Friday, August 22, 2008

The second day in Washington!



Today I got up at 9.oo 0’clock and after I had breakfast in the hotel. In the morning I went to Arlington National Cemetery, a cemetery where are buried military of the American civil war and the war in Iraq. More than 290,000 people are buried in an area of 624 acres (2.53 km2). Veterans and military casualties from every one of the nation's wars are interred in the cemetery, from the American Revolution through the military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pre-Civil War dead were reinterred after 1900. There’s also the tomb of the president John F. Kennedy, his wife and his two sons. There ‘s also the eternal flame, flame in memory of John F. Kennedy that never put out.
At 12.00 Oclock I left the cemetery and I went to Tabard Inn Restaurant, an American restaurant. At 14.00 o’clock I went to Founded in 1751, the city of Georgetown substantially predated the establishment of the city of Washington and the District of Columbia. Georgetown retained its separate municipal status until 1871, when it was assimilated into the city of Washington. Today, the primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, which contain high-end shops, bars, and restaurants. Georgetown is home to the main campus of Georgetown University and the Old Stone House, the oldest standing building in Washington. In the afternoon I visited the National Archives, where there is the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. I was very excited because I studied that in History and because it is very important for the America. After I went to the Hotel and I had dinner.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

The first day in Washington!

Today I got up at 9 o’clock and after I went to the train station of Philadelphia. After 2 hours I arrived to Washington D.C., the capital of the United States. At 11o’clock I arrived to Washington and after I went to the Mayflower hotel. At 12 o’clock I went to the hotel’s restaurant and I had lunch. In the afternoon I went to the President's Park, a big park where is located the White House, a palace where the President of the United States lives and works. I couldn’t enter to the White House but I saw the façade of it. I was very excited when I saw the palace. After I went to visit the National Gallery of Art of Washington. The National Gallery of Art has one of the finest art collections in the world. European and American paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts are displayed in the collection galleries and Sculpture Garden. The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. It was very beautiful because there were paintings from all the world. At 19.30 I exited from the museum and I looked for a restaurant. At 20 o’clock I found the Makoto restaurant, a Japanese restaurant in 4822 Macarthur street. After I returned to the hotel. Now I’m going to bed because I’m very tired.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The second day in New York

Today I got up at 9 o'clock and I had breakfast in the hotel. At 10.30 I took a boat and I went to Statue of Liberty, a robed woman holding a torch, and is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf. It stands atop a rectangular stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven-pointed star. The statue is 46 m tall, but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 93 m tall. The statue, also known affectionately as "Lady Liberty", has become a symbol of freedom and democracy. She welcomed arriving immigrants, who could see the statue as they arrived in the United States. There is a version of the statue in France given by the United States in return and inside the original one there's her torch. I climbed 354 steps and I arrived to the crown of the statue. I saw all the city, it was very exciting and the landscape was beautiful.
I return to Manhattan by boat and I had lunch in Sushi Yasuda, a japanese restaurant in 204 E 43rd St. In the afternoon I went to Ground Zero, the place where there were the twin towers. On September 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Tower, Al Qaeda suicide hijackers crashed Americam Airlines Flight 11 into the northern facade of the North Tower.

New York!

Today I got up and I went to the train station in Boston. I spend 3 hours and at 11 o'clock I arrived in Manhattan. I went to Times Square, the major intersection in Manhattan,New York city at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th It's a very chaotic place and there are people from all country. After I went to St. Patrick, a decorated Neo Gothic-style Catholic Cathedral in North America. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic. Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan. At 16.00 I went to Central Park a large public, urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually. Most of the areas immediately adjacent to the park are known for impressive buildings and valuable real estate. Central Park has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963. I rented a bike and I spend 1 hour in the park. It was very nice and there were many squirrels. At 17.00 I went to Metropolitan Museum, an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City. It has a permanent collection containing more than two million works of art, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. I saw a lot of picture from all the world and it was really interesting. After I went to Restaurant Daniel in 60 E 65th St, a french restaurant.
Now I'm very tired because it was a tiring day and I'm going to bed.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The second day in Boston


Today I got up at 9 o'clock and I had breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
After I went to Charlestown, a part of the city located on a peninsula north of Boston proper between the Charles River and the Mystic River. I saw the Bunker Hill Monument commemorating the famous Battle of Bunker Hill.
I went to S. Mary's Church (1887-1893) that is considered one of the masterpieces of Patrick Keely. It was very charming and interesting. I had lunch in Abe & Louis in 793 Boylston Street, Back Bay.
In the afternoon I saw The Massachusetts State House, also called Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, the state capitol and seat of government of the Commonweath of Massachusetts. It is located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. The building houses the Massachussets General Court (state legislature) and the offices of the Govern of Massachussets.
After I had dinner in the hotel restaurant and now I'm going to bed because I'm very tired..

Saturday, August 16, 2008

The first day in Boston


This moring I got up at 9 am and I had breakfast in the hotel.
After I went to the Museum of Fine Arts in 465 Huntington Avenue by underground.
I saw a lot of things, from egyptian mummies to early greek art. I think it was very interesting and beautiful.
At 13 o'clock I had lunch in the restaurant of the museum and after I went by taxi to the Museum of Science. I saw the world of sharks a 3d film from 16 to 17 o'clock. It was nice and I enjoyed myself. At 17.30 pm I went to Planetarium and I stayed there for one hour. I liked it because it wasn't boring but really interesting.
At 19 o'clock I went to Casablanca restaurant and after I went to bed.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Boston

Today I went to America for spend 9 days in the East Coast. I decide to visit four cities: Boston, New York, Washington and Philadelphia. I arrived in Boston with American Airlines and I spend 12 hours. When I arrived in Boston I went in Seaport Hotel. The hotel was nice and the room was very cozy. After I went to Mcdonald and I had a hamburger. Now I'm going to bed...