Holiday Inn Queens

October 2010 Hello My Dear Family and Friends, Well, I finally had some time off first week of October, their national holiday, seven days. I got to go to Thailand!  Bangkok.  ( I am saving the beach extravaganzas for another time.)  It ...

We arrived in New York this afternoon and took a cab from Laguardia to a Holiday Inn in Flushing, NY (Queens) which is right near the airport. We checked our bags, changed, and headed off into Manhatten. We had tickets to RENT, had a few drinks first and ...

... , and i buggered off into the city centre to find a nice hotel as a treat for the first night. Found a net cafe and booked into a Holiday Inn, in Darling Harbour for three nights as it was sooo cheap. superb, even got a gym so i can run on the treadmills. ...

London day 1 Thanks to mel's uncle we were staying at the holiday inn Mayfair, just over the road from the ritz and the gardens surrounding buckingham palace, and about 3 or 4 blocks from picadilly circus (if we were paying it would have been 500 pounds ...

... trying to organise somewhere to sleep for the rest of our holiday. More frantic internet searches ensued. Eventually, at 1am, we found a Holiday Inn in Queens,....still costing us over $100 a night.....but we had no choice so we booked it. There was an ...

... turns and even drove through at least one toll booth without paying...whoops. We got to Boston that night and checked into the Holiday Inn Express which was luxury compared to the usual hostel dorm beds. Pity it was out in Seamus which was a good twenty ...

... managed to do it though. 11th May – Clearwater  - Orlando International Airport – New York – 105 Miles – Holiday Inn, Long island City – Manhattan View Up early and away to drive the 105 miles to the airport so that we ...

... of power to clear the way for other vessel, and we arrived at Ellesmere Port at 1015, where we entered the lock by the Holiday Inn, under the swingbridge. We replaced the flowers on the roof, and took down the spray hood from the bows, restored our ropes ...

... . We had to collect our bags and I jumped on a random bus going to an unknown hotel. It turned out to be the Holiday Inn express near Los Angeles airport. The staff were extremely helpful in letting me use their phone to contact the airline and a bottle ...

... to the convent.  Anyway, it was great to see her and after a quick clear up we headed back to the convent and supper at the Holiday Inn where an Irish band were playing – Nicky and I didn’t make it up to the band, we headed back home as ...

... bag, napped, then went to see Step Up 3D - an inspiration for all of us. Went to eat at the Cross Bay Diner in Queens now chillin here in the room. Plane leaves at 10 am tomorrow am - and I'll be incommunicado for like 20 hours. Next stop Hong ...

... at night is really cool though (Sorry Theresa I didn't get any cool pictures). We basically drove through Staton Island, the Bronx, Queens. I also saw the Statue of Liberty from a far. Two national monuments in one day. I think I did ...

... Bridge. I wasn't sure what Westminster Abbey had to offer until I got there, but it was quite amazing inside. They have the tombs of many of the old Kings and Queens. Many are just amazing. Anyways, I will let you guys look at the pictures. ...

... This was a new way to get into NYC for me, and we're also staying in a new place - across the East River in Queens. I initially felt a bit sceptical about the location, but it's a quick subway ride into Manhattan and the view of the Empire State Building, ...

... cultures and religions. You can find, Hindu, Muslim, Persian, Christin symbols mixed in the wall and architecture. As Akbar was married to 3 Queens, a Hindu (who he had a son with), a Muslim and a Christian. Next to it is the mosque where Akbar used to go ...

Managed to get out of the hotel by just before 8, but after navigating Queens and Brooklyn traffic we probably lost a lot of our early start. Stopped in New Jersey at a pull-off travel centre with a food court and had Burger King for breakfast – ...

... it... check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q61XZZpIv0  He was quite good and has actually performed for the Queens Mum at her birthday celebrations before she died and his pipes have been passed down through his family from many centuries ...