Niagara Falls to Detroit

This morning we board the Maid of the Mist for amazing close-ups of the falls. We've been to the falls before in 1970 but never went on the boat, so this time we won't miss the chance.

The Maid of the Mist

Then we travel the Niagara Parkway along scenic countryside on the way to Detroit

Detroit

On the way to Niagara Falls

Having left the USA this morning, we have a scenic day driving north through Pennsylvania Dutch Country, home of the Amish and Mennonite religious sects. Then along the Susquehanna River to Williamsport, the birthplace of Little League baseball.

We'rr driving through Amish Country

Williamstown

Later, we cross the Rainbow Bridge to Canada and arrive at Niagara Falls Ontario for our overnight stay.

USA National Capitol - Washington DC

We have arrived in the USA's national capitol - Washington for a tour of the city.

President Obama's workshop

Philadelphia

We head south through New Jersey to Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States. We'll visit the Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution was signed.

Doesn't that just look  like Brisbane from Kangaroo Point?

New York, New York

We have settled in in our hotel and are now part of the Cosmos Tour which started last night. So today we go and explore the Big Apple with our Tour Director to see Broadway, the Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, City Hall, Wall Street and Trinity Church.

Los Angeles - New York

After a great time with Sonya, Bernie and little Fox, it's time to fly to the Big Apple, so New York, here we come.

Qantas Flight QF107 from Los Angeles to New York

We're back from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks

We just returned to LA from a fabulous four days in Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, with Diane's cousins, Chuck, Bonnie, Lynne and Chuck's wife Lois.

Diane is surrounded by her American Cousins

One of the many waterfalls we saw in Yosemite NP

We taught cousin Lynne the art of planking

General Sherman Tree. the largest living tree on the planet
It is a Sequoia tree over 22,000 years old and still growing

The Magic Yosemite Falls

So now we're back in LA with Sonya, Bernie and Fox for a couple of days before we fly to New York.