Before the day ended, we arrived at Niagara Falls finally. We can imagine that it would be way more beautiful on Canada side. Next time: Niagara and Quebec! 

Then, Corning Museum of Glass

On the way to Niagara Falls, we stopped at this childish Hershey's Chocolate World.

8. Washington Monument Reflection 

7. Lincoln Memorial

6. Vietname War Veterans Memorial

5. Korean War Veterans Memorial

4. Thomas Jefferson Memorial  

3. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

2. Capitol Hill and Reflecting Pool 

DC Visits in only 1 afternoon!
1. White House

On our way to DC, we dropped by the Shenandoah Caverns and then realized that American's Marketing is so good!

We had 4-hour ride and walked about 10 minutes under the rain to see a cracked bell at Liberty Bell Center.

The last place we visited before leaving NYC: Time Square. The guy in this picture is a chinese guy--YiXun-- who we met from this trip and went to U of Houston; nice guy.

Then, we proceeded to Rockefeller Center where CNBC station is located. We did a very quick shopping at Banana Republic on 5th Ave. I learned two things from this 15-minute shopping:
1. Clothes on 5th Ave need not to be expensive (I got $60 super-cool raincoat from this store; reduced from $150)
2. Thais should stop being anti-Made-in-Thailand-stuff people. Thai goods are great. When you can't find any made-in-USA stuff anymore, why buy Vietnam- or China-made stuff when some of your money will get back to Thailand by this made-in-Thailand thingy.

We then went up Empire State Building. Oh.. we went to UN building too but not so much to remember.

This is the third thing that the tour took us to in NYC: Circle-Line Sightseeing after Wall Street and Intrepid Museum. We were in pretty nice spot to see this fat lady.

Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall: the outlet we found by chance after arriving Newark airport. We didn't get so many things from this place (but NJ's tax wasn't too bad and I know how to find Clearance stuff from here).

This is like the beginning of our hardcore east coast tour. I brought my parents to Downtown Pittsburgh, the Incline and Cathedral of Learning; not too bad without a car.  

Another picture of my favorite professor and me... (I knew how to smile in this one ;) [Thanks Mr. Jay for sending me this]