Anyway, here's the rest of my New York adventure.
Apple-picking at the Orange County. We went to a farm called Master Richards. There were 20,000 apple trees of 12 apple varieties (Empire Red, Cortland, Red Delicious, etc.... and I thought there were just 2 varieties - red and green! haha...)!
It's free entrance and you can eat as many apples as you want for free while you're there. Ok, I finished 3 apples! Haha...
You can also buy apples for about USD20/bushel.
Pumpkin-hunting. We saw gigantic pumpkins along the road on our way to the Woodbury Outlet Mall and decided to make a reverse since my friend wanted to get some pumpkin decors for their home.
The farm was called Manno Farm. The small pumpkins sell for about USD6 and the bigger ones for over USD20.
The farm was called Manno Farm. The small pumpkins sell for about USD6 and the bigger ones for over USD20.
And here are some cute pumpkins which the owner hand-painted herself -
Woodbury Outlet store shopping. If you're visiting at least one outlet store on your trip, make it Woodbury. It's actually tax-free for clothes and shoes in New Jersey but my friends said that it's more worth it to go to Woodbury, New York even if it's not tax-free since the stores have nicer stocks.
West Point Military Academy. On my last day in New York, we decided to drive to West Point Military Academy. I didn't want to do any more shopping or I'll go bankrupt (I think I already am! haha...).
Anyway, you're required to present an ID in the admission and when the staff saw my Philippine driver's license, he said "One of your presidents studied here - Ramos" (which he pronounced as Rey-mos). How cool that ex-President Ramos is highly regarded at Westpoint. :)
We joined a guided tour around the beautiful grounds of West Point. West Point also has a breathtaking view of the Hudson River.
BTW, the route going to West Point from New Jersey is very scenic. It passes through Bear Mountain and the Seven Lakes Drive.
Happy trip. But happy to be home too. :)
Anyway, you're required to present an ID in the admission and when the staff saw my Philippine driver's license, he said "One of your presidents studied here - Ramos" (which he pronounced as Rey-mos). How cool that ex-President Ramos is highly regarded at Westpoint. :)
We joined a guided tour around the beautiful grounds of West Point. West Point also has a breathtaking view of the Hudson River.
BTW, the route going to West Point from New Jersey is very scenic. It passes through Bear Mountain and the Seven Lakes Drive.
Happy trip. But happy to be home too. :)
