Day 6: Tour 102331563 – East Coast Edventure
Friday, May 27, 2011 *** DELAYED FLIGHT *** Important FLIGHT INFORMATION at the bottom of this page. Major delay. More information below. Updated as of 9:38 PM (ET). ****************************** Please note: Due to a CBS programming decision, they will NOT be filming on the CBS Plaza, therefore our Itinerary is being adjusted (we will not be part of the Early Show.) Instead, we will be taking advantage of New York’s “Fleet Week”. More to come… Our first stop on Manhattan this morning was our tour of the USS Iwo Jima on display while docked at Pier 88 along the Hudson River. Our walk through Central Park brought us to the Bethesda Fountain. We found “Hans Christian” where “a bronze man still can tell stories his own way” (Saturday in the Park, by Chicago). Our Subway ride from Grand Central Terminal to Times Square was a highlight. Fun in Times Square (inside Toys R Us – the world’s largest toy store). Looks like an on-time departure. Expected arrival at Long Beach Airport of 9:33 pm. Log on to jetBlue.com or call (800) jet-blue for accurate updated flight arrival information. Flight 217 (JFK-LGB). ****************************** ****************************** Flight Update: Our Flight Path is being held up. We are currently being held on the Tarmac here at JFK Airport. Please check jetBlue for any updates. We have been informed that “there is deep band of weather from Canada to the Carolinas”. More information via the Weather Channel and jetBlue. Safety First! After being sent...
Day 5: Tour 102331563 – 6-Day East Coast Edventure
Thursday, May 26, 2011 As a gift from France in 1886, The Statue of Liberty has served as a beacon for those who call America home. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore; Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” – Emma Lazarus (from “The New Colossus” 1883). Ellis Island, America’s “Golden Door” – They came seeking Freedom, Opportunity, and New Lives. Over 12 million immigrants came through between 1892 and 1954. Rockefeller Center is home to the “Top of the Rock” Observation...
Day 4: Tour 102331563 – 6-Day East Coast Edventure
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Following a short devotion from Mrs. Jordan we visited the Gettysburg Military Park Visitors Center with a movie & the famed Cyclorama (the largest painting in America). We were led on a tour of the Battlefield by our Licensed Battlefield Guide, Andie. l Overlooking the Battlefield from atop Little Round Top. A small group standing in front of the monument erected honoring the California Regiment at “The Angle” where Pickett’s Charge met the “High Watermark” on July 3, 1863. After a 3 1/2 hour drive, these young men & women surely cleaned up well… ready to “paint the town”! New York, Here we come! We ate dinner at John’s Pizzeria in Times Square then watched the musical...
Day 3: Tour 102331563 – 6-Day East Coast Edventure
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Over the last couple days we have focused on the commitment of those who have given their all so that our country might be free. Today our focus will be on the work that is being done to ensure our future freedoms, our tour of the Capitol will surely be a highlight. Breakfast at the Hard Rock Cafe! Ford’s Theatre (where President Lincoln was shot on Good Friday, April 14, 1865.) United States Capitol (with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R, California District 39). Our time in the Capitol was very unique. We had a change in our Itinerary due to circumstances that allowed us to witness a spur-of-the-moment vote in the House of Representatives. Within 10 minutes the “House” went from 7 Representatives doing a “Voice Vote” to the Speaker hammering the gavel, calling for a vote, and having the full Congress appear. The work of our Government right before our eyes! The United States Supreme...
Day 2: Tour 102331563 – 6-Day East Coast Edventure
Monday, May 23, 2011 After the long-awaited night’s sleep, we started our day at the Silver Diner for breakfast before headed to the Pentagon. The Pentagon. The United States’ Department of Defense Headquarters. Mount Vernon – President George Washington’s home. (Along the Potomac River) Monuments & Memorials Illuminated Tour with “Granny...
Day 1: Tour 102331563 – 6-Day East Coast Edventure
Sunday, May 22, 2011 We touched down safely at 4:52 AM (ET). Still dark, but excitement is high. “Thank you, Jesus for a safe flight. Please bless our tour. In Your name we pray, Amen.” Breakfast @ Magill’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (32nd President of the United States) The White House (1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) Arlington National Cemetery with the Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Fun at the Columbia Island Marina The Marines’ Memorial (Iwo...