Day 3 - Tuesday 6th April 2011
Woke up at around 6am having slept solidly and feel much better for it apart from still having a sore throat and runny nose, probably a by product of the plane journey. After a refreshing shower and a wash of yesterday’s pants and socks (too much information, I know) I headed for the business center in the hotel lobby which has printing facilities. After an abortive start using our joint debit card I eventually managed to book the Boltbus using my credit card which seem to be favoured over debit cards for some reason. The $16 each fare from New York to Baltimore was much less than we originally thought and to top that the coach stop was a few yards from our hotel entrance.
Having won success with transportation I got a second home run with the hotel in Baltimore achieving a confirmed booking for Wednesday and Thursday nights. The plan here is to spend a couple of days in the hotel and then rebook for the 14th and leave our large items of luggage with the concierge while we hire a car and go out into the sticks where everything will be a bit cheaper.
With all the logistical matters out of the way we headed south down 7th Avenue towards the financial district and some 2 or 3 miles later we found ourselves at the Ground Zero site. A visit to Wall Street followed by a walk to the waterfront to photograph the Brooklyn Bridge. Peckish around midday we find a McDonalds, not for the quality of the food, but for Wi Fi where we are sat right now typing this looking out at the entrance of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Next on the tourist trail is a trip out to the Statue of Liberty and a look at Ellis Island.
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