14-11-2014 Friday USA Trip Day 8

Shannon to Birmingham, slight delay but the trip was fine, cases off quick and bus waiting to take us to the car.

Tipping it down!

Easy trip home as the rain stopped.

Stats

· Outdoor Ice rinks

o Seen = 6

o Used = 1

· Miles walked >20
· Beers > 30
· Sky Scrapers = 2
· Public Transport

o Bus 1

o Metro/Subway Rides

§ Washington = 5 (Pay as you go)

§ New York = 15 (7 day ticket)

§ Sky Train = 1

o Ferry = 1

o Train 1

· Weather

o Sunny = 6

o Rain = 0

Summary

Category	Washington	New York
Weather	Fine and Sunny	Fine and Sunny
Noise	None	Loads
Crowds	None	Loads
Public Transport	Safe	Safe
State of Public Transport	Clean	Dirty
Cost of Public Transport	Cheap (Ish)	Cheap
Cleanliness	Clean	Dirty!
Things to see	Loads	Loads (but more exciting)
Would I live there?	Yes	Maybe
Our Accommodation
Location	Good	Very Good
Noise	None	Loads, cross roads and subway
Cleanliness	Clean	Clean but shabby
Recommend	Yes	If backpacking maybe
Value for Money	Yes	Not really

The End!