New York, Niagra, Toronto, Washington, Philadelphia

Brother James and I went to USA / Canada between 06/09/03 to 13/09/03. On the Saturday we flew from Heathrow to JFK, New York. This page contains a small selection of pictures taken (Click on pictures for larger versions). When we arrived, we went for a walk to Central Park and saw the John Lennon memorial in the Strawberry Fields area.

John Lennon memorial, Central Park

On Sunday, we had tour around New York, taken in various sights, including Ground Zero, Times Square, Rockerfella Center. We had a Harbour cruise, where we got up close to the Statue of Liberty. In the evening, we had tour of city, seeing Times Square all lit up and a trip up the Empire State building.

Statue of Liberty

New York skyline from the harbour

On Monday we had a long journey from New York to Niagra (460 miles) crossing over the border to Canada. On Tuesday, we had a day in Toronto. We had tour round looking at various sights.

The old city hall, Toronto

In afternoon, went up the CN Tower, where they have a glass floor you can stand on and look straight down!

CN Tower, Toronto

On Wednesday, we had day in Niagra. First, we went to small town called Niagra on the Falls. Then we had trip on Maid of the Mist, getting up close to the Falls, looking very sexy in the provided waterproofs (NOT!).

Niagra Falls

In the evening, we had a Dinner / Show called Oh Canada Eh! It was very good and funny and the meal was excellent too. In case you're wondering, the Canadians put Eh on the end of all their sentences, Eh! The show was mix of music, songs and comedy. How did Canada get its' name? Well two guys got together and said, "We'll pick 3 letters out of a hat and use them for the name". The 1st guy picks out a letter: "C Eh!", then the 2nd letter: "N Eh!", then the 3rd letter: "D Eh!", CANADA!

Oh Canada Eh! Dinner / Show

On Thursday was another long day travelling from Niagra to Washington (480 miles). On Friday we had tour of Washington DC. All week it had been hot and sunny, but Friday was raining a bit. We saw the Lincoln Memorial, The White House, Cemetary. In the afternoon we visited the Air and Space museum. This was good and had the original Wright Bros airplane as well as various Space rockets and other aircraft. All the museums in Washington are free to get in and there are plenty. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to visit them!

Lincoln Memorial

The White House

On Saturday, we made way back to New York, stopping off at Philadelphia. There we saw the Liberty Bell with its' large crack. Also saw the Liberty building where the constitution was thought up. Later, arrived in New York and caught flight back at 7pm, arriving in Heathrow, 7am on Sunday.

Liberty Bell