This weekend I traveled to the city of Baltimore in Maryland.
is not the first time I travel to Baltimore, but the same every time I do have to use tools to travel.
In this case I mean something very useful in this country such as maps, fortunately, each state has its maps and still get detailed maps each county.
currently the most used tool is the Internet, where websites like mapquest, yahoo maps or google maps provide detailed directions.
The new beta version of yahoo maps is quite good and this time I discovered how to obtain satellite images, the general map shows a map with all streets, highways, streets, roads and will trace the route to be followed while gives written directions.
All these images have a high degree of zoom, so that one can be sure where to turn, etc, etc, which would be quite useful if you could have the computer at hand, but with the written instructions is 98% enough I will not to deny, even with instructions it is sometimes not so easy to find the desired location.
I was quite surprised that the satellite map allows you to zoom even get to see where I live. . . (Annex images).
The next item is sure to have fuel for your journey, New Jersey is the only one of the 50 states where there is someone taking and to "check" gasoline in the car, obviously the cost of gasoline are more expensive than in other states (see prices in the photo). That most if not all people working in service stations, are of Indian origin (from India) or countries around Nepal . . . etc, are these guys with big gowns, beard and turban. The first time I put petrol and this mistrust of strangers speaking English, I worried that suddenly failed to understand what they ask me, but always left afloat. Now that I have more confidence in the language this time I worry that they are the ones that understand me since I discovered that a large portion of them do not speak English. : O
There are two major highways in New Jersey that can be used to go to Maryland, the first is the New Jersey Turnpike that runs from New Jersey to Delaware and then to Maryland, the second is the 295 that is New Jersey - Pennsilvanya - Delaware - Maryland.
The difference? New Jersey Turnpike is much more explicit and the distance between outputs is quite long, sometimes over 10 miles, as they say if you spend, I joist. Also to be expressed toll charge (toll) depending on the output to be flown. . . The New Jersey
Turpike end to cross the Delaware River through the "Delaware Memorial Bridge " which is the "bridge-to-twin of the world's longest suspension." When you go through the 295, it crosses the Delaware River through the " Commodore Barry Bridge "
Once you cross the bridge is just one more hour to the city of Baltimore.
The city of Baltimore is located in the Chesapeake Bay and is a major port of the United States
Part of the main attractions is the Aquarium of Baltimore, and walk along the waterfront overlooking the bay. (I hope I can then write more detailed about Baltimore).
Friday diligence was conducted in Baltimore and became a mini tourism.
On Saturday we headed home, with plans to make a small scale in Allentown - Pennsilvanya and therefore a mini-scale in Philadelphia, also Pennsilvanya in the state.
route in the Maryland - Delaware - Pennsilvanya, you can see plenty of nice things.
The road infrastructure of the United States is monstrous, it usually has the huge highway design, but more than that is the large number of highways, roads, streets, avenues, drives, routes. . . n-thousand names they have for what concos as "street", the large volume of cars moving on the highways and the development and progress is carried to every corner of the country (at least on the east coast, no so much in the center of the country).
When in Colombia to observe a corvette (I'm not sure if you can see a) is a major attraction here you can see the "trucks" (literal) of corvettes.
The habits of living in a Latin American country are deeply rooted and in one form or another need to see people walking alongside the highway, selling fruit, selling food, colorful cloth, the "glasses" The sale of pandebono and rope in tolls. Here
highways instead have each jijuemil miles "rest areas (rest areas), places where people can stop to rest from their journey, go to the bathroom, stopping to eat food are obviously chains fast food restaurants, local brands or restaurants mc donalds rate, some domestic brands are truly appalling.
Continuing the voyage, time passes and Philadelphia signs become more frequent.
At Philadelphia we can see that is a very attractive city and a lot of American history (I hope I can then write more detailed about Philadelphia).
In Allentown, do not ask me anything because it really is a city or town with no tourist attraction.
0 comments:
Post a Comment