We flew to Boston (to get a connecting flight) but had to fly back to Washington due to our connecting flight being cancelled. We left Washington at 10.00pm and finally arrived at Niagara Falls Hostel close to midnight to find we were locked out. I climbed up to the window via the 1 st floor verander but couldn't make anyone hear. After having experienced a night under the stars before and not wanting to do it again Jack went to a nearby hotel and got us a room. The following day we went on the 'maid of the mist ' tour and walked around to the US side of Niagara to walk down under the falls- it was a magnificient sight.
The next day Mike from Bradford, near Toronto, came and picked us up as we were feeling a bit flat from all the mess ups and couldn't get ourselves to where they lived. We stayed with them for three days. It was great to catch up with Ellen, Mike, Jordan, Ben, Stephen, the family dogs and the cat. On Ellen's day off, they showed us around Toronto, took us up the C & N Tower and lastly , took us out for our first decent meal in three months.
Mike kindly drove us all the way back to Buffalo to catch our plane to Boston. (3 hours driving)Since we only had a day in Boston we tried to fit in as much as we could. We did a tour of Harvard University and managed to see the New York Yankees play the Boston Redsox in a stadium filled to capacity.
We then caught a bus back to New York and visited the NYFD 9/11 memorial site which is to be transferred to the new one when it is completed - quite a sad memorial.
The next day we left for Chicago and did a walking tour from the hostel and then caught a bus out to Hyde Park(Obama's suburb)to see Chicago University play their 1st football match for the season. (still can't undersand it) On the Mondaythe city was celebrating the 40th anniversary of 'Soul Train' and we watched as they danced in the park and then attended a concert. (it was fantastic to watch) Blondie was appearing at the House of Blues but we missed out as we left 2 days before the show.
Memphis saw us spend 5 hours at Graceland and the museums. It was a great place to visit and I think all of Memphis thrives on Elvis. We also visited the Rock and Soul Museum which showed how Elvis was influenced by the Soul music and how the music originated.
Another great place we went to was the Civil Rights Museum where it showed the struggles of the African Americans from the South and what they did to gain equality. This was also the place where Martin Luther King was assasinated and there was alot of displays explaining all the things he did. It was quite moving watching the live footage of when he was shot. Beale Street was pretty quiet during the day but livened up when about 100 bikers arrived for their Wednesday hangout.
We are now in Rapid City South Dakota- out in the middle of nowhere and are doing a trip to Custer Park and Mount Rushmore where the Presidents are carved in the mountain. It's then onto Vegas for 4 nights.
Must go
Love C & J
'The Bean' Millennium Park Chicago
Site of Martin Luther King's assassination
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