Assalamulaikum
Here's the itinerary of my east coast trip during the spring break. The total cost for this trip was around $700 exclude the accommodation. :)
Day
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Time
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Places / Attractions
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Remarks
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Sun
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0300
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LaGuardia Airport, New York City
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My flight from Minneapolis was delayed for 4 hours. Thanks Uni and
Ida for your patience.
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0400
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Roosevelt Island
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Uncle’s apartment. Thank you uncle for the great hospitality.
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1000
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Rode a cable car from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan
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We also bought a Metro weekly pass for $33.
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1030
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Battery Park
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1100
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Wall Street
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1200
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World Trade Center & 9/11 Memorial
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1400
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Lunch
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There were so many halal food trucks around the city.
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1600
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Empire State Building
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General admission: $37
I highly recommend you to go there during the evening and wait till
the sunset. (Day and Night view were awesome)
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|
2000
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Times Square
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Night
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Mon
|
1000
|
Statue of Liberty
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Cruises walk-in ticket: $18
|
1200
|
Ellis Island
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1400
|
Lunch @ RASA Malaysian Restaurant
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Nasi Kerabu was so yummy
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1600
|
Washington Square Park
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Ala-ala France
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1630
|
New York University
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1700
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Prepare some cash to buy cheap souvenirs here.
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1800
|
Dumbo
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Nice place for taking photos
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Tue
|
1100
|
Rockefellar Center (Top of the Rock)
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General admission: $39
We didn't go up to the Top of the Rock because the visibility was 0
due to the bad weather.
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1130
|
Grand Central Terminal
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1300
|
Malaysia Permanent Mission to the UN
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1320
|
United Nations
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1340
|
Iron Building
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1400
|
Buffet Lunch @ Haandi
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$10 per person.
|
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1600
|
Central Park
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1700
|
American Museum of Natural History
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Free admission for the last hour from 4.45-5.45 pm. Some scenes of Night
at the Museum movie were shot here.
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|
1800
|
Laduree Macaron
|
Based in Paris
|
|
2000
|
Magnolia Bakery
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Based in NYC
|
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Wed
|
1440
|
Depart to Boston by MegaBus
|
|
1900
|
Arrived in Boston
|
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2100
|
Arrived @ Aisyah’s place
|
A student at Boston Univbersity
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Thu
|
1000
|
Boston University
|
A day-pass: $12 (subway+bus)
|
1200
|
Lunch @ In-House Café
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Halal cafe
|
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1300
|
Harvard University
|
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1500
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
|
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1600
|
Toscanini ice cream
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1630
|
Quincy Market
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should try the clam chowder there
|
|
1800
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Dinner @ Holy Crab
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I ate lobster for the first time
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2345
|
Depart to Washington DC by MegaBus
|
10 hours journey beb
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Fri
|
1000
|
Arrived in Washington DC
|
|
1100
|
Breakfast
|
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1200
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The White House
|
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1300
|
Lincoln Memorial
|
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1400
|
Washington Monument
|
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1430
|
National Mall
|
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1500
|
United States Capitol
|
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1530
|
Lunch
|
||
1700
|
Washington Cupcake
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6 pcs/ box: $20
|
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1900
|
Check in @ Days Inn Hotel
|
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Sat
|
0900
|
Embassy of Malaysia
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Attended the Annual General Meeting of National Assembly of Malaysian
Students in America (NAMSA)
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Sun
|
2200
|
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
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Depart to Minneapolis
|
2330
|
Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport
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End of Spring Break
|
Day 1 - Wall Street |
Day 1 - World Trade Center |
Day 1 - Empire State Building (Day view) |
Day 1 - Empire State Building (Sunset) |
Day 1 - Night View @ ESB |
Day 1 - Times Square (Aiza, Ida, Uni) |
Day 1 - Times Square |
Day 1 - Brooklyn Bridge (Night view) |
Day 1 - Brooklyn Bridge |
Day 2 - Statue of Liberty |
Day 2 - DUMBO |
Day 2 - RASA |
Day 2 - Washington Square Parl |
Day 2 - New York University |
Day 3 - Rockefeller Center |
Day 3 - Grand Central Terminal |
Day 3 - Iron Building |
Day 3 - Central Park |
Day 3 - Central Park |
Day 3 - Museum of Natural History (Night at the Museum) |
Day 3 - Magnolia Bakery |
Day 3 - Boston University |
Day 3 - Harvard University |
Day 3 - Harvard University |
Day 3 - MIT |
Day 3 - Quincy Market |
Day 6 - National Mall |
Day 6 - Travel Buddies |
Day 6 - US Capitol |
Day 6 - The White House |
Day 6 - Lincoln Memorial |
Day 6 - Georgetown Cupcake |
Day 7 - National Assembly of Malaysian Students in America (NAMSA) Annual General Meeting |
Day 7 - Embassy of Malaysia |