternoon I went to see all the memorials. I began with the most famous, the Lincoln Memorial. I also went to the Martin Luther King Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial and Vietnams and Corean Wars Memorials. I visited United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which was very moving and educative, with little videos and pictures. I saw several families in it, with children, I found that really good. Unfortunetly I couldn't go to the Arlington National Cemetery, a cemetery dedicate to soldiers killed because of the war or for famous people like JFK. I went back to the hotel for prepare my next stage.
Something a regret, but I can understand, is that there were cops abselutly everywhere. In each thing I visited, I passed a security control, it was quite annoying at the end. But I enjoyed the city, even if it was rainning every day.