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- May 28, 2024
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- United StatesNew YorkNew York CountySan Juan HillStudio 5440°45’53” N 73°59’0” W
Its A Wrap
May 28 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °CMonday was such an unbelievable day with the concert and harbour tour. We thought we may sleep in, but we were up bright and early. We had a good breakfast and packed our bags for a 1:00 pm. check out. We met with our students who had a list of places they wanted to visit in Times Square. We headed out at 9:30 and spent a little over 3 hours checking places off their list. It was so much fun watching them explore each place. We were back to the hotel with 15 minutes to spare. We went to our room to grab our bags and wait for our bus. The plan was that buses would leave at 1:30 and with stops and border crossing we should be at Beale by 11:00. You know what they say about the best laid plans. I used my card to open our door, but no luck. Alexis tried her card, but no luck. The elevators were so busy that I decided to walk down the 7 flights of stairs to get a new card. The lobby was crazy busy with our group checking out and another big group checking in, but I finally had my card reprogrammed, and I was lucky to get an elevator. Tried to open the door again, but no luck. Alexis took the stairs and explained to the front desk that the new card didn't work and that there were no lights on the card reader. She was told they would send someone up. We waited the longest 10 minutes, and I walked down the stairs again. The buses were loading, and we were starting to panic. A porter named Harrison came up with me and tried his master. No luck. Hmm, he said it's not lighting up. I can't help you. Alexis walked down the 7 sets of stairs, and she was told we needed an engineer. The engineer finally showed up and said it needs a new battery, and he left to get the proper tools. By this point, the buses had to leave because they can only block traffic for so long before they get ticketed. The two buses were driving around the Times Square area while we waited to get into our room. It took over an hour and a half for that to happen. We then had to try and meet the buses somewhere they could stop long enough to load our luggage while blocking traffic. We waited on the corner of Broadway and West 54th Street and jumped on our bus as it pulled over as best it could. Unbelievable. Our bus drivers were amazing, and the group was so supportive. The hotel staff were unbelievable as well, but not in a good way. Instead of arriving at 11, we pulled into Beale at 1:30 on Wednesday morning. It was an absolutely amazing trip overall, and I am very grateful for the experience. Especially the time I had with Alexis and Charity, what a wonderful gift.Read more
Traveler What an amazing tour!
I could feel my blood pressure rising as I read this. What a stressful end to an amazing adventure. [Elaine Schieck]
Traveler Now it's just a funny story.
Traveler What a memorable ending to a memorable adventure.