Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Day 1 - Dinner at Dinner at Penang Culture Restaurant, Terminal 2 -> Flight to Abu Dhabi -> New York

We (4 of us) booked the tour package online from taketours.com. The cost was $1k/person without meals. It only included twin sharing
accomodation and the transport. Attractions with admission fees were not included. We booked Ethihad Airways to New York as SQ was
fully booked (due to last minute booking) and the fare was $1500/person. So total cost without meals and attractions is ~$2.5k.
A tour package in Singapore could cost ~$5k with some meals/attractions thrown in. Tour agency here did not include Thousand Islands.
and Quebec City.

Dinner was at Penang Culture Restaurant, Terminal 2. We arrived early to have dinner here and to avoid the peak hour traffic. Our flight was
at 820pm. The meal came with free flow of water and an awful free birdnest desert. It was an economical and hearty dinner.
BBQ Lala $13.95

Black Pepper Beef $10.95

10 sticks of chicken Satay $9.95

Chicken Roll $4.95

Stir Fried Brocolli $ 8.95

Total Bill was $56.44.

Ethihad aircraft and interior was pretty new but I was not used to the appetizer and desert served. There was also no Hagendaz ice cream,
unlike SQ or CX. Transit was at Abu Dhabi and the leg from Abu Dhabi to New York was operated by Jet Airways and service was inferior to Ethihad.
Aircraft was also older.

The Indian cuisine served on board was quite ok but I was not used to the appetizer and desert served.

Light meal was large grain couscous and vegetables with orange vinagrette
Main course was Uttapam with tomato and onion served with sambar and vermicelli noodles.


Refreshment was a selection of wholesome filled sandwiches but it was not appetising at all
. Breakfast - Appetiser was seansonal fruit and croissant. Main Course was Herb Omelette served with chicken sausage, baked beans and fried potato.
Served with coffee or tea.


After a long flight of about 22hrs, we finally arrived at JFK Airport.

Itinerary
Day 1 - Dinner at Penang Culture Restaurant, Terminal 2 ->Flight to Abu Dhabi -> New York

Day 2 - Flushing -> Lunch at Flushing Noodles -> Check in Radisson Piscataway , New Jersey -> Dinner from Cheng's Garden – delivery to Hotel Room -> Rockfeller Centre -> Times Square -> New York City Skyline from New Jersey

Day 3 - Breakfast at Sloatsburg Travel Plaza -> West Point Academy -> Woodbury Factory Outlet -> Lunch -> Dinner from Cheng's Garden – delivery to Hotel Room

Day 4 - New York City –> Wall Street -> Breakfast at subway -> Pass by Former Twin Tower -> Statue of Liberty -> Lunch at Intrepid -> Intrepid -> Metropolitan Museum of Art -> Empire State building -> Dinner at Midtown Buffet, Times Square -> Check in Crown Plaza Monroe South Brunswick

Day 5 - Philadelphi -> Breakfast at Philadelphi Bourse -> Independence Hall - > Liberty Bell -> Washington DC -> Air and Space Musem -> Capitol Building -> Smithsonian Castle - > McDonalds Lunch -> White House -> Korean War memorial -> Lincoln Memorial -> Vietnam War Memorial -> Buffet Dinner at Grand Buffet & Grill at Laurel -> Check in Sheraton Laurels

Day 6 - McDonald’s Breakfast -> Corning Glass Museum -> -> Lunch at Corning GlassMarket Cafe -> Niagara Falls -> Maid of the Mist -> Check in Quality Inn (Review) - > Dinner at Hard Rock Café -> Niagara Falls Illumination

Day 7 - Breakfast at Legends Bar & Grill -> Niagara Falls State Park -> Theatre Show -> Customs at Canada -> Niagara Falls, Canada -> Brunch at Skylon tower -> Toronto CN Tower -> Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park -> Toronto University -> Old City Hall -> Chinese Dinner at Forestview Chinese Restaurant(客满楼酒家) Toronto Chinatown -> Check in Delta Toronto East Hotel

Day 8 - Thousand Islands Cruise -> Brunch on board Cruise -> Ottawa Parliament Hill -> Rideau Canal -> Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, Montreal -> Mount Royal -> Dinner at Pho Bac, Montreal Chinatown -> Check in Delta Hotel, Trois-Rivières

Day 9 - Breakfast - > Quebec City -> Citadelle -> Brunch at Restaurant 1640, Auberge du Trésor -> Place d'Armes -> Shopping at Duty Free -> Boston Lobster Dinner at New Moon Villa, Chinatown -> Check in Holiday Inn Boston

Day 10 – Havard University -> MIT -> Boston Harbour Cruise -> Brunch at Quincy Market -> Quincy Market -> Travel to New York -> Check in Holiday Inn Express, Jamaica -> Subway to New York - > Dinner at Grand Central Station

Day 11 – Breakfast, Holiday Inn - > Flight to Abu Dhabi

Day 12 – Flight to Singapore Home Swee Home

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