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Group 7 captain: Paula Cortasa Marta Raventós Rocío González

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Yesterday we are arrived to New York!! This is a very big city with a variety of people. There are a 13'4% without religion. A 38'4% of catholics. A 13'4% of protestants, a 5% of jews and a 1'9% of muslims. They pay with the dollar, and they speak a lot of languages: english language is the official but they speak spanish too. And just because they have the Chinese zone they also speak chinese! ===== This people are very dancers and they love hip hop. They were also the epicentre of jazz in the year 1940. They play a lot of baseball as the sport they much like. Ok, so you are going to sleep in the Gershwin Hotel: a individual room in the Midtown of Manhattan.It is in the Flatiron distrit, near the 5th Avenue. Price for four nights: US$ 156 Today we are going to the American Museum of Natural History. A very large museum founded in 1869 by Theodore Roosevelt. The first branch of the museum was an old arsenal built in Central Park. But could build throughout 1874 which is now a days. It has a lot of history for learn. Then in the evening we will have dinner at a restaurant at the center of Manhatan.

DAY 2

Today we are going to do an excursion with a touristic bus around the city, all the morning. And in the afternoon we will go shoping at the Soho, a very big and nice area. His name is an acronym for South of Houston. During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, SoHo was an industrial area. Industries in 1970 were converted into lofts and art talent took advantage of low incomes to settle in them. Then we will have dinner in a restaurant of the around there.

DAY 3

Today we are going to visit the Central Park zoo that is public for all the people that want to enter. Is like a jungle full of tropical birds and endangered animals. It was created when New York became bigger because people wanted open spaces to be away from the noise of the city and they thought it was necessary to had a public park. We are going to have lunch in a restaurant of the Central Park and after we are going to continue visiting the park because is very big and we won't have time to visit all the park only in the morning.

DAY 4 Today at the morning we are going to visit the famous statue of liberty which was presented by the people of France to the city of New York to mark the centenary of the independence of the United States in 1886. It is very big and we are going to do lots of photos. Then we will have lunch in a restaurant near Madison Square Garden and at the afternoon we are going to visit the cathedral of Sr. Jonh the divine which is the largest in the world. It is gothic. It was built to compete with the great cathedrals of Europe, but currently still under construction.

DAY 5

Today we are going to have a tour at Lincoln center which was built in the sixties as part of a plan which aimed to establish a single meeting point for intellectuals of New York, but ended up becoming th e major performing arts center in the United States, which remains today. After we will have lunch near there. Then we are going to visit the Empire States Bulding which was built in the midst of the Great Depression, when Walter Chrysler and J.J. Raskob became involved in the race to build the tallest building in the world. Once the Chrysler Building in 1930, Raskob chose the architect William Lamb, to overtake its rival, designing a Building in the Perpendicular styleof Eliel Saarinen. This is what we will see before leaving this city to travel to The Bahamas Islands.

DAY 6

Today when we arrive at the Bahamas we are going to visit the deadman's reef,with a large beach and very beautiful. I is a very popular reef for doing snorkeling and one of the most important local archeological sites. In the afternoon we are going to Delfín Cay for swim near this fantastic animals and we will go inside of the tunnels to see marine animals. At the evening we are going to have dinner in a restaurant looking the reef.

DAY 7

Today we are going to have a good and funny morning at the aquaventure water park in Atlantis paradise island.This park includes water slides, a lazy river, and aquariums full of exotic sea life, all enhanced by a mixed theme of Mayan culture and the lost world of Atlantis. We will have lunchat a restaurant in the park and inthe afternoon more water in this park. We wanted to do a tour arond the city but this park is so funny and we want to pass all the day there.

DAY 8

Today at our first day in Los Ángeles we are going to the Griffith park which the largest municipal park in the United States. It contains the Autry National Center, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles Zoo and Griffith Observatory.Then we will have lunch in the park and after we will continue visiting this big park. And in the afternoon we will have dinner in another restaurant of this park.

DAY 9

This is the second day in this large city and we are going to visit the Walt Disney Concert Hall. This place is a cultural symbol of Los Angeles by the majesty of the architecture, the purity of sound and the beauty of its public garden. We will lunch in this area and then in the afternoon, after walking some time, e will go back to the hotel. DAY 10

Today we are going to go shopping in The Original Farmers Market. This market was founded because a group of farmers who were with their trucks and stopped in an esplanade. They started to sell vegetables, fruit and flowers. Then two of them purchased a ranch near Los Angeles and one day they found oil. Because the oil and other things the market became famous and it was and is a very popular place to be. There we we’ll have lunch and then in the afternoon we will come back.

DAY 11

Today we are visiting the Staples Center. It is the home of four professional sports franchises: the NBA Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and the WNBA's Los Angeles Los Sparks. In addition to sporting and entertainment events, the Staples Center also hosts events national and international distinction as the Democratic National ConventionUSA Figure Skating Championships, NHL All-Star Game, NBA All-Star Game, ISU World Championship Figure Skating, nine Grammy Awards shows, the innovative ESPN X Games, the WTA Tour Championships, and is home to the Pacific NCAA Men's Life Pac-10 Basketball Championship. It has also been concert hall.

DAY 12

Today we arrive to San Francisco. We will lunch in the airport of Los Angeles. When we arrive to San Francisco, we are going to go to Alcatraz. The weather can vary greatly from morning to afternoon, so come with a variety of clothes. The Alcatraz island is a small island in the middle of the bay of San Francisco. It was formerly used as a military fortress, a military prison and later as a federal prison until 1963. Then it became a national park in 1972. Today, the island is a historic site operated by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Park. A curiosity is that the Spanish swimmer David Meca has been the first man to cover swimming with shackles the route that goes from prison to the Bay of San Francisco in a record time of 37 min.

DAY 13

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This is the second day in this big city and we are going shoping at Ferry Building Marketplace. This market is located in the old building that housed the ferry that connected both sides of the bay, with its landmarkclock tower. It has survived earthquakes, highways and bridges. It has become the meeting place for all gourmets and chefs from the West Coast. It's like the Gourmet Club which occupies an entire shopping mall. On Saturday morning is the key day in which all farmers artisans and local farmers come to sell their products. We are going to have lunch there in a restaurant and you can buy all that you want so bring money. =====

Today, third day here, we are going on tour at Urban Trek USA. This small city has a lot of interesting streets: it has the Civic Center, where there are the best buildings of Fine Arts architectural style and the City Hall, in Alamo Square you will see the best example of Victorian houses and the magnificent panorama of the city of San Francisco. In North Beach, you will have the opportunity to buy one of the best cakes in San Francisco. In Union Street is a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. Here we will separate us and we will have lunch in one of the restaurants. As we’ll walk too much remember to ome with comfortable shoes.

DAY 15

This is the last day and we’ll have very fun! We are going to do another tour for San Francisco Guided Segway Tour, receiving a great orientation, informative historical and current-day information, heaps of unique and fascinating stories, fantastic photo ops and superb personal service from your guide in three hours. We will go to the Fisherman's Wharf, Views of the Golden Gate Bridge (the big, long and famous bridge around the world!). In Ghirardelli Square we’ll have for lunch a sandwich for see more things. We’ll see Views of Alcatraz, the island where we went three days ago. We’re going to see Street Pier, Aquatic Park, Cable Car Turnaround, USS Pampanito Submarine the floating museum and the Transamerica Pyramid. And thats all for the last day!

DAY 16

Today we’re going to another place. I think you have had very fun! We go to the airplane at half past eight p.m. So, you can go all day to the zone of the city you want to do something: visit it, buy some souvenirs, etc. Price of the plane: **__222.52€ __**** .52 **


 * domingo, 16 de octubre de 2011 ||
 * American Airlines 18 | Turista (O) | BOEING 767-200 | duración del vuelo: 08:25 ||
 * Partida.: || ** 23:00 ** || San Francisco (San Francisco International - SFO), USA ||  ||
 * Arrivo: || ** 07:25 ** || New York City (John F. Kennedy International - JFK), USA ||^  ||


 * lunes, 17 de octubre de 2011 ||
 * American Airlines 1781 | Turista (O) | BOEING 757 | duración del vuelo: 04:20 | ** Cambio de Avión ** (duración de la escala: 00:55) ||
 * Partida.: || ** 08:20 ** || New York City (John F. Kennedy International - JFK), USA ||  ||
 * Arrivo: || ** 12:40 ** || Punta Cana (Punta Cana - PUJ), Republica Dominicana ||^  ||

I will search information of history and culture. I would search information of leisure activities and sights. I can search information of transport (the tickets and how to go in the city and arounds), lodging (hotels) and other useful information (visas, weather...)

I put the five most voted cities: Bahamas, California, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. I think that in New York, for example, we could stay more than one day, what do you think?

Hello! I was thinking about the city we are first going to see﻿. I thought that New York would be the best one to start. We could stay there for 5 days. Later, we could go to the Bahamas islands for 2 days. Then we go to Los Angeles for 4 days and the last one could be San Francisco for 4 days too. What do you think**?**

I have looked for a hotel and there is one very interesting. = New York =

Gershwin Hotel: a individual room in the Midtown of Manhattan.It is in the Flatiron distrit, near the 5th Avenue. Price for four nights: US$ 156

Religion: without religion 13 ' 4 %, Catholics 38 ' 4 %, Protestants 13 ' 4 %, Jews 5 %, Muslims 1 ' 9 %. Currency: dollar. Language: English is official but also the Spanish is spoken. In the Chinese zone is Chinese the language. Music and dance: epicentre of the jazz in the year 1940 and cradle of the culture hip hop in 1970. Sport: they play baseball. = ﻿ ﻿LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND SIGHT  = ==== At our first they in this big city we want to go to the American Museum of Natural History, one of the largest museums in the world,because we like a lot history and we think it could be very interesting. At the evening we will have dinner at a very big restaurant in the center of Manhattan. ==== ==== The museum was founded in 1869. Theodore Roosevelt was one of its founders. The first branch of the museum was an old arsenal built in Central Park. But could build throughout 1874 which is now a days. ====

For the second day we have planed an excursion on touristic bus around the city, all the morning. After lunch we will go shopping at the Soho,a very nice zone.
==== His name is an acronym for South of Houston. During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, SoHo was an industrial area. Industries in 1970 were converted into lofts and art talent took advantage of low incomes to settle in them. ====

Then the next day we are just going to visit the central park zoo, that is like a jungle full of tropical birds and endangered animals.
==== The fourth day at morning we are going to visit the statue of liberty, we will lunch in a restaurant near Madison Square Garden and then at the afternoon we will visit the cathedral of St. Jonh the divine. ====

And finally, the last day we are going to have a tour at Lincoln center and after this we are going to visit the Empire State Building, before leaving New York.
==== Lincoln Center was built in the sixties as part of a plan which aimed to establish a single meeting point for intellectuals of New York, but ended up becoming the major performing arts center in the United States, which remains today. ==== Empire State Building was built in the midst of the Great Depression, when Walter Chrysler and J. J. Raskob became involved in the race to build the tallest building in the world. Once the Chrysler Building in 1930, Raskob chose the architect William Lamb, to overtake its rival, designing a building in the Perpendicular style of Eliel Saarinen.

=﻿ ﻿Las Bahamas = The first day in las Bahamas we should go to the deadman's reef, that it have a large beach and is very beautiful.

Then we can have lunch in a restaurant near these island, and in the afternoon we could go to the aquaventure water park at Atlantis paradise island,that is very nice and funny to pas a very good time. This park includes water slides, a lazy river, and aquariums full of exotic sea life, all enhanced by a mixed theme of Mayan culture and the lost world of Atlantis. The second day we are going to do a tour around a part of the city. We are going to have a walk around the city. We are going to Delfín Cay for swim near this fantastic animals and we will go inside of the tunnels to see marine animals. LOS ÁNGELES The first day in Los Ángeles we are going to the Griffith Park which is the largest municipal park in the United States. Contains the Autry National Center, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles Zoo and Griffith Observatory. The second day we are going to visit the Walt Disney Concert Hall which is a cultural symbol of Los Angeles by the majesty of the architecture, the purity of sound and the beauty of its public garden. Then the third day in this big city we can go shoping in The Original Farmers Market which was founded because a group of farmers started to sell flowers, vegetables and fruits in an esplanade. Then, two of them purchased a ranch near Los Angeles and found oil. It became famous because the oil and the other things. Was and is a very popular place to be. And the last day in Los Ángeles we can visit the Staples Center w hich is home to four professional sports franchises: the NBA Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and the WNBA's Los Angeles Los Sparks. In addition to sporting and entertainment events, STAPLES Center continues to distinguish itself as the event host national and international distinction as the Democratic National Convention, USA Figure Skating Championships, NHL All-Star Game, NBA All-Star Game, ISU World Championship Figure Skating, nine Grammy Awards shows, the innovative ESPN X Games, the WTA Tour Championships, and is home to the Pacific NCAA Men's Life Pac-10 Basketball Championship. It has also been concert hall.

SAN FRANCISCO The first day in San Francisco we are going to go to Alcatraz which is a small island in the middle of the bay of San Francisco. It was formerly used as a military fortress, a military prison and later as a federal prison until 1963. Then it became a national park in 1972. Today, the island is a historic site operated by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Park. A curiosity is that the Spanish swimmer David Meca has been the first man to cover swimming with shackles the route that goes from prison to the Bay of San Francisco in a record time of 37 min. The second day in this large city we can go shoping at Ferry Building Marketplace which is located in the old building that housed the ferry that connected both sides of the bay, with its landmarkclock tower. It has survived earthquakes, highways and bridges. It has become the meeting place for all gourmets and chefs from the West Coast. It's like the Gourmet Club which occupies an entire shopping mall. On Saturday morning is the key day in which all farmers artisans and local farmers come to sell their products. And you always can buy a lot and have lunch in a restaurant near the shops. Then the third day we are going to do a tour at Urban Trek USA. It has the Civic Center, where there are the best buildings of Fine Arts architectural style and the City Hall. In Alamo Square, you will see the best example of Victorian houses and the magnificent panorama of the city of San Francisco. In North Beach, you will have the opportunity to buy one of the best cakes in San Francisco. In Union Street is a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. Come with comfrtable shoes because we're going to walk a lot. And the last day we are going to do another tour for San Francisco Guided Segway Tour, receiving a great orientation, informative historical and current-day information, heaps of unique and fascinating stories, fantastic photo ops and superb personal service from your guide in three hours. We will go to the Fisherman's Wharf, Views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Ghirardelli Square (where we will have lunch), Views of Alcatra (where we went three days ago), Hyde Street Pier, Aquatic Park, Cable Car Turnaround, USS Pampanito Submarine (a floating museum) and the Transamerica Pyramid.