Once upon a time, my brother had a Northshore Band concert in Connecticut, and Mom and I decided to go along with him for the road trip and stop at Niagara Falls, New York City, and Washtington, D.C. on our way. We came, we saw, we did the speed tours of the big sights. Then we drove 14 hours back to Chicago. It was a lovely and sweaty week.
Ceiling at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut.
Tyler, me, and Mom in front of the White House in Washington, D.C.
Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry.
Sweet graffiti van in New York City.
On the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls.
The Strand has a kiosk in Central Park!
Love is love in Stamford, Connecticut.
Love is love in Times Square.
Inside the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Niagara Falls.
The view from the Empire State Building in New York City.
Be nice or leave in Stamford, Connecticut.
Social book time at the New York Public Library in New York City.
9/11 exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
The Northshore Concert Band performing at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut.
Niagara Falls.
I found the New York Public Library.
The Daily Herald on the monitor at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Bridge to Niagara Falls.
Atrium of Grand Central Station in New York City.
A sweaty walk through Central Park in New York City.
The cutest baby ducks in a pond in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Fountains in front of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Flowers at Niagara Falls.
Canandaigua Lake in New York.
A Hillary Clinton sticker stuck to the sidewalk in Washington, D.C.
The tile at the Staten Island Ferry is everything.
Me and Tyler at Niagara Falls.
Me in front of the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Niagara Falls.
Sunflower garden in Washington, D.C.
Part of the 9/11 exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
A love lock at Niagara Falls.
And yes, I did have “Empire State of Mind” stuck in my head the whole dang time.
Ashley Holstrom 