Montag, 19. Juli 2010
July 12 2010 - Have I been here before???
Hey again,
Time to move on already. I got up early this morning cause I wanted to wash my hair so it would more or less survive the next long bus ride (4 nights again). After that I had breakfast and finished packing.
Marilee showed me where I could store my bags for a while. I left the house at ten and walked along the piers, I hadn't done that before. I ended up at the coffee grinder again where I just sat down and relaxed for a while. At 11.45am it was finally time to give the famous New England Clam Chowder a try.
I was suprised to see that it is served with oyster crackers. I had never heard of those and honestly, I'm not a fan of oysters. However, I had said I would try it. The crackers did not taste anything like oyster at all and the clam chowder (it's kind of a soup by the way) was soooo good that I had to get the recipe!
I straightend my hair this morining and when I put the straightener away, it was still warm but I figured it would be ok. So back to the clam chowder, after eating that, it was time to go back to get my stuff and go to the bus station. On the way back all those fire trucks passed me! Of course, I immediately thought of my hairstraightener, had it put the house on fire??? (It hadn't :))
My bus to Niagara Falls left at 2pm. I had to go to Bosten first, it's only 1.5hours away. This would almost be the only transfer, yay. We had a layover in Albany though, and as I walked into the station to use the restroom, I had an odd sense of deja vue. I knew this bus station. Did we stop here sometime last year???
Estimated time of arrival in Buffalo, 4am, bus to Niagara Falls, 6.45am, arrival in Niagara Falls, 7.15am. That's it for now.
xoxo
(I have to go catch a flight to New York now but I will catch up on updating as soon as I can!)
Time to move on already. I got up early this morning cause I wanted to wash my hair so it would more or less survive the next long bus ride (4 nights again). After that I had breakfast and finished packing.
Marilee showed me where I could store my bags for a while. I left the house at ten and walked along the piers, I hadn't done that before. I ended up at the coffee grinder again where I just sat down and relaxed for a while. At 11.45am it was finally time to give the famous New England Clam Chowder a try.
I was suprised to see that it is served with oyster crackers. I had never heard of those and honestly, I'm not a fan of oysters. However, I had said I would try it. The crackers did not taste anything like oyster at all and the clam chowder (it's kind of a soup by the way) was soooo good that I had to get the recipe!
I straightend my hair this morining and when I put the straightener away, it was still warm but I figured it would be ok. So back to the clam chowder, after eating that, it was time to go back to get my stuff and go to the bus station. On the way back all those fire trucks passed me! Of course, I immediately thought of my hairstraightener, had it put the house on fire??? (It hadn't :))
My bus to Niagara Falls left at 2pm. I had to go to Bosten first, it's only 1.5hours away. This would almost be the only transfer, yay. We had a layover in Albany though, and as I walked into the station to use the restroom, I had an odd sense of deja vue. I knew this bus station. Did we stop here sometime last year???
Estimated time of arrival in Buffalo, 4am, bus to Niagara Falls, 6.45am, arrival in Niagara Falls, 7.15am. That's it for now.
xoxo
(I have to go catch a flight to New York now but I will catch up on updating as soon as I can!)
Samstag, 10. Juli 2010
July 10 2010 - Why did nobody tell me what Newport was like?
Hello everybody
After a lot of bus transfers I ended up in Newport this morning at 8am. I met a nice girl on the bus and we got to sit together. The bus was filled up to the last seat and it was really not comfy at all. The girl (she had a really funny name I do not remember) got off in New York. I had 1.5 hours layover there. I remembered that there is a Starbuck near the station so I got to walk on New York's 8th Avenue (I can't wait to get there and stay there in a couple weeks!)
The next bus I took was a Peter Pan and not a Greyhound (another company but they work together). I loved it, they have wifi and nice seats etc. the driver was also very friendly.
I finally got to Newport at 4pm. YES, on time!!!! But remember, it was not a Greyhound bus :) As I walked to the hostel, I was shocked to see what was going on here. I felt like walking in one of those touristy streets in Italy. It's really beautiful here, the city is right by the water and hundreds of boats are here.
I made it to the hostel, unfortunately, the door was closed but there was a free phone to call the owner, Merilee to come check you in. So that's what I did. She had managed the HI in Boston for years before she came here on a vacation and decided Newport needed a Hostel. The Hostel is not like others, it's way smaller, a 2 bed and a 3 bed dorm and 2 private rooms. To get to the shower, you have to pass the the male dorm, this bothered me a bit, I have to admit. Marilee is the only person working at the hostel so the perfect word to describe the whole thing would probably be homy!
So Marilee told me about the all the things to do here. I had actually only booked this hostel because I couldn't find one in Providence where I wanted to visit Brown University (It's bout 1hour away). If I had known what Newport was like I would have planned more time here. Oh well, next time!!!
Marilee also told me about the walking tour she's having every night at 10pm in order to show here guests all the cool things in town and also to get them to know each other better. I planned on going but after unpacking, spending time on the computer (catching the VIRUS!!!) and a shower I was just to tired and decided to turn in early.
xoxo
After a lot of bus transfers I ended up in Newport this morning at 8am. I met a nice girl on the bus and we got to sit together. The bus was filled up to the last seat and it was really not comfy at all. The girl (she had a really funny name I do not remember) got off in New York. I had 1.5 hours layover there. I remembered that there is a Starbuck near the station so I got to walk on New York's 8th Avenue (I can't wait to get there and stay there in a couple weeks!)
The next bus I took was a Peter Pan and not a Greyhound (another company but they work together). I loved it, they have wifi and nice seats etc. the driver was also very friendly.
I finally got to Newport at 4pm. YES, on time!!!! But remember, it was not a Greyhound bus :) As I walked to the hostel, I was shocked to see what was going on here. I felt like walking in one of those touristy streets in Italy. It's really beautiful here, the city is right by the water and hundreds of boats are here.
I made it to the hostel, unfortunately, the door was closed but there was a free phone to call the owner, Merilee to come check you in. So that's what I did. She had managed the HI in Boston for years before she came here on a vacation and decided Newport needed a Hostel. The Hostel is not like others, it's way smaller, a 2 bed and a 3 bed dorm and 2 private rooms. To get to the shower, you have to pass the the male dorm, this bothered me a bit, I have to admit. Marilee is the only person working at the hostel so the perfect word to describe the whole thing would probably be homy!
So Marilee told me about the all the things to do here. I had actually only booked this hostel because I couldn't find one in Providence where I wanted to visit Brown University (It's bout 1hour away). If I had known what Newport was like I would have planned more time here. Oh well, next time!!!
Marilee also told me about the walking tour she's having every night at 10pm in order to show here guests all the cool things in town and also to get them to know each other better. I planned on going but after unpacking, spending time on the computer (catching the VIRUS!!!) and a shower I was just to tired and decided to turn in early.
xoxo
Abonnieren
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