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2001
Northeast
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May 6th - May 19th 2001
States visited: District of Colombia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Miles on the road: 1998
Gallons used: 63
Rental car: Dodge Intrepid from Dollar
Airlines: Braathen & Icelandair
Traveling mate: Hanne Bolgnes
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2 weeks. Starting in Baltimore, Maryland. Walked the Mall in Washington DC. East across the Chesapeake Bay and down the peninsula where we once again crossed the Chesapeake Bay.
Took a look at Virginia Beach and Norfolk.
Up north to Pennsylvania were we camped for a few days in Lancaster in the middle of the Amish country.
East to Philadelphia and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Took a train ride to New York City and visited Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.
Then back to Baltimore.
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Sunday May 6th
The skies are quiet on Sunday mornings so we leave home at around 10:00 and
have plenty of time in Oslo before our flight to Reykjavik depart at
14:45. After a couple of hours in the air we dive into the fog and
suddenly, we see a runway and a few buildings out of nowwhere. It's a
strange feeling... Every afternoon flights from all over Europe decends at
this lonely runway and disembark their passengers. At almost the same time
flights from the US arrive and the passengers walk the short distance to the
tax-free stores. Then they board for Europe. Reykjavik must have a
tremendous amount of traffic compared to their own size and airhostess must be a
very ordinary job in Iceland. I'm sure that Iceland has more to offer, but
today it feels like a very strange place as we take off for Baltimore and into
the fog again...
We arrive at Baltimore Washington International airport 45 minutes late and
after the normal proceedings at imigration try to find the Dollar counter to
pick up our rental car. After what seems like a long walk through a very crowded
and old terminal we find the Dollar sign... We have a "voucher" with
"all taxes included", but the clerk have never seen or heard of such a
thing before! Very strange! After some arguing we agree to pay the
"airport tax" and dealing with this matter when we get home. (We got
our money back after several emails telling how bad the Dollar service was in
Baltimore. Never again!)
Tuesday May 8th
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Morten & the Capitol, May 8th 2001
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Washington Monument, May 8th 2001
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Hanne on Pennsylvania Ave in Washington DC,
May 8th 2001
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Morten & The White House, May 8th 2001
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Wednesday May 9th
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The pier on the bridge, May 9th 2001
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, May 9th 2001
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| CHESAPEAKE BAY
BRIDGE-TUNNEL
The crossing of the Chesapeake Bay has
been acclaimed as one of the seven wonders of the modern world. It
measures 17.6 miles (28km) and has two high bridges, two mile-long
tunnels, four man-made islands and more than 12 miles of trestled roadway.
The first bridge openened in 1964 after 42 months of construction and the
parallel bridge opened in 1999.
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Sunday May 13th
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Visiting a dog
show in Lebanon, PA, May 13th 2001
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Eating "Funnel cake" in Lebanon,
PA, May 13th 2001
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Monday May 14th
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Morten has just arrived at Intercourse, PA,
May 14th 2001
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Hanne is mailing postcards from...
Intercourse, PA, May 14th 2001
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Wednesday May 16th
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On the ferry to The
Statue of Liberty, NY, May 16th 2001
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Manhattan skyline as
seen from The Statue of Liberty, NY, May 16th 2001
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