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Thursday, 5 April 2018

Spring Break 2018 (NYC-Boston-DC)


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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
Time
Places / Attractions
Remarks
Sun
0300
LaGuardia Airport, New York City
My flight from Minneapolis was delayed for 4 hours. Thanks Uni and Ida for your patience.

0400
Roosevelt Island
Uncle’s apartment. Thank you uncle for the great hospitality.

1000
Rode a cable car from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan
We also bought a Metro weekly pass for $33.

1030
Battery Park


1100
Wall Street


1200
World Trade Center & 9/11 Memorial


1400
Lunch
There were so many halal food trucks around the city.

1600
Empire State Building
General admission: $37
I highly recommend you to go there during the evening and wait till the sunset. (Day and Night view were awesome)

2000
Times Square
Night
Mon
1000
Statue of Liberty
Cruises walk-in ticket: $18

1200
Ellis Island


1400
Lunch @ RASA Malaysian Restaurant
Nasi Kerabu was so yummy

1600
Washington Square Park
Ala-ala France

1630
New York University


1700
Brooklyn Bridge
Prepare some cash to buy cheap souvenirs here.

1800
Dumbo
Nice place for taking photos
Tue
1100
Rockefellar Center (Top of the Rock)
General admission: $39
We didn't go up to the Top of the Rock because the visibility was 0 due to the bad weather.

1130
Grand Central Terminal


1300
Malaysia Permanent Mission to the UN


1320
United Nations


1340
Iron Building


1400
Buffet Lunch @ Haandi
$10 per person.

1600
Central Park


1700
American Museum of Natural History
Free admission for the last hour from 4.45-5.45 pm. Some scenes of Night at the Museum movie were shot here.

1800
Laduree Macaron
Based in Paris

2000
Magnolia Bakery
Based in NYC
Wed
1440
Depart to Boston by MegaBus


1900
Arrived in Boston


2100
Arrived @ Aisyah’s place
A student at Boston Univbersity
Thu
1000
Boston University
A day-pass: $12 (subway+bus)

1200
Lunch @ In-House Café
Halal cafe

1300
Harvard University


1500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)


1600
Toscanini ice cream


1630
Quincy Market
should try the clam chowder there

1800
Dinner @ Holy Crab
I ate lobster for the first time

2345
Depart to Washington DC by MegaBus
10 hours journey beb
Fri
1000
Arrived in Washington DC


1100
Breakfast


1200
The White House


1300
Lincoln Memorial


1400
Washington Monument


1430
National Mall


1500
United States Capitol


1530
Lunch


1700
Washington Cupcake
6 pcs/ box: $20

1900
Check in @ Days Inn Hotel

Sat
0900
Embassy of Malaysia
Attended the Annual General Meeting of National Assembly of Malaysian Students in America (NAMSA)
Sun
2200
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Depart to Minneapolis

2330
Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport
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