We made the 3 day trip to DC and Niagara. Took the Chinatown L and L tour bus. It was a 2 night 3 day trip. Started on Memorial day on Monday morning at 7 am. The first day was very tiring. We reached DC and they made us change the bus as it was an NY tour bus. They took us to the Smithsonian National Air and Space museum, Capitol Hill, White House, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean and Vietnam war memorial sites. End of the day - dead tired. We stayed in Maryland at Holiday Inn.
Day 2 Tuesday started at 7 am first stop Hershey Chocolate world at Hershey PA, was pretty good, very entertaining for kids, next stop Corning Glass Factory, Corning, NY, next was Seneca lake at Geneva, one of the 5 Finger lakes, next was Niagara. We got the night view - but again we were tired. Stayed in Holiday Inn at Buffalo. By now Indian tourists have started complaining that they need an Indian vegetarian food. Also Day 2 the driver slammed into a trolley at Hershey Chocolate museum, which broke a huge glass window of the bus and passengers on that side narrowly escaped injuries. We changed the bus at the stopover at Seneca lake as it was not safe to drive the same bus till Niagara.
Day 3 - Maid of the mist and Imax movie. Imax movie was not as per my expectations they covered mythological stuff and experiements done in the past. Really was interested on facts and practical stuff - such as the electricity it produces to whichever cities/states etc etc
Back in Boston that night. Day 3 they made us change the bus again to put as back in a Boston bus - turns out that bus had started from Boston same time as our bus and covered the same spots as we did, then why didn't they put us in that bus to begin with - no idea! Bad co-ordination and we were made to miss our lunch time and asked to pick up something real quick to eat in the bus, I was trying to get food and the tour guide comes behind me shouting how the whole bus is waiting, that is it, lost my cool! Anyway it wasn't that big a deal!
Phew! Glad that the main east coast spots are done and parents enjoyed it at least despite the horrible wet weather! Luckily whenever we got of the bus - rain cleared and everything went smoothly!
Day 2 Tuesday started at 7 am first stop Hershey Chocolate world at Hershey PA, was pretty good, very entertaining for kids, next stop Corning Glass Factory, Corning, NY, next was Seneca lake at Geneva, one of the 5 Finger lakes, next was Niagara. We got the night view - but again we were tired. Stayed in Holiday Inn at Buffalo. By now Indian tourists have started complaining that they need an Indian vegetarian food. Also Day 2 the driver slammed into a trolley at Hershey Chocolate museum, which broke a huge glass window of the bus and passengers on that side narrowly escaped injuries. We changed the bus at the stopover at Seneca lake as it was not safe to drive the same bus till Niagara.
Day 3 - Maid of the mist and Imax movie. Imax movie was not as per my expectations they covered mythological stuff and experiements done in the past. Really was interested on facts and practical stuff - such as the electricity it produces to whichever cities/states etc etc
Back in Boston that night. Day 3 they made us change the bus again to put as back in a Boston bus - turns out that bus had started from Boston same time as our bus and covered the same spots as we did, then why didn't they put us in that bus to begin with - no idea! Bad co-ordination and we were made to miss our lunch time and asked to pick up something real quick to eat in the bus, I was trying to get food and the tour guide comes behind me shouting how the whole bus is waiting, that is it, lost my cool! Anyway it wasn't that big a deal!
Phew! Glad that the main east coast spots are done and parents enjoyed it at least despite the horrible wet weather! Luckily whenever we got of the bus - rain cleared and everything went smoothly!
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