3:30 p.m. Board deluxe motor coach for the exciting ride to NYC. A 4:00 departure is expected. Remember your pillow and blanket.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
5:30 a.m. Breakfast at the Flynn's on the Hill in New Jersey.
8:30 a.m. -Board the Liberty Ferry for a trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. You will have over two hours to see the Statue of Liberty and visit the National Museum of Immigration at Ellis Island. You will be given $10.00 to purchase lunch at one of the concession areas at either the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island
12:30 p.m.- -Board our buses for a trip uptown to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. History. You will be given $10.00 to purchase lunch at the food court on the lower level.
4:30 p.m. The bus will bring us to our hotel for check-in at The Crowne Plaze, 1605 Broadway, (212) 977-4000
8:00 p.m. - -Dinner with your roommates and chaperone at one of the many restaurants in the Times Square area.
9:30 p.m. --Pose for a group photo in the center of Times Square. After the photo, we will spend the remainder of the evening exploring the sights and the sounds of the theater district.
10:30 p.m. Back to the hotel for a good night’s rest. Bed check at 11:00
10:30 p.m. Back to the hotel for a good night's rest. Bed check at 11:00
Friday, 24, 2009
7:00 a.m. Walk to breakfast at Variety Buffet, close to Rockefeller Center.
7:45 a.m. Leave breakfast for Rockefeller Center and the NBC Today Show. Who knows, you may even get on television.
9:00 a.m. Walk to 6th Avenue to locate the Bluegrass Tour Buses for a ride to Central Park and Strawberry Fields. After viewing these two sites, we will travel uptown to Riverside Church to for a four hour tour of the city on double-deck tour buses. From Harlem to Wall Street, we will see it all.
1:00 - - - The buses will drop us in Chinatown / Little Italy where you may find a restaurant to eat lunch and shop for those look-alike purses!
3:30- it's a subway ride uptown with time to get ready for the night's activities
6:30 p.m. Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe.
8:30 p.m. The buses will pick us up for an after dinner cruise around New York Harbor. The weather may be cold, so remember a jacket and don’t forget your camera.
10:30 p.m. Back to the hotel. Bed Check at 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
8:30 a.m. - -Load the buses for departure.
9:00 a.m. - - Buses take us to the McDonald's on Times Square
10:30 a.m. - - Walk down 5th Avenue and explore the many different stores along the way. Some may choose to go to the Sony Interactive Museum of Technology.
12:15 - - Meet on the steps of Saint Patrick's Cathedral @ 5th Avenue and 50th Street.
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Sbarro's
2:00 p.m. The curtain goes up on the a Broadway musical. The 2009 play will be determined in October and based on ticket availability.
4:30 p.m. A trip to the Empire State Building for a last view of the city. There will also be time for a quick trip to Macy’s.
8:00 p.m. Board the buses for a ride uptown to Mars 2112 for dinner
10:00 p.m. Board the deluxe motor coach for our ride home.
Sunday, April 24, 2009
9:00 a.m. Breakfast at our favorite West Virginia Ryan's
12:00 p.m. Expected arrival at Tates Creek parking lot.
We are expecting only minor changes in this itinerary.