Road Trip Diary : 2

We were in Jamestown at 2:30 in the afternoon, and enjoyed a trip around the place which was the first permanent english settlement in the US. It sure was historic with the Jamestown Church Tower and the statue of John Smith; a wonderful trip, through the history.

The next destination was Charlotte and we were on John Tyler Highway at 3:30. Picked up coffee and some refreshments on the way, and took Highway 156 south. At 9:30, we were in Charlotte, and it was time for dinner. We had a scrumptious meal and spent some time there. The city was beautifully lit and it definitely must be a great place to live.

Began our journey at 10:35 towards the next pitstop, which was Atlanta. Drove by Spartanburg on Highway 85 South-bound and entered South Carolina @ 11. The weather was pretty good up till now, but by 11:40, it became so foggy. It almost seemed like we were driving into nothing,  the visibility was very-very low and I really have no idea how my husband managed to drive through that thick smoke. It was the craziest and scariest ride of the whole trip.

We entered Georgia, at 12:57 in the night. And by 1:30, we hit the first 1000 miles of our road trip, driving through nine states. We checked into a hotel at 2:30 after a long day.

                                                                         En route to Atlanta

The following day, we spent quite some time in Atlanta. Right after breakfast, we left for Pemberton Place at 11:30. Parked the car and went to World of Coca-Cola to get our tickets. And went in, it was a very different experience. First of all, we were ushered into a hall where there was memorabilia of Coca-Cola from the 18th century and also a presentation was going on. After that, we got in the line to enter 'The Vault', and it took us almost 20 minutes to get inside, where the various theories of the origin of Coca-Cola were shown.

                                                                           World of Coca-Cola

Tasted coca-cola flavours from around the world and bought souveneirs as well. Around 2:30, we went out to have lunch at Pemberton Cafe, closeby. Then we drove around the city, saw Pietmont Park and got some great views of Atlanta skyline as well.

Left from there at 3:30, for our next destination - Savannah.

                                                           Tickets to the world of Coca-Cola

Road Trip Dairy : 1

My first blog of this year 2012. Looking back at last year, it was a great one in many ways; we visited so many places, attented my brother's wedding, enjoyed movies, shopping and of-course time together. It was an awesome year and we also had a perfect new year's eve.

A 10-day road trip, all the way to Miami - which was fabulous. The trip was totally unplanned and we left on 24th december @ 6 in the evening, just five hours after my husband came up with the idea.

                                                        Our route from Bayonne to Miami, on map !!

Had dinner on the way, and by 10 in the night, we were bypassing Baltimore, Maryland. And around 10:30, we bypassed Washington D.C., Goddard Space Centre and Nasa Office. And drove through six states - New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, D.C. to Virginia. It was definitely a smooth drive all the way to Richmond, where we arrived around 12 in the night.

The following day, we planned to see the city. We left the hotel at 10:15 in the morning, for Monument Avenue Historic District, known for the statue of Robert E. Lee and many others and its beautiful architecture. From there, we went around the city and also saw the place where my husband stayed for sometime few years back. Around 1:30, we had amazing mediterranean lunch and left for Jamestown.

                                                                       Statue of Robert E. Lee

Las Vegas Diary: 4

After visiting the Grand Canyon, a day before, we woke up late next day. It was almost afternoon, when we left for the strip. We got off at The Venetian, to enjoy a ride on gondola; which was so much fun as the guy who was rowing, sang songs while telling us about the landmarks around. And we got to click pictures along with street artists as well.

From there, we went for casino hopping and went to MGM Grand for a grand lunch. The lunch was hearty and delicious, just perfect. And of course, who can miss the lion cage in the middle of MGM Casino, got some really good shots of lion cubs. Then we went to New York New York, it reminded us so much of the city. There were replicas of Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, most of the famous buildings and even signboards for subway and streets.

                                                                   Lion cub @ MGM Grand

In the evening, we bought the tickets for Eiffel Tower at Paris Hotel. And enjoyed the amazing aerial views of Las Vegas from the 50th floor of the tower and even saw the fountain show at Bellagio from the top, which was a completely different experience. Spent a wonderful day on the strip.

The following day began sooner than the earlier one. We wanted to cover the south boulevard, which we hadn't seen till now. A day well spent again. And the perfect ending to the day was - watching a Cirque du Soleil show along with a fantastic dinner date. Went back to hotel late.

                                                             Hotel Flamingo on the strip

And as promised by my husband, we went to Lake Mead next day early in the morning to see the most beautiful place once again before leaving for New York.

Surely, it was one of our most fabulous trips, we had a great-great time. And we hope to be back in Vegas soon.

'Viva la Vegas'