NEW ENGLAND - NIAGARA FALLS - OCT 2017

 

NEW ENGLAND / NIAGARA FALLS  -  OCT 2017

10 Oct  to 25 Oct 2017

This was a long vacation and had been in my travelling plan for a long time. A lot of effort was put into reading and research on New England’s autumn foliage, history and the Atlantic coast. Many of the places visited were early immigrant from England. Niagara Falls was included in the vacation as it was always on my bucket list.

We flew on SQ26 to New York Kennedy via Frankfurt with a flight time of over 20 hours.

Arriving around noon time in JFK, we went to pick up our rented car from the rental car park.

We drove to Syracuse over 5 hours, battling jet lag and trying to assimilate to American time zone with a 12 hours difference.

Route from 10 to 17 October.

 

Route from 17 to 23 October

 

 

We rented a car, Hyundai Tucson from Dollar Rental.

What and where is New England(From website Touropia)

Nestled away in the northeastern corner of the States, New England is made up of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Each state boasts its own array of amazing historical sights and scenic spots

As the region was one of the first parts of the United States to be settled, there are lots of monuments and museums that look back at its rich past, and New England is also renowned as being the birthplace of the American Revolution.

While much of its landmass is made up of picturesque countryside and rural areas, numerous hills and mountain ranges dot its six states. Its long and scenic Atlantic coastline is home to some fantastic cities and towns, such as Boston, Providence, and Portland.

Due to its astounding natural sights – which include the White Mountains, Cape Cod’s beautiful beaches and Acadia National Park – New England is also a fantastic place to explore the great outdoors, with hiking, camping, and skiing among its most popular activities. Indeed many people head to New England in the autumn months for its fantastic fall foliage when the whole region is coated in a majestic sea of yellows, oranges and reds. 

Why is this place call New England?

It is called New England because it was the first part of the US where people from England, including the Pilgrim Fathers, began to settle in the 17^th century.