USA 2010 - The Northeast

Tour facts

Hotel review

Date of the tour: Beginning till end of October 2010
Start and end point: Boston
Flight: Munich - Boston - Paris - Munich (Delta/Air France)
Car: Booked IFAR (Midsize SUV) with Alamo through the travel agency - we got a Ford Escape.
Duration of the tour: 15 days

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Very good, everything fit here
Good, we felt comfortable
Complies with the standard
Very simple but clean
Never again

Tour details

Day Activity of the day Day remarks Overnight stay Miles
Day 1
Journey to Boston
Gerd has a package sent to the hotel and indeed it is there when we arrive.
Hyatt Harborside, Boston/Massachusetts****
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Day 2
Whale watching is not necessarily ideal from Boston.
Hyatt Harborside, Boston/Massachusetts****
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Day 3
Very very long day, in the White Mountains is no hotel room to get, Mt.Washington can not be driven because of snow. In the evening we eat in the restaurant next to the hotel the first time Pulled Pork. Delicious.
Best Western Sumapee Lake Lodge, Sunapee, New Hampshire***
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Day 4
Driving day through beautiful autumn landscapes.
Best Western Acadia Park Inn, Bar Harbor/Maine***
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Day 5
Drive across the peninsula and through the national park. There are very many trees very colorful and that tempts to stop constantly.
Best Western Acadia Park Inn, Bar Harbor/Maine***
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Day 6
Drive across the peninsula and through the national park. There are very many trees very colorful and that tempts to stop constantly.
Best Western Acadia Park Inn, Bar Harbor/Maine***
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Day 7
A big detour for a lighthouse and so we don't get much done that day.
Claddach Motel, Rockland/Maine*
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Day 8
Today we have very bad weather, it pours almost all day.
Best Western Merry Manor Inn, Portland/Maine***
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Day 9
Painting demonstration at Tony VanHasselt in Tamporth/New Hampshire and a long day of driving.
Hampton Inn, Syracus/New York****
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Day 10
Niagara Falls on foot from both sides (USA and Canada) - there is also a Hard Rock Café on each side.
Embassy Suites by Hilton, Niagara Falls, Fallsview/Ontario/Kanada*****
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Day 11
Letchworth SP is quite nice, unfortunately the weather is only mediocre. In Elmira it is hardly possible to get a hotel room spontaneously in the evening.
Radisson, Elmira/New York****
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Day 12
Colton Point SP, Leonard Harrison SP
Quality Inn, Wilkes Barre/Pennsylvania***
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Day 13
Yankee Stadium and Foxwoods Hard Rock Cafés.
Holiday Inn Express, Newport/Rhode Island***
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Day 14
Newport round trip and Cliff Walk - Plymouth, Mayflower II
Holiday Inn Express, Middleboro/Massachusetts***
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Day 15
Massasoit SP, quite nice park with colorful trees to finish the vacation.
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