Politics Trip to New York and Washington
“39 LADIES AND GEORGE”
New York / Washington Trip
From Friday 21st October to Thursday 27th October, 40 sixth form students (“39 ladies and George” according to our American tour guide) and 4 members of staff reacquainted themselves with the United States of America after 4 long years apart. The trip involved 2 days in New York taking in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, Top of the Rock, Central Park & Times Square among other sites and 3 days in Washington DC visiting Capitol Hill, Arlington Cemetery, Georgetown, the Washington Monument etc.
The group stop the traffic in Times Square
Listening to “Imagine” beside the tribute to Lennon in Central park
New York by night
Getting wet saying hello to Sleepy Joe
Outside the Supreme Court – luckily the justices weren’t at home!
At Grand Central Station