Weekend Trip to Rhode Island 19 January 2009
Posted by Justin Teo in Fall.add a comment
We visited another state in the United States, the Rhode Island. It’s the smallest state in US, with a population of slightly above a million. But it seems that we saw less than 100 people during our trip there.. it was really very empty! I guess most of the people were hiding in their homes due to the extreme cold temperature of negative 10 to -20 degrees. It started to snow on the 1st night, and in the morning when we were out, the snow is beautiful. Slow falling, which large visible flakes. Thick layers of snow on the ground and any land structures, soft and gentle.
A frozen fountatin near Kennedy Plaza
There were a few speciality of Rhode Island. The Johnny Cakes, that started since the colonial times. It is made with corn meal and water, and fried like a pan cake. We also tried the State Drink, the coffee milk. It is mild and comforting, with a hint of coffee and caffeine. Clams are removed from their shells, mixed with potatoes, celery and other stuffings, and finally baked in its shell to create the stuffies.
Breakfast at The Aspire: Johnny Cakes
We saw the first baptist church in America, called the First Baptist Church. The State House, where houses the Rhode Island Charter of 1663 and other treasures. The dome of the state capitol building is the world’s 4th largest self-supported marble dome.
Rhode Island is very quiet, so quiet there is hardly anyone on the streets. A relaxing getaway, to enjoy the nature and the snow. Other photos are on facebook.
New York City, Washington DC 4 January 2009
Posted by Justin Teo in Winter.add a comment
We’re back from New York and DC! Great trip. Photos will be up on my facebook, it’s much easier to upload photos up there.
Places we went to:
New York
Statue of Liberty
Brooklyn Bridge
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park
Grand Central Station
5th Avenue
Empire State Building
Wall Street
Rockfella Ice Rink
Time Square
World Trade Centre
United Nations Office
Statue of Liberty
Brooklyn Bridge
Empire State Building
View of Chrysler from Empire State Building
View of Times Square from Empire State Building
Washington DC
Capitol
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Pool of Reflection
White House
Museum of Air and Space
International Spy Museum
Museum of Natural History
Museum of Art
The Capitol
Washington Monument
Washington Monument (The Base)
Lincoln Memorial
Pool of Reflection
World War II Memorial
It was quite a long but exciting trip. Fraught with ‘dangers’ such as…
1. A rude young man on board the ferry to the Statue of Liberty.. that I had to ask him to sit elsewhere.
2. A drugged and drunk man on a 5 hour bus journey.. kept pestering that he wants to get off the bus, throughout the journey repeatedly telling the whole bus his story of…
[start: parental alert] his 22-year relationship with another man. [end: parental alert]
3. Almost having no place to stay on New Year’s Eve, when a landlady at Flushing did not honour her agreement to give us a room. We found out only when we arrived at New York with all our luggages. Fortunately managed to check into Hotel Wolcott on 5th Avenue at a good price.
Other photos will be on facebook.
Justin Teo
