Saturday, March 3, 2012

Itineraries

Here are the itineraries for the first four days (Wednesday, May 16 (day of departure) through Saturday, May 19).
More itineraries will be added to this post as they are received.


  Wednesday, May 16-Thursday, May 17, 2012
6:30 p.m.
Leave Cornerstone Christian School
8:30 p.m.
Arrive, Seattle-Tacoma Airport.  Check in:  Continental Airlines.   See www.continental.com  for updated flight information.  In general, checked baggage is assessed an additional  $25.00 fee per piece. 
10: 50 p.m.
Leave Seattle-Tacoma (Flight 1417)
5:58 a.m.
Arrive, Cleveland, Ohio.
7:35 a.m.
Leave, Cleveland (Flight 4932)
8:57 a.m.
Arrive, Baltimore Vehicle Rental Pickup, Alamo West, interstate 195; north, MD 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) to center city; right on West Ostend Street left on Light Street to Parking, Inner Harbor
10:30 a.m.
Arrive, Baltimore Inner Harbor
11:00 a.m.
Lunch, fast food, Inner Harbor
1:30 p.m.
Leave Parking, Inner Harbor; south on Light Street, left on Key Highway, left on East Fort Avenue, left on Andre
2:00 p.m.
Arrive, Fort Mc Henry National Monument (www.nps.gov/fomc) Self-guided tour, Fort Mc Henry
4:00 p.m.
Leave for Philadelphia Drive west on East Fort Road; left on Andre Street, right on MD 95, left on Key Highway, first left on East Mc Comas Street, left merge onto Interstate 95 northbound, west Interstate 76 in Philadelphia, US 202.
6:30 p.m.
Fast Food Supper, Norristown Continue US 202 north, left, West Main Street, left, Schuylkill Avenue.
7:30 p.m.
Arrive, Hanko residence:  125 Schuylkill Avenue, West Norriton

Addresses
The boys will be staying with Ken and Mary Hanko at 125 Schuylkill Ave, West Norriton, PA
The girls will be staying with Ken and Brenda Kok at 3131 Eisenhower Dr. Norristown, PA



Friday, May 18, 2012
7:00 a.m.
Interstate 276 east; New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) north; Exit 13 (Interstate 278) east; Exit 440 south; left on Victory Blvd; left on Bay Street to Parking and terminal (Breakfast: fast food or prepared sandwiches)
10:00 a.m.
Arrive, Staten Island Ferry Terminal (www.siferry.com)
10:30 a.m.
Arrive, Whitehall Terminal Obtain MTA Pay-Per-Ride Metro Card ($7.75 for three rides and purchase surcharge)
Walk to the following sites:
§  Ground Zero Memorial  (no visitor passes available as of January 5, 2012)
§  Trinity Church (www.trinitywallstreet.org)
§  Zucotti Park (Site of Occupy Wall Street Encampment)
§  Wall Street and Stock Exchange
§  Federal Hall (www.nps.gov/feha)
§  Brooklyn Bridge
§  Lunch:  South Street Seaport (www.southstreetseaport.com)
2:00 p.m.
Subway, Wall Street and Broadway (Line 5, Lexington Ave. Express
Arrive:  86th Street station
2:30 p.m.
Arrive, Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 5th Avenue and 82nd Street (www.metmuseum.org)
School Group admission: $12
4:30 p.m.
Subway, 86th Street (Line 5:  Lexington Avenue Express) to Grand Central Station (www.grandcentralterminal.com)
Walk 43rd Street west to 5th Avenue, then north to 48th Street
5:30 p.m.
Rockefeller Center (www.rockefellercenter.com)
Top of the Rock
6:30 p.m.
Walk south west to Broadway and Times Square
Supper:  fast food, Times Square
8:00 p.m.
Subway, 42nd Street (Line 1: Broadway 7 Avenue Local) to South Ferry
9:00 p.m.
Staten Island Ferry
11:30 p.m.
Return, Philadelphia

Saturday, May 19, 2012
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast with hosts
8:00 a.m.
Leave for Eastern State Penitentiary
Skippack Pike (PA 73) east, Bethlehem Pike south, Germantown Ave. south, Lincoln Drive south, Kelly Drive south, Fairmount Drive east
9:00 a.m.
Arrive, Eastern State Penitentiary (www.easternstate.org) (free parking on street)
9:45 a.m.
Leave for Independence National Historical Park (www.nps.gov/inde)
Fairmount Ave. east, 21st Street south, Chestnut Street east, find parking near Independence National Historical Park
10:30 a.m.
National Constitution Center (www.constitutioncenter.org)
1:00 p.m.
Lunch, The Bourse
2:00 p.m.
Independence Hall Tour
3:00 p.m.
Independence National Historical Park walking self-guided tour:
·         Franklin Court
·         Christ Church
·         Elfreth’s Alley
·         Starbucks J
·         Betsy Ross House
·         Free Quaker Meeting House
·         Merchant’s Exchange Building
·         Washington Square
7:00 p.m.
Dinner, City Tavern (www.citytavern.com)
8:30 p.m.
Penn’s Landing
9:30 p.m.
Return, Hosts