The Next day was a beatutiful warm sunny day and we started the day with city tour by sheldon Munn who kew so much about Harrisburg that we were just bombaredered from all directions. i also found out that there were 14 bridges acrross Susquehanna Riverin harrisburg. Then we went to the Broad Street Market Harrisburg, the book gallery and the grandeur State Capitol. Having taken a course in Art History during my undergrad where i learnt art by Picasso, Van Gogh, Bernini, Michael Angelo, etc i was just excited to check out the beautiful architecture and the clever piece of craftsmanship. Owing to the fact that Pennsylvania is strategically situated between north and south it has lot of significance. The interior of state capitol consists of House Chamber, Senate Chamber and Supreme Court Chamber. This ... read more

My first trip to Pennsylvania, USA started as a bus ride from George Brown College, St James campus and our group had 7 members: Kanika, Alvina, Doris, Jun, munkhnast, Joao and myself. As we drove towards the US from Toronto we drove past the buildings that the American burnt down during the battle of York. The Battle of York was fought on Tuesday, 27 April 1813, in present-day Toronto in Canada, between American forces and the British defenders of York during the War of 1812. As the bus arrived at beautiful Niagara falls, we got the visas and passports ready for customs at the border. Surprisingly, there was not a long queue so we were able to pass the screening pretty quickly. As we entered the beautiful country of USA we drove past the amazing country ... read more