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Day Thirty Three 17 March 2010 Location: New York City, New York Hotel: On the Ave Hotel, New York The new day dawned and it felt like it had arrived all too soon. We awoke after a brief sleep in and were soon getting ready. Today promised to be the most fun day yet, as it was St Patrick’s Day in New York City. Not only that, but we had another hockey game to attend tonight and finally I would get to see Sidney Crosby lead my Penguins on the ice. I couldn’t wait. We wanted to catch the St Patty’s Day parade which was due to start at 11am down on 5th street. We got ready and Erin wore her newly acquired St Patty’s gear. We made our way downstairs and found the street to ... read more

Day Thirty One 15 March 2010 Location: New York City, New York Hotel: On the Ave Hotel, New York The sun rose over the New York City skyline and I awoke with a burst of energy. For the first time since Orlando I was absolutely raring to go. We had 6 and a half days in the city and while we were excited to get out and see as much as possible, we didn’t want to burn ourselves out. Erin wanted to go and do some shopping at a department store she had been telling me about for the last three months. I figured that would be a good starting point (mainly as I didn’t want to hear about discount handbags any more). We left the hotel and skipped hailing a cab. Today we would start ... read more

Day Twenty Nine 13 March 2010 Location: Washington D.C Hotel: Holiday Inn - Central, Washington DC The final full day in Washington dawned and we were disappointed when we looked out the window of our hotel room. The weather looked terrible. It was cold and wet and unfortunately we had a lot to do today. We had awoken early to make a good start to the day and I was concerned that the weather would only hinder our progress. Our first stop of the day was the National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. We found the building without much trouble, but finding the entry was a challenge and after speaking with a few people who were also having the same problem, we finally located the door. We entered and ... read more

Day Twenty Seven 11 March 2010 Location: Washington D.C Hotel: Holiday Inn - Central, Washington DC Day 27 started early. We knew we had a lot to see in Washington and only three days to do so. We were up and out of the hotel by 8:30am. We had planned to get a taxi down to the Washington Monument and get tickets for the first group up at 9am, but for some reason this didn’t happen. When we walked out of the hotel we couldn’t see any taxis and our original plan had been to save our legs and get a taxi down to the Mall. However, with a taxi nowhere to be found, we decided to just start walking and see where we ended up. It was a nice crisp morning in Washington. The air ... read more

Day Twenty Five 9 March 2010 Location: Charleston, Wilmington & Raleigh Hotel: Marriott Hotel, Charleston & Marriott Hotel, Raleigh We awoke early as we had a long day of driving ahead of us and we wanted to see a little more of Charleston before heading up the coast. The night at the Marriott had been enjoyable and comfortable. I often stay at Marriott hotels when I travel for business and I have always been satisfied with the rooms and staff. It was also nice to have a more suitable bathroom and amenities that were not present at the Disney World Resort. Check-out was a breeze and we loaded our bags into the car and were off towards the historic district of Charleston which we had visited the night before. We managed to find parking, this time ... read more