Last month staff and students from the Government & Politics, Sociology & Media departments jetted off from Heathrow for the annual trip to the USA.

This year’s tour was expanded to take in the City of Boston for the first time, mainly because of its history in the American War of Independence. The group visited Harvard University, had a tour of Boston via the freedom trail and the historic Boston Common, and also saw the famous ‘Cheers’ bar.

The next leg of the journey took them to New York City where they had to brave torrential rain! Undeterred by the weather they visited Times Square, had a guided tour of Mid-Manhattan, took a trip on the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and also visited Wall Street and the Stock Exchange.

From New York the group travelled to Washington DC stopping off at Philadelphia on the way where students saw the Liberty Bell and had a tour of Liberty Hall. But without a doubt the highlight of the whole trip was visiting the Whitehouse where they had a tour of the East wing which was very impressive. Whilst in Washington the group also visited the Capitol Buildings where they almost got to see the president but sadly it wasn’t to be!

All in all it was a very successful trip enjoyed by staff and students alike.