Chapter 94: Impressions of New York
When the airship arrived at the airship station in New York, Captain Victor said goodbye to Jing Yu a little reluctantly, and repeatedly reminded him that the "Flying White Elephant" would set off from New York and return to London in half a month.
After getting off the airship, the group left the airship station to find a place to stay, and then went to buy a ticket and took the train to Titusville, Pennsylvania, where Miss Carol Stamford lives, where his father Ralph Stamford built a manor called "Maple Fort".
New York in this era is the most prosperous city in the New World and the transportation hub center in the eastern part of the New World, so it is quite convenient to go there.
However, the transportation modes in this era are basically airships or trains, steam cars and horse-drawn carriages. If there is waterway, you can take a boat.
The way to Titusville requires them to take the train first, then change the carriage or steam the car.
After getting off the airship, they came to the airship station in New York City. There were countless carriages, steaming cars and carts selling goods mixed together, and there were bustling people like all kinds of people, which seemed extremely noisy. Everything here was completely different from the orderly feeling on the airship. Everything seemed messy. Jing Yu felt fortunately that Miss Carol Stamford did not come back alone, otherwise she would never be able to deal with this kind of scene alone.
However, Ralph Harden and Butler Andrew were very capable at this time. They called two large four-wheeled carriages at the station next to the airship station and transported Jing Yu and the others and many gifts away.
Jing Yu originally wanted to take this opportunity to experience the famous Warrendorf Hotel, but unfortunately there was no such hotel in this world or New York in this era. Andrew chose another high-end hotel for them, which is also the required high-end hotel near Wall Street.
After leaving the airship station, Jing Yu sat in the carriage and looked at the long-famous city. There were many shops and shops on the street, selling various goods. The gorgeously dressed and ragged crowds were away from each other. The carriages and steamed cars on the street were crowded. The barefoot stray children in the alleys next to the road were avoiding the police and trying to beg for passers-by.
Jing Yu sighed a little when he looked at this bizarre scene, but these are not fundamentally different from the scenes he saw in London. However, if the difference between New York and London is that the people here seem to be not as delicate as people from London. Even the rich people in New York seem to be less particular in dressing, but they seem a little rough.
This era is a very contradictory era, with development and backwardness, wealth and poverty, and the lives of rich people and poor people.
Their carriages moved forward in the traffic and drove towards the selected hotel. It was a high-end hotel in the center of New York, called the Toryka Hotel. Not only did it meet Jingyu's requirements and it was close to Wall Street, but it was also convenient to go to the New York Railway Station. Although the cost was not cheap, Jingyu chose it with Andrew's recommendation, and Carol Stanford and Scarlett Symen naturally had no objection, and they all agreed to this hotel.
After about half an hour of riding in the carriage, they arrived at the hotel next to the street. Archie Harden and Andrew got off the carriage first, and then the waiters in the hotel immediately pushed the luggage carriage over, and under their command, several Miss Scarlett Symen's guards stood aside to guard the carriage, watching the waiters in the hotel transport the greetings from the carriage.
At the same time, Jing Yu jumped out of the carriage, and then Scarlett Saimen got into a wheelchair with the help of Jing Yu, Miss Carol Stanford and the maid.
Immediately, the hotel waiter came forward to help. Archie Harden paid the fare and they arrived at the hotel lobby.
Of course, accommodation in this high-end hotel is not cheap, with rooms ranging from $5 to $80 a night, and of course they are willing to accept payments from pounds.
Scarlett Saimen chose the best housing and also chose a room next to her guard, while Jing Yu chose two rooms that were the first-class, one to live by himself and the other one to enjoy with Miss Carol Stamford.
After they all settled, they arrived at the hotel restaurant.
"Miss Stanford", after eating, Jing Yu said to Scarlett Stanford, "The rest of the journey is to take the train. I think I can go with Miss Stanford. You can go back to London first. I asked, the earliest airship was the day after tomorrow."
"Sorry, Mr. Jing," said Scarlett Symon, "I want to visit her house with Carol. This is what Carol promised me, right, Carol?"
Carol Stanford nodded helplessly. She had agreed a long time ago, but she still persuaded: "Scarlett, I think Mr. Jing is right. You should go back to London. The remaining distance is not very convenient."
Scarlett Symon did not agree, and she insisted on going together, "Carol, if you go home this time, I'm afraid you won't go to London again in the future, so I must go home with you."
Carol Stanford didn't know if his father would take him back to London after these things, so he could only comfort her and said, "It's not the case. Maybe it won't take long for me to return to London, dear Scarlett."
But Scarlett Symon didn't believe it. She felt that Carol Stanford would probably never see her again after coming back this time, so she insisted on being with her.
In the end, Jing Yu had to give up, so several people agreed to buy a train ticket to Pennsylvania and arranged for the butlers to find a hotel to handle it. Such high-end hotels will naturally provide errands for guests.
Sure enough, the hotel staff delivered the train tickets when they were supper. All of them were first-class tickets, and they were the kind in private rooms. Although the cost was not low, this would ensure sufficient space and privacy.
Of course, Jing Yu firmly asked him to bear the expenses for himself and Miss Carol Stamford. The train ticket was noon the next day. It took only 2 days to arrive at Pittsburgh City, Pennsylvania. Wherever they arrived, they had to transfer to carriages or steam cars and then they could reach Titusville in one day. By then, Jing Yu completed the task of sending Miss Carol Stamford home, and then he could return to London with Scarlett Symen.
Chapter completed!