around usa with happy travel
04.10.16
And then he the next day with a rise at 7:30 in the morning. I still woke up in a light of enthusiasm. I drove to the office, scored 2 packets of fruits and snacks on the road, coffee and said goodbye to the girls. They took me last. We loaded into our black Ford tank and drove to Washington.
Spouse feeling like a driver:
Andrey – “What was most interesting was what kind of car. Reality met expectations. The car is big, with all amenities. I drove very carefully, getting used to the size, but was confident enough. When I got the car, I was the only one who had to go to the first gathering point alone, so I shared the very first sensations with myself. The movement in New York, in general, is not very different from London, so I felt comfortable, but Manhattan is a different story. A huge number of cars in a limited space. Endless traffic jams, always dissatisfied, drivers buzzing constantly, and taxis, taxis, taxis. Manhattan can be called the country of yellow taxis. ”
New-Jersey 2
First stop refueling in New Jersey. We bought a cool bag, which drove with us the entire root of 66 and still serves faithfully. The Dodge, on which Rita and Ruslan traveled, then got lost and wrapped a couple of extra circles. Before the trip, set up Google Maps and ask Jura and Kira (if necessary) about the settings of toll and free roads – they never let us down.
Delaware 3
Have a snack stop in Delaware. My only memory of him is that they didn’t give me $ 10 change for burrito. I eventually recaptured them.
Maryland 4
Hello Washington, the capital of ties and venirs! We left the car in the parking lot – $ 30 and went for a walk around the city. 
Our first mini photo stop was the White House. We looked at it from one side, and then from the other. We visited the Washington Obelisk and went to visit Uncle Lincoln. Saluted, it’s time to have dinner. During dinner, we encountered a small problem called “party for 6 and over”. The fact is that in many places, as we later became convinced, tables for 6 people and more add an additional tip for default. For 6 people, in our account, past the tax, they included $ 30 for tea, which turned out to be $ 5 per person. Service, in turn, did not cost $ 5 per person.
Several times we asked to close the door to the terrace and turn off the kitchen, because it was terribly cold and had to sit in jackets. The air conditioning was never turned off. Food (sandwiches) and drinks were not bad, but did not cost $ 5 a tip per person. I have more than enough restaurant experience behind me, therefore, it was not difficult for me to speak with the manager and mention my rights not to pay a service charge for the service that I didn’t like. The feeling was not very pleasant, but it would be much more unpleasant to leave paying these $ 30 for a not very good service. We still left a tip, but as much as we deemed necessary. We spent the night here.
10.05.16 – Pennsylvania 5
We travel to Pittsburgh, PA, approximately 3 hours from our last hotel. On the way, we stopped at a roadside souvenir shop. We talked with the pleasant owner of the store. America welcomes us with open arms! We bought cowboy-style hats, we all ran around and joyful flew to the next point – Upper Incline Scenic Outlook Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh is a city of bridges. There are 446 of them. 
A great city – a relatively low cost of living, a moderate crime rate and there is where to have fun. This is what we learned about this city. We started the day from the observation deck, and took a breath in a super cheap, compared to NYC, pub – Cafe Niko’s (beer $ 1.75). We drank beer and “Let’s go to the city!”
Parking here => MassMutual Pittsburgh Ice Rink at PPG Place.
We walked around the city and listened to interesting stories by Yuri.
Of course, special thanks to him for knowing the history of each of our places of stay. To be honest, my husband and I did not count on such excursions. In general, I don’t like boring historical events learned from books. Jura himself seemed very enthusiastic and interested in US history, which is why his stories were extremely fascinating. He often gave examples from life related to one or another place / event described by him.
Ohio 6
The next point in Columbus is Ohio, where they stayed overnight at Red Roof Plus. Kira and Yura advised us on the cool Wolf’s Ridge Brewing brewery in the city center, a trip that was inevitably necessary. 
As well as shops and pharmacies, where you could buy cheap whiskey, which some chased. The brewery is really cool! I liked everything: beer, interior, service and atmosphere. We tasted delicious beer, ate snacks and go to Waulmart (a network of local supermarkets) for cheap whiskey. We drove up 2 or 3 minutes before the store closed and who ran for what. There was no time to search for whiskey, but we found beer in a few seconds and then it all started.
At the checkout we were met by a young employee – Daniel, who of course asked to show the documents. We all had either ID or rights with some passports. 
I decided to show British rights, with the expectation that a country like Great Britain in America is known for sure (we had other documents from Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Kazakhstan). Not that it was, Daniel turned on the robot mode and said that the documents accepted for buying alcohol in their store are the American passport, American rights, American ID and some other documents issued in America. All available documents were used, but the cashier stood his ground repeating the same thing. I consider it necessary to describe employee Daniel so that you can at least a little imagine the whole calorie of the situation. A young guy from 18 to 30 (to be honest, it was difficult to determine the age by what he saw). The blond, with battered salted hair, long dirty nails, absolutely no facial expressions repeated to us a series of American documents that they accept for verification by buyers of alcohol. The most important question that arose in my head and which I asked Daniel if he did not think that the rules of their store discriminated against tourists remained unanswered. Daniel glanced at a piece of paper and kept repeating to us the list of American documents. Of course, we asked the store manager. Our cash desk, by then, had already increased staff and one woman from the staff gathered near us, said that she was the manager. 
The issue of discrimination of tourists led them into a stupor. The employees looked at each other, shrugged and repeated that they could not sell us alcohol. We did not want to give up, because the soul of our friendly company required a small continuation of the banquet. Our loud words about discrimination turned out to be magical, after a few moments an African-American man appeared who quickly ruined everything and told the staff to receive documents from us. Daniel kept trying to whisper that this was against the rules, but he obeyed the elder and accepted the documents from us. We emerged victorious from Wolmart, although we fought in minor convulsions from our American fantasies. The same phrase was said to everyone I told this story: “weapons in America are probably easier to buy than alcohol.” That is why restless tourists hastened to leave as soon as possible from Volmart’s parking lot, so as not to be angry further than Volmart’s wonderful employees. Daniel’s name still spun in our languages and several similar situations with documents were waiting for us ahead, but we already learned how to achieve what we wanted;) Don’t be scared, not all stores have such problems with buying liquor. In specialized stores Liqueur Store or pharmacies CVS pharmacy will sell any product without further questions. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, we were not even asked for documents. But in this state and least of all restrictions and prohibitions on the carrying of firearms.
