San Francisco - Part 2 (Alcatraz)
24 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Amazing!
San Francisco - Part 4 (West Side)
25 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today we ventured over to the other side of SF to see the Mosaic Tiled Steps (community projects), the Japanese Tea Gardens in the Golden Gate Park and the de young art museum featuring the moving Czytaj więcej
Seattle - Day 1
26 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Seattle so far including the Pike Market with its quirky art work like Golden Girls/Kiss mashup and the wall of gum (yes chewy), Downtown statues, our hipster hotel, a spectacular meal featuring Czytaj więcej
Seattle - Day 2
27 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today we made the most of Seattle’s Pacific Northwest landscape by riding e-bikes up to Ballard then headed over to the hip Fremont for lunch and to check out the Fremont Troll (one of its many Czytaj więcej
Seattle - Day 3 (Mt Rainier & Falls)
28 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Today we decided to hire a car and explore outside Seattle. We went to the absolutely breathtaking Mt Rainier and Snoqualmie Falls. The Pacific Northwest is a stunning part of the world.
PodróżnikUtterly breathtaking. Normally photos don’t do a place justice. So I can only imagine what it felt like to be there in real life. X
Seattle - Day 3 (Chihuly Glass)
28 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
As if Mt Rainier and the Snoqualmie Falls weren’t enough spectacle for one day, we then went to Chihuly Garden and Glass to see the stunning blown glass works by Dale Chihuly. Seattle claims to have Czytaj więcej
Chicago - Day 1
30 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
First day in Chicago has been brilliant, including Skydeck at Willis Building, the Magnificent Mile, River Walk and the Gold Coast (man made beach on Lake Michigan). A wonderful city with incredible Czytaj więcej
Chicago - Day 1 (History Museum)
30 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We visited the Chicago history museum today, and it seems they invented everything. Even the Weber BBQ. Crikey! How very un-Australian.
Chicago - Day 2
31 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today we drove around Chicago suburbs and surrounds, soaking up the mid west vibes. We started in BoysTown (Northalsted) the first officially recognised GayBourhood in the US then explored further Czytaj więcej
Chicago - Lips Drag Show
31 sierpnia 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Drag show at the Lips Theatre, South Chicago. PS: they are men.
Chicago - Day 3
1 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
On our last full day in Chicago, we checked out the Hellenic Museum, the hipster Wicker Park (very Fitzroy vibes) and the incredible Art Institute of Chicago (seperate post).
Art Institvte of Chicago
1 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The incredible Art Institvte (yes correct spelling) of Chicago featuring an exhibition by Van Gogh, and a fantastic collection including artists such as Picasso, Warhol, Kandinsky, Pollock and many Czytaj więcej
Boston - Day 1
2 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Arrived early avo and walked over to Cambridge, the home of Harvard, to take in its beautiful buildings and Art Gallery. We then head into the historic North End of Boston and visited the Old North Czytaj więcej
Boston - Day 2
3 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today we did an amazing walking tour of Boston. We learnt a lot about its history and saw a ton of amazing buildings and beautiful streetscapes. We then caught up with the lovely Jennine and Allan who Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikIt’s beautiful isn’t it. Lombard St in San Francisco is number 2 apparently
PodróżnikDefinitely. It’s funny I wasn’t expecting to see so much old stuff in the states like you do in Europe. But in many places, everywhere you turned is the most incredible historic architecture. There is just so much to see and do in the states that sometimes I feel like doing backflips of excitement LOL
PodróżnikThat is brilliant and it means you will remember it fondly forever. And! Seeing as you are doing this blog you’ll be able to have a book 📕 made with all the memories to look at and share easily 🥰🥰🥰👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
PodróżnikYep - main reason using Find Penguins and not just fb is the book at the end. Thanks again for the recommendation x
Boston Day 3 - Salem
4 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today our fabulous Boston friends Jennine and Allan took us to Salem, the home of the witch trials in the late 1600s. We did a very informative walking tour and visited the Salem Witch Museum and Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikThey were so lucky! I'm probably one of the most knowledgeable tour guides ever. Seriously, and my sense of direction is especially astounding. LOL!
PodróżnikI didn’t know about any of this when I visited Boston. I would have loved to spend a day in Salam. So fun to live vicariously through you two 🤣
PodróżnikOur pleasure! Yep having friends take us around made all the difference
NYC - Day 1
5 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Start spreading the news! We have finally arrived in the city that never sleeps. Got in around midday and staying in the Battery Park area so have just seen a few of the sites around the financial Czytaj więcej
NYC - Day 2
6 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
Today we did a walking tour to cover off the main tourist attractions including Central Park, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. Later in the day we visited friends in Czytaj więcej
NYC - Day 3
7 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We started the day by heading across the Brooklyn Bridge and exploring some different parts of Brooklyn and Queens. We then headed back to Manhattan and explored Central Park, went to the top of 30 Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikIt did turn out nicely - good reason to get up early (not my usual MO) lol
NYC - Day 4
8 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Another awesome day exploring and catching up with people. Today we got the ferry to New Jersey to see the lovely Jen and then headed back to Williamsburg Brooklyn for a party at our wonderful friend Czytaj więcej
NYC - Day 5
9 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Today we explored the East, West and Greenwich Village areas including the Tenement Museum (showing life in the 1950s and 60s for two immigrant families in the 103 Orchard Street Tenement) and the Czytaj więcej
NYC - Day 6
10 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Today we went uptown to Harlem to see a gospel service and then ate soul food at the famous Sylvia’s. We then visited the incredible Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) and went to another Broadway Czytaj więcej
NYC - Day 7
11 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Today we went to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and saw some more amazing and famous art works including Dali, Picasso, Kahlo, Matisse and Warhol. We then went to the upper west side to have lunch at Czytaj więcej
NYC - Day 8
12 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today was our last full day in NYC, so we made our way through a ton of little neighbourhoods from the very west side of Manhattan on the Houston River right across to the east side. We started at Czytaj więcej
Washington DC - Day 1
13 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Today we arrived in the spectacular Washington DC. After settling in, we walked past some of the sites from our hotel, checked out the American Art and Portrait Gallery and then did the excellent Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikWe heard a tour guide from another tour, telling them all about how she was America’s best First Lady and all the awesome work she did. A bit like Patty Newton for Australia.
PodróżnikSo great you did the Twilight tour! I absolutely love the experience of travel in the evening, when all the lights bring a new dimension to the experience… 💡 🌃
PodróżnikYeah it’s great seeing things at night with all the lights and when it’s a bit cooler.
Washington DC - Air and Space Museum
14 września 2023, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Our first museum today was the air and space Museum. Really interesting to see the original first plane designs by the Wright brothers, the first commercial plane, Evil Knievel‘s original Harley Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikLooks amazing with that dark stormy sky 🌌
PodróżnikThe mist definitely made it even more spooky
PodróżnikI was thinking the same as Troy. Pretty grim 😦