| From Nashville, we head northeast towards Philly, D.C., and NY. As we got closer to the "Northeast Corridor", it started to feel more and more like home. The highway lanes got narrower, the speed limits lower, the traffic heavier, and the drivers more aggressive. It quickly reminded me why I don't like driving... Our first stop was Philly to visit my two sisters (Shimrit and Dorit). It would have made more sense to go to D.C. first, but we wanted to catch Shimrit and her husband (Daniel) before they left for the honeymoon on 1/1. We arrived late on 12/30, and miraculously found a parking spot on the street right in front of Dorit's apartment, which was nice after our 13 hour drive (longest one in a while). We spent a couple of hours relaxing in Dorit's apartment and then went to bed. The next day we went to visit Daniel at his office (Braithwaite Communications - hope I got the spelling right) and then went to Reading Terminal Market for lunch. I had a DELICIOUS pastrami sandwich from Hershel's Deli and Dena had a vegetarian Philly cheese steak, which she swears tasted great (I didn't try it). That night we celebrated New Year's Eve with Shimrit / Daniel, Dorit and her new boyfriend (Sahar), and a few of their friends. It was a pretty chill night... First we went out for Afghani food and then went to play pool, but wimped out of going to see the fireworks because of the cold. After the ball dropped we returned to Shimrit's apartment to kill some time before we would drive them to the airport at 3:30am. We ended up watching / sleeping through one of the world's most boring documentaries (about the French guy who walked a tightrope between the twin towers in NYC). The drive to airport, on the other hand, was much more exciting, as we passed a couple "making love" in the street. It's getting late and I'm running out of steam, so here are a few highlights of the last couple of days:
And that brings us HOME to Boston. But fear not dear followers. There is still more to come, including another photo montage, as well as the final stats for our trip! -Amit |      |
Monday, January 5, 2009
The Northeast Corridor
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Ah, nothing like home for 2 weeks before jetsetting around the world! Sounds like you had a nice New Years Eve too. Can't wait for the final stats, I want to know all the details from that journal of yours. See you soon (relatively) in Israel!!
Wow.....the little engine that could! Can't believe that car made it through 9000 miles in about 6 weeks. Mummers? Thanks for shielding us from any potential or real mishaps and making this sound like a truly exciting journey. Wishing you a restful couple of weeks before you continue The Gr-rreat Adventure.
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