Trip: East Coast 24 ✅

Tue | 2024-04-09 ✅

12:20 | Dad Flight to Manila ✅

ORD to MNL

Chicago to Seoul – KE 38 | Apr 9, 12:20 PM–Apr 10, 4:50 PM

Seoul to Manila – KE 623 | Apr 10, 6:45 PM–10:05 PM

MNL to ORD

Manila to Seoul – KE 626 | Apr 28, 1:10 AM–6:15 AM

Seoul to Chicago – KE 37 | Apr 28, 10:40 AM–9:50 AM

Breakfast, haha.

15:05 - 18:00 | Flight to DC ✅

Chicago to Washington – UA 2659 | Apr 9, 3:05 PM–6:00 PM

12:00 | Lunch ✅

12:30 | United Club Lounge

ORD / B18 United Lounge

Blue skies turned gray, but that's okay.

Blue skies turned gray, but that's okay.

Weather | DC (current as of 2024-04-08 AM)

19:00 | Dinner ✅

19:00 | Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar (Chantilly)

Lazy Dog | Mm, bison.

Lazy Dog | Mm, bison.

Wed | 2024-04-10 ✅

Weather | DC (current as of 2024-04-08 AM)

08:00 | Breakfast ✅

10:00 | CityCenterDC (Parking)

10:00 | Tatte Bakery & Cafe

CityCenterDC

Tatte | Croque madame to the rescue.

Tatte | Croque madame to the rescue.

10:00 | DC / National Mall ✅

10:00 | Parking @ CityCenterDC

10:30 | White House

11:00 | Washington Monument (failed to get a reservation...) ❌

11:30 | Lincoln Memorial

12:00 | Korean War Memorial

12:30 | Japanese Lantern/Pagoda

National Mall

National Mall

National Mall

National Mall

13:30 | Lunch @ Wharf ✅

13:15 | @Wharf

13:30 | Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen | Lunch Prix Fixe (with a petite beef wellington)

Hell's Kitchen | Lunch Prix Fixe (with a petite beef wellington)

15:00 | DC Gift shop (via WMATA)

15:00 | Waterfront (WMATA)

16:00 | Gift shop stop #1, #2

16:30 | Gift shop stop #3

Waterfront WMATA Station

DC Gift Shop | It's so nice to see so much cherry blossom.

16:30 | Wilmington (via Middletown) ✅

18:00 | @William Preston Lane Jr. Bay Bridge

19:30 | Dinner @ Wilmington/Newark ✅

19:30 | J&J Pho Vietnamese

20:30 | Staybridge Suites Wilmington-Newark

J&J Pho | Can't beat a good fried egg over rice.

J&J Pho | Nice little place if you're in the middle of Delaware.

Weather | Newark, DE (current as of 2024-04-08 AM)

Thu | 2024-04-11 ✅

Weather | Philadelphia (current as of 2024-04-08 AM)

10:00 | Liberty Bell ✅

10:30 | Philadelphia

11:00 | City Hall

11:30 | Liberty Bell / Independence

12:30 | Museum of Illusions PA

13:00 | Bourse Food Hall

City Hall / Liberty Bell | Lucked out on weather somehow.

City Hall / Liberty Bell | Lucked out on weather somehow.

Bourse Food Hall | A philly cheesesteak... in philly!

13:30 | Benjamin Franklin Parkway ✅

13:45 | Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Benjamin Franklin Parkway & nearby

Benjamin Franklin Parkway & nearby

15:00 | Shady Maple Smorgasbord ✅

17:30 | Shady Maple Smorgasbord

Shady Maple Smorgasbord | A big buffet experience.

Shady Maple Smorgasbord | A big buffet experience.

19:30 | Bayonne (via Philadelphia > Trenton) ✅

22:00 | Airbnb

Weather | Bayonne, NJ (current as of 2024-04-08 AM)

Fri | 2024-04-12 ✅

Weather | Manhattan, NY (current as of 2024-04-12 AM)

08:00 | Breakfast ✅

10:30 | Port Imperial

11:00 | @39th St.

11:00 | Midtown ✅

11:15 | Intrepid Museum

14:00 | Legasea Bar & Grill

Intrepid Museum | Flight Deck/Tower

Intrepid Museum | Flight Deck/Tower

Intrepid Museum | Space

Intrepid Museum | Space

Legasea | Unlimited ribeyes for $45 in Times Square

Legasea | Unlimited ribeyes for $45 in Times Square

15:00 | Midtown 2 ✅

15:20 | Madame Tussaud's

16:30 | Central Park

18:20 | Top of the Rock + sunset

Madame Tussaud's

Madame Tussaud's

Top of the Rock / PM Skyline

Top of the Rock / PM Skyline

20:00 | Dinner ✅

21:00 | Soba Noodle Azuma

21:50 | Moge Tee

22:30 | Wawa

Soba Noodle Azuma | Soba, not ramen. And I FINALLY WON SOMETHING IN THOSE CRANE GAMES!! (thank, Moge Tee)

Soba Noodle Azuma | Soba, not ramen. And I FINALLY WON SOMETHING IN THOSE CRANE GAMES!! (thank, Moge Tee)

Sat | 2024-04-13 ✅

Weather | Manhattan, NY (current as of 2024-04-12 AM)

08:00 | Breakfast ✅

09:00-09:20 | to JSQ

09:20 | Journal Square

09:33/09:53 | PATH > WTC

09:45/10:05 | World Trade Center/Ground Zero Memorial

10:20/11:00 | WTC > Hudson Yards

11:00-12:00 | Edge

Oculus / WTC

Oculus / WTC

Hudson Yards / Edge | Unfortunately it was raining so the "edge" part was closed

Hudson Yards / Edge | Unfortunately it was raining so the "edge" part was closed

12:00 | Lunch ✅

12:00 | Shake Shack

14:00-17:00 | Statue of Liberty

17:00-18:00 | Times Square

Hudson Yards

Hudson Yards

Liberty Island

Liberty Island

Madison Square/Flatiron Building/Empire State Building

Madison Square/Flatiron Building/Empire State Building

19:30 | Dinner ✅

19:30 | Shabu House AYCE

Shabu House AYCE

Sun | 2024-04-14

Weather | Queens, NY (current as of 2024-04-12 AM)

10:00 | Chinatown (Flushing)

10:45 | Skyview (Flushing)

14:00 | Mitsuwa

Mitsuwa / Santouka | Good ole' ramen to end the day

Weather | Newark, NJ (current as of 2024-04-12 AM)

18:43 - 20:23 | Flight to Chicago

Newark to Chicago – UA 254 | Apr 14, 6:43 PM–8:23 PM

Weather | Chicago, IL (current as of 2024-04-12 AM)

Ancillary

Lodging

Apr 9 - 10 | Sonesta ES Suites Dulles Airport

13700 Coppermine Rd, Herndon, VA 20171

Apr 10 - 11 | Staybridge Suites Wilmington-Newark, an IHG Hotel

270 Chapman Rd, Newark, DE 19702

Apr 11 - 14 | 1142 John F. Kennedy Blvd (Airbnb)

1142 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne, NJ 07002

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