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.
Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
Niagara Falls.
The Strand has a kiosk in Central Park!
9/11 exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Sunflower garden in Washington, D.C.
Love is love in Stamford, Connecticut.
Inside the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
A love lock at Niagara Falls.
Fountains in front of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Niagara Falls.
Canandaigua Lake in New York.
Be nice or leave in Stamford, Connecticut.
The cutest baby ducks in a pond in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Sweet graffiti van in New York City.
Love is love in Times Square.
Me in front of the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
A Hillary Clinton sticker stuck to the sidewalk in Washington, D.C.
Flowers at Niagara Falls.
Tyler, me, and Mom in front of the White House in Washington, D.C.
Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry.
A sweaty walk through Central Park in New York City.
The view from the Empire State Building in New York City.
The Daily Herald on the monitor at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Niagara Falls.
Atrium of Grand Central Station in New York City.
Me and Tyler at Niagara Falls.
Part of the 9/11 exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
I found the New York Public Library.
The tile at the Staten Island Ferry is everything.
Bridge to Niagara Falls.
Social book time at the New York Public Library in New York City.
The Northshore Concert Band performing at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut.
On the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls.
Ceiling at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut.
And yes, I did have “Empire State of Mind” stuck in my head the whole dang time.
Ashley Holstrom 