The fourteenth day of the AYCJ journey last year was mainly a travel day. After a flight full of 8th graders travelling to Boston, and a lengthy mechanical delay before we left the gate on the flight to SFO, I had a short amount time back in the Bay Area after nearly two weeks away from home.
The thirtieth day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Syracuse, New York and at Niagara Falls. The Erie Canal Museum offered a history of building and operating the canal.
My first trip to Canada was to Toronto. The CN Tower stands 1,815 feet high and was completed in 1976 as a TV and radio communcation platform for the Toronto area.
The twelfth day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Lockport, New York at Lock 34/35 and Rochester, New York.
The eleventh day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Vermont.
The tenth day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in San Diego, California. I started by walking along the harbor and seeing a number of ships and pieces of artworks.
About 700 years ago, Niagara Falls separated into three distinct falls, the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.
The ninth day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Denver, Colorado. I was always fascinated with how money was made and used to play with Monopoly money as a kid, creating games that revolved around money. So it was pretty cool to visit the US mint where they create currency. I will never forget seeing all those shiny pennies everywhere I looked. It shows just how much is taken out of circulation (both by damage and different forms of collecting) and that needs to be replenished.
Though I’m not sure that I would want to live in New York City, the city does have a lot to offer. Aside from the numerous tourist traps, which there are quite a handful of, the city demonstrates how efficient a city can be. From all the taxi cabs to the countless subway lines, people can get around rather easily. That may not be true all the time, but it looked like it for the few days I spent there. Here are some parting photos of New York.
