The morning was dedicated to seeing another major NYC (and American) highlight: the Statue of Liberty. We couldn't get the tickets to climb inside Lady Liberty, so we took a cruise over to Liberty Island and Ellis Island. Even though it was a bit of a cloudy day, we had amazing views of the City skyline and skyscrapers as well as great views of the Statue from the water. Once on Liberty island, we took a great audio tour describing the history (designed by the same engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower) and significance of this beautiful statue and had incredible views of both the Statue and the City---of course, I took numerous pictures of it with my lovely new friend, D90:)
Our next stop was Ellis Island, another very historical and significant place in the US history. Unfortunately, we had very little time there before having to be on our bus back to DC, but I managed to take a quick audio tour of the immigrants' route through the Ellis island facilities: first, the registry room, then health and mental inspection, and then off to various destinations in the US.
Ellis Island
After the quick tour, I took the boat back to Battery Park, then subway to Penn Station, and then the ride back home.
2 comments:
I was wondering what you were dong in NYC! I am so glad you got to go and see your friend and the sights before heading to the midwest! Did you see Linds?
Hi E,
I thought that we should have checked to see if Linds was there once we were on the boat going back---I really should have asked someone about her while there (would have been awesome to see her).
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