East Coast Trip 2019
This is Abe. I just got back from a 9 day trip to Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York. We spent 4 days in Washington DC, 1 day in Philadelphia and another 4 days in New York.
Here is the group that I went with. There were 19 of us in all: 13 girls and 6 boys. Starting in the back and from the left is Avery, Dawson, Cameron, Jayden Fliegel, McKenna, Kaitlyn, Austin and me. In the front is Taylor, Grace, Jesse, Kylie, Ellie, Hannah, Kelsey, Alexis, Jayden Campbell, Abigail and Hailey. This is a photo across the water from the Washington Monument.
Our first stop right off the bus was the White House. There were a lot of protesters.
The second day, we spent 3 hours at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Some of the highlights there were the Space Shuttle, the Enola Gay B-29 bomber and the Lockheed Blackbird spy plane.
We were disappointed to find that the actual house was undergoing renovations and had a bunch of scaffolding on the front, but we still got to tour the inside and walk around farm.
The next day, we went into the city and toured many important government buildings. First stop was the Supreme Court Building.
The other side of the Capitol building.
After our tour, we got lunch in the cafeteria in the basemen. For dessert, I got a Capitol shaped white chocolate parfait. The outer chocolate didn't taste very good.
After lunch, we went over to the Library of Congress. This building was very impressive.
The final thing for the day was Arlington National Cemetery. We visited John F. Kennedy's grave and were able to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The next day we went to Ford's Theater, the theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot. Here is a little cafe that was outside of the theater.
In the museum there were a bunch of exhibits explaining Lincoln's life and assassination. This is the gun that John Booth used to shoot and kill Abraham Lincoln
We also visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum. This is a room full of hundreds of burned shoes. The whole museum was very solemn.
Here's one last photo in Washington DC.
After DC, we took a 3 hour bus ride up to Philadelphia. While we were there, we took a tour of Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were created and signed.
One of the highlights in Philly was eating a Philly Cheese-Steak.
After Philadelphia, we got back on the bus and drove another 2 hours to New York. This is a photo off the top of the Empire State Building.
Here's the Statue of Liberty. We were able to walk up a lot of stairs and get to the pedestal. It's actually a lot higher than it looks.
Right after the Statue, we went to Ellis Island which was a big immigration inspection center from 1892 to 1954. I was able to find some family names in this big memorial wall they have there.
We visited the memorial for the World Trade Towers that collapsed on 9/11. This really helped the attack feel a lot more real for me.
That night, we went to a Yankees baseball game. I'm not a baseball fan, but it was kinda fun and the Yankees won.
The next morning, we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here is the famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware.
That night, we went to the Broadway show, King Kong. As weird as it may seem, it was actually really cool. King Kong was a 20 foot tall, 2,400 pound puppet who was really realistic. I give it two thumbs up.
Here is Trump Tower.
We got to tour Radio City. This is a photo from the lights and sound box. We were there the day after Billy Eilish performed.
On our last day in New York, we went to the National Museum of Natural History. This is the famous skeleton from the movie Night at the Museum.
I had a great time on my trip to the East Coast and I'm really glad that I went. Thanks to my parents for paying for nearly all of it and encouraging me to go.
Here is the group that I went with. There were 19 of us in all: 13 girls and 6 boys. Starting in the back and from the left is Avery, Dawson, Cameron, Jayden Fliegel, McKenna, Kaitlyn, Austin and me. In the front is Taylor, Grace, Jesse, Kylie, Ellie, Hannah, Kelsey, Alexis, Jayden Campbell, Abigail and Hailey. This is a photo across the water from the Washington Monument.
This was the group that I hung out with for most of the trip. I had friends planning on going on the trip, but they all dropped out so I had to make some new friends. They were all cool.
Our first stop right off the bus was the White House. There were a lot of protesters.
After that, we spent the rest of the day visiting memorials and monuments. This is me with the National Monument.
The second day, we spent 3 hours at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Some of the highlights there were the Space Shuttle, the Enola Gay B-29 bomber and the Lockheed Blackbird spy plane.
After the Air and Space museum, we went to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. This is a miniature model of his house in the visitor's center.
We were disappointed to find that the actual house was undergoing renovations and had a bunch of scaffolding on the front, but we still got to tour the inside and walk around farm.
Here is a group photo with the back side of the house. It was a really nice day.
The next day, we went into the city and toured many important government buildings. First stop was the Supreme Court Building.
After the Supreme Court, we headed over to the Capitol Building. We got to take a tour of the inside which was really interesting.
The other side of the Capitol building.
After our tour, we got lunch in the cafeteria in the basemen. For dessert, I got a Capitol shaped white chocolate parfait. The outer chocolate didn't taste very good.
After lunch, we went over to the Library of Congress. This building was very impressive.
The final thing for the day was Arlington National Cemetery. We visited John F. Kennedy's grave and were able to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The next day we went to Ford's Theater, the theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot. Here is a little cafe that was outside of the theater.
In the museum there were a bunch of exhibits explaining Lincoln's life and assassination. This is the gun that John Booth used to shoot and kill Abraham Lincoln
This is the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The outside of the building looked really cool. To tour the museum, you start three levels below the surface and slowly spiral upwards. We walked about 3 miles in this museum.
We also visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum. This is a room full of hundreds of burned shoes. The whole museum was very solemn.
Here's one last photo in Washington DC.
After DC, we took a 3 hour bus ride up to Philadelphia. While we were there, we took a tour of Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were created and signed.
We also visited the Liberty Bell.
After Philadelphia, we got back on the bus and drove another 2 hours to New York. This is a photo off the top of the Empire State Building.
Here's the Statue of Liberty. We were able to walk up a lot of stairs and get to the pedestal. It's actually a lot higher than it looks.
Right after the Statue, we went to Ellis Island which was a big immigration inspection center from 1892 to 1954. I was able to find some family names in this big memorial wall they have there.
We visited the memorial for the World Trade Towers that collapsed on 9/11. This really helped the attack feel a lot more real for me.
That night, we went to a Yankees baseball game. I'm not a baseball fan, but it was kinda fun and the Yankees won.
The next morning, we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here is the famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware.
That night, we went to the Broadway show, King Kong. As weird as it may seem, it was actually really cool. King Kong was a 20 foot tall, 2,400 pound puppet who was really realistic. I give it two thumbs up.
Here is Trump Tower.
We got to tour Radio City. This is a photo from the lights and sound box. We were there the day after Billy Eilish performed.
I had a great time on my trip to the East Coast and I'm really glad that I went. Thanks to my parents for paying for nearly all of it and encouraging me to go.
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