Niagara Falls was
so awesome ….so much power, so much water.
Our guide told us that only 50% of the water in the river goes over the
falls. The other 50% is diverted to the
power plants in the US and Canada. This
picture is from the Canadian side of the falls.
Niagara Falls is
made up of three falls. Horseshoe Falls
(on the Canadian side) is the biggest of the three. The American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls are
on the American side of the river. These
are the American and Bridal Veil Falls.
We took a boat ride
right into the storm part of the falls.
It was amazing!
Horseshoe falls
straight ahead with American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls on the left. Check out the boat driving into the mist.
After a few days
driving, we arrived in Bar Harbor Maine.
A beautiful little touristy seaport.
A beautiful little touristy seaport.
I caught this
sailing ship heading into port.
This picture was
taken at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park
located on the same island as Bar Harbor.
located on the same island as Bar Harbor.
Next stop – Cape Cod
Massachusetts. This was a typical working
lighthouse
located in the National Seashore near Eastham.
located in the National Seashore near Eastham.
We spent our time
on Cape Cod with our Indio friends, Dick and Jeanne Morello.
We had a great time
touring thru Provincetown, Chatham, Eastham and Hyannis.
Great weather,
friends and outstanding food!!
Dick and Jeanne
live on the water and we enjoyed marvelous sunsets every night.
Yes – this is a
sunset over Cape Cod Bay.
I snuck up the
driveway and took this picture of John Kennedy’s Hyannis home.
Moving on – New York
City!! Cars, cars, and more cars.
This is the George
Washington Bridge over the Hudson River.
Times Square in the
Big Apple! People everywhere. It was amazing!
I had to pinch myself to believe I was really there!
I had to pinch myself to believe I was really there!
This is the New
Freedom Tower. The Freedom Tower will
replace the two World Trade Centers lost on 9/11. The Freedom Tower will be 1776 feet tall and
will be the tallest building in the United States when finished.
In this picture, the tower is about ¾ finished. (80 stories completed)
In this picture, the tower is about ¾ finished. (80 stories completed)
Ten years has
passed but no one will ever forget.
This was the Firemen’s Memorial. 343 Firemen were lost that day.
This was the Firemen’s Memorial. 343 Firemen were lost that day.
We drove through
the Holland Tunnel over to New Jersey.
This is the New Jersey memorial to 9/11.
In the front is some rubble and the two walls behind them point directly
to the World Trade Center buildings site.
On the center of the walls are the names of the over 700 New Jersey
residents that lost their lives that day.
We took a ferry to
Ellis Island. A huge island devoted
solely to processing the over 12 million immigrants that passed through on
their way to a new life in America. We
then caught another ferry to Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty is
located. The people in the front of the
picture let you know the size of the statue.
The base and statue are three hundred feet tall. The New York skyline is in the back of the
picture. The statue of Liberty took my
breath away.
The New York City
skyline was awesome.
The Freedom tower is on the far left.
The Freedom tower is on the far left.
The
next day, we toured Westpoint.
The Army’s United States Military Academy.
The Army’s United States Military Academy.
Awesome campus. Did you know that George Washington fought in
the Revolutionary War right on this spot?
the Revolutionary War right on this spot?
Beautiful
chapel. (one of 7 chapels on campus)
The view looking
out at the Hudson River was so beautiful.
So much rich history at the Academy.
So much rich history at the Academy.
Stay tuned ……..we’re
still on the road
