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- Tag 14
- Freitag, 31. Dezember 2021 um 23:56
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaHancock Playground39°58’24” N 75°8’6” W
New Year Fireworks
31. Dezember 2021 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Watched fireworks display in Philadelphia on the roof top of the apartment building. The much anticipated city fireworks didn't hold instead individuals launched their fireworks from their houses
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- Samstag, 1. Januar 2022 um 13:22
- 🌧 12 °C
- Höhe über NN: 13 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaNorthern Liberties39°57’42” N 75°8’30” W
Rainy New Year Day
1. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
It has been raining all morning. We call it showers of blessings washing away the iniquities of 2021 and ushering in the blessings of 2022. Hopefully Corona wouldn't become an issue this year and lifeWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 1. Januar 2022 um 15:49
- 🌧 12 °C
- Höhe über NN: 4 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaWhitman39°55’0” N 75°8’30” W
BestBuy >> Dollar Tree >> IKEA
1. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Visited Bestbuy to get a replacement for my stolen laptop, they didn't have what I wanted in the store, so I placed order for it to be brought in on the 7th of Jan for store pickup. Got a JVCWeiterlesen
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- Tag 16
- Sonntag, 2. Januar 2022 um 13:35
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 17 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaChrist Church Park39°56’53” N 75°8’44” W
Museum of the American Revolution
2. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Quite an interesting museum which told the story of the American war of independence, what led to the revolution, how the war was prosecuted, main actors and heroes of the war. It also touched on theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 16
- Sonntag, 2. Januar 2022 um 16:40
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 6 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaIrish Memorial39°56’54” N 75°8’24” W
Penns Landing
2. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Penns landing which was advertised as.a beehive of activities was kind of dry to me. They had an ice skating rink, a ferris wheel as well as an arcade hall and lots of places to sit drink and eatWeiterlesen
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- Tag 17
- Montag, 3. Januar 2022 um 10:23
- ❄️ 0 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaHancock Playground39°58’18” N 75°8’6” W
Snow at last
3. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
The girls were excited to see their first snow. It started as snow flurries but by 10:20am it had increased and real thick snow started falling. I walked in this condition to the Amazon hub at 7Weiterlesen
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- Tag 17
- Montag, 3. Januar 2022 um 14:58
- ☁️ -1 °C
- Höhe über NN: 32 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAmos Playground39°58’42” N 75°9’30” W
Account opening
3. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ -1 °C
Visited BOA to open an account for Enobong. Since we didn't book an appointment we were asked to wait till all those on appointment have been attended to. Thereafter we were ushered into one of theWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 3. Januar 2022 um 18:18
- ⛅ -1 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaRittenhouse Square39°57’0” N 75°10’18” W
Barnes & Nobles
3. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Uddy dragged us to a Barnes & Noble store
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- Dienstag, 4. Januar 2022 um 12:27
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaPhiladelphia International Airport39°52’48” N 75°14’36” W
Picking up a rental car
4. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Went back to Enterprise Rentals at the airport to pick up a rental car. The same nice Indian man attended to me. Finding a GPS was a challenge as I had requested for one after a long wait I wasWeiterlesen
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- Tag 18
- Dienstag, 4. Januar 2022 um 13:49
- ☀️ 1 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAdventure Aquarium39°56’48” N 75°7’54” W
Adventure Aquarium
4. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
After picking up the car we drove back to the apartment to pick our prepacked boxes for the Washington trip and then headed up to New Jersey to visit the Adventure Aquarium.
We practically breezedWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 4. Januar 2022 um 16:13
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Höhe über NN: 53 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaRiverside39°29’18” N 76°14’35” W
Off to Washington D.C
4. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
We left the Aquarium at 3:01pm and commenced the trip to Washington D.C after entering our destination into the car's GPS which estimated our drive time to be 2hrs 52mins.
Journey was smooth, we sawWeiterlesen
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- Tag 18
- Dienstag, 4. Januar 2022 um 17:38
- 🌙 0 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaTaylor Run38°48’3” N 77°4’27” W
Holiday Inn, Alexandra
4. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Checked into the Holiday Inn at Alexandra on the outskirt of Washington at about 5:38pm. Check in was quick and smooth. We were assigned a room with two Queen beds on the upper floor.
After checkingWeiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Mittwoch, 5. Januar 2022 um 12:59
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaUnion Station38°53’54” N 77°0’24” W
Union Station Parking Garage
5. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Missed our turning in front of the Union Station and had to go back round before finding the right one. Parked in the 2nd level and took the lift up to the food court where I had a Mexican meal fromWeiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Mittwoch, 5. Januar 2022 um 15:01
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Höhe über NN: 5 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaMonument Grounds38°53’24” N 77°1’60” W
National Museum of African American ...
5. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
After brunch at the Union Station food court, we took an NMS bus to the nearest stop to the museum and walked 5 mins to the entrance. Got to the museum at about 3pm, scanned the prebooked ticket on myWeiterlesen
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- Tag 20
- Donnerstag, 6. Januar 2022 um 10:46
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaFour Mile Run38°50’9” N 77°3’4” W
IHOP for Breakfast
6. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Uddy wanted us to have breakfast at IHOP so we drove 15mins to find one on Rickmond Highway where I ordered the Breakfast Sampler with hot chocolate drink.
The breakfast was nice and filling andWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 6. Januar 2022 um 13:05
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaThomas Jefferson Memorial38°52’50” N 77°2’13” W
Walking Tour of Washington Memorials
6. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
This was my third visit to Washington D.C and the first time I would be visiting with my daughters, I had to make it a special and memorable experience for them so after some research and planning onWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 6. Januar 2022 um 15:23
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Höhe über NN: 18 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaMajor General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Statue38°53’54” N 77°2’12” W
White House
6. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
You can't visit Washington D.C without taking the traditional and iconic picture in front of the White House. There were few tourist snapping pictures probably due to the winter season. Secret serviceWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 6. Januar 2022 um 16:20
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaCaptain Nathan Hale Sculpture38°53’30” N 77°1’30” W
Natural History Museum
6. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
We arrived at the Natural History Museum after a long walk from the White House, the route was quite scenery as we got to catch a glimpse of Trumps International Hotel which was the former post officeWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 7. Januar 2022 um 11:16
- ☀️ 1 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaTaylor Run38°48’6” N 77°4’30” W
Snowed In and drive back to Philadelphia
7. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
There was a heavy snowstorm at night which started at about 3am and lasted till 7am covering our car along with all the cars in the carpark in a sheet of snow. Uddy was quite excited to see the wholeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 21
- Freitag, 7. Januar 2022 um 18:19
- 🌙 -3 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Site39°57’36” N 75°8’54” W
Target
7. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 -3 °C
After resting for about 2hrs from the long drive back from Washington D.C, we dashed off to the nearest Target Store to but some back to school provisions for Enobong. spent over 3hrs at the storeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 22
- Samstag, 8. Januar 2022 um 14:58
- ☀️ 0 °C
- Höhe über NN: 6 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaHoward and Reed Park39°55’48” N 75°8’41” W
Staples
8. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Off to Staples for more back to school supplies for Enobong but stopped over at an Amazon hub first to pick up some deliveries
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- Sonntag, 9. Januar 2022 um 13:58
- ☁️ 3 °C
- Höhe über NN: 72 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaPhiladelphia University40°1’24” N 75°11’30” W
Enobong checks into Jefferson's
9. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Got to the school roughly about 13:40, located the building she would be staying in temporarily. The international students coordinator was already waiting for us in the house her room is locatedWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 10. Januar 2022 um 15:20
- ⛅ -1 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaPalmer Park39°58’24” N 75°8’3” W
Finding PreDepature Covid Test Centre
10. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
For the past 1 week I have been trying to book a COVID-Test appointment. All the centres seem to be fully booked till after my departure date. Spent the whole on it.
Eventually decided some days agoWeiterlesen
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- Tag 24
- Montag, 10. Januar 2022 um 17:01
- ⛅ -1 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaRittenhouse Square39°57’0” N 75°10’18” W
Rittenhouse Square
10. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Went to Barnes & Nobkes opposite Rittenhouse Square to pick up a book Uddy had ordered last week. After which we strolled through the square taking pictures, the weather was so cold that we didn'tWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 11. Januar 2022 um 15:56
- ☀️ -4 °C
- Höhe über NN: 72 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaPhiladelphia University40°1’25” N 75°11’32” W
At Jefferson's
11. Januar 2022 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ -4 °C
Drove to Jefferson East Fall, hoping to visit the bookstore and get a branded lanyard as the navigator in the car couldn't locate the main campus bookstore in town but alas the bookstore had beenWeiterlesen