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  #41  
Old May 8th, 2009, 06:41 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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"K" wrote in message
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If you're willing to detour a few hours north from Boston to Maine, then
you can find the real lobster experience, where you can enjoy with your
feet in the sand and your eyes on the sea.


Yes, we are thinking of a day trip to Maine and enjoy a real lobster
experience.
Please advise what train and where to stop and do things? Thank you.

  #42  
Old May 8th, 2009, 07:57 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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A. Wright wrote:

Thank you. Where exactly do you mean the South Seaport Area? This is in
Manhattan?
Do you mean South Street Seaport area near Fulton Street? Around Pier 17?


Yes, in Manhattan. We stayed at the Best Western Seaport Inn at Peck
Slip. Right by the Brooklyn Bridge. There are also some other new (old)
hotels there. The hotels took over parts of old warehouse buildings.
  #43  
Old May 8th, 2009, 08:06 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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A. Wright wrote:
Is there a nice list of popularity of DC mall museums?


I work with the Natl. Air and Space Museum/Smithsonian on the West coast.
The NASM likes to claim that it is the most popular museum in the world.
It's certainly the most popular of the Smithsonians of which I think
they have over 2 dozen. The NASM gets over 9M visitors a year.

The SI has attendance figures somewhere (maybe on si.edu) but I don't
work with that part (more curatorial). But of course many other off mall
museums (SI and others like the Intl Spy museum exist). And I do
recommend the new Newseum (non-SI, and I was there the day it opened
last year). But that's the better part of a day. 4 days... its time is
a judgment call. You might like the NASM (which also has a Dulles Annex
now) or the Natl. Zoo more.

I have a video tape on the SI (and a separate one for the NASM) but I've
not seen them. More for 1st timers. If you have a public library you
might be able to find them.

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Old May 8th, 2009, 08:17 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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A. Wright wrote:
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We stayed at the Savoy Suites in Georgetown in April. It was
$99/night. Free wireless. Refrigerator in the huge room. It was newly
renovated and very nice. Someone told me that it used to be a Howard
Johnsons. Free underground parking. I could not find anything that
cheap in Arlington at the time. "http://www.savoysuites.com/"

Does Savoy Suites has airport shuttle bus?


No. But they do have a shuttle from the Metro station. From National
airport a taxi is pretty cheap to Georgetown, but from Dulles or BWI it
would be a lot.

As I mentioned earlier, also look into the Red Roof Inn.
"http://www.venere.com/hotels/washington/red-roof-inn-downtown/". It
gets high ratings, and is very close to the mall, and is pretty
reasonable. I would have stayed there, but it was full for the times we
went, plus parking would have cost $20 a day or so.

I see the Savoy Suites on Venere but it looks like they raised the price
since April on Venere
"http://www.venere.com/hotels/washington/savoy-suites/", but other hotel
sites have it in the $130's.

Use a site like sidestep.com to compare hotel rates from a bunch of
other hotel sites all at once. You can select different neighborhoods,
in addition to putting in a price range and number of stars and whether
or not they have an airport shuttle bus.

Besides the train, if you're looking to save money, check out the
MegaBus. I saw a lot of them on the freeway between NYC and D.C., and
they go to Boston as well. You need to be somewhat flexible to use them
from what I've heard. "http://www.megabus.com/us/"

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Old May 8th, 2009, 10:56 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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A. Wright wrote:
"K" wrote in message
...

If you're willing to detour a few hours north from Boston to Maine,
then you can find the real lobster experience, where you can enjoy
with your feet in the sand and your eyes on the sea.


Yes, we are thinking of a day trip to Maine and enjoy a real lobster
experience.
Please advise what train and where to stop and do things? Thank you.


Hm, I would have thought a car, but Amtrak does have shoreline service as
far as Portland. Here's the site.
http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/portland.html

It looks like the Old Orchard station is closest to the beach, and that's
definitely a tourist area. Saco and Wells are also beach areas. I just
don't know much about them That site has links to the chambers of commerce
along the way, so it's probably worth a call to a few to see what they have
to offer.

I already mentioned Gloucester, and that area is easily accessible from
Boston by metro, bus, or ferry. There is a place called Woodman's in Essex,
just north of Gloucester. It's a big old barn of a restaurant that's famous
for its clams and lobsters, and it has a huge 'back yard' that overlooks a
beautiful marsh that teems with all the seasonal birds. and there are plenty
of picnic tables. http://www.woodmans.com/. Some tables are under a canopy
if the sun is too much, or if it's raining.

Take a healthy walk from there, and you can go on a very enjoyable and
picturesque cruise along the Essex River out to the sea.
http://www.essexcruises.com/

You'd have to take a cab to Essex from Glouster metro stop, but it's just a
couple of miles.

Another thing occurs to me. In summer, churches and civic groups have their
own clambakes all along the coast as fundraisers. That's where you get a
lobster: at a clambake. The towns along the south shore are good bets.
Look at a map, then look up town websites to see who will be doing what
while you're in the area..

One last thing: If you get tired of walking on bricks (easy in Boston),
there are boat tours or shuttles out to some of the harbor islands, which
are part of a National Recreation Area. The islands themselves may be
unimpressive, but the views and photo opportunities are incredible.
Boston's harborfront is probably the most beautiful on the East Coast, and
rivals Seattle and San Francisco in everything but size.

k


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Old May 8th, 2009, 11:03 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
Eugene Miya
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In article ,
A. Wright wrote:
"K" wrote in message
.. .
If you're willing to detour a few hours north from Boston to Maine, then
you can find the real lobster experience,


Yes, we are thinking of a day trip to Maine and enjoy a real lobster
experience.
Please advise what train and where to stop and do things? Thank you.


You should read the book The Secret Life of Lobsters before you go.

"The breakthrough for studying lobster behavior around traps came
when Win and some of his students invented what they called the
"lobster-trap video," or LTV. It was a regular trap with a kitchen
containing bait and a parlor, except that it was also outfitted with a
camera that looked down through a Plexiglas roof, a waterproof VCR unit,
and a red LED lighting array for night vision. The researchers could
set the LTV on the bottom and run it for twenty-four hours to see how
many lobsters entered the trap, and what they did once they were inside.
The discoveries the scientists made came as quite a surprise to any
lobsterman who considered himself a talented fisherman."
The Secret Lives of Lobsters


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Old May 10th, 2009, 10:19 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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"Eugene Miya" wrote in message
news:4a0474c0$1@darkstar...
In article ,
A. Wright wrote:
I work with the Natl. Air and Space Museum/Smithsonian on the West coast.
The NASM likes to claim that it is the most popular museum in the world.
It's certainly the most popular of the Smithsonians of which I think
they have over 2 dozen. The NASM gets over 9M visitors a year.

The SI has attendance figures somewhere (maybe on si.edu) but I don't
work with that part (more curatorial). But of course many other off mall
museums (SI and others like the Intl Spy museum exist). And I do
recommend the new Newseum (non-SI, and I was there the day it opened
last year). But that's the better part of a day. 4 days... its time is
a judgment call. You might like the NASM (which also has a Dulles Annex
now) or the Natl. Zoo more.

I have a video tape on the SI (and a separate one for the NASM) but I've
not seen them. More for 1st timers. If you have a public library you
might be able to find them.

--


Please tell me the web site and links of popular Smithsonian Museums? Thank
you.

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Old May 10th, 2009, 11:29 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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On Sun, 10 May 2009 14:19:40 -0700, "A. Wright" wrote:

Please tell me the web site and links of popular Smithsonian Museums? Thank
you.


www.si.edu/museums/

-- Larry
  #49  
Old May 11th, 2009, 08:21 PM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
A. Wright
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"K" wrote in message
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Another thing occurs to me. In summer, churches and civic groups have
their own clambakes all along the coast as fundraisers. That's where you
get a lobster: at a clambake. The towns along the south shore are good
bets. Look at a map, then look up town websites to see who will be doing
what while you're in the area..

Thank you K. We are planning to be in Boston area around mid-October. Any
clambake will be great?

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Old May 12th, 2009, 12:47 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.usa-canada
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In article ,
A. Wright wrote:
"Eugene Miya" wrote in message
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The SI has attendance figures somewhere (maybe on si.edu) ...

^^
Please tell me the web site and links of popular Smithsonian Museums? Thank
you.


And also Larry posted it to give him credit.

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