Guess what we did yesterday? Yup, took the ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. A hot and humid day but clear views. Touring Ellis Island was so interesting - hard to imagine how terrifying the experience must have been for those who immigrated here. We had tickets to go inside the statue but after discovering how long and slow the line was we decided not to wait 2 hrs and gave our tickets away! Tickets to actually climb the 356 steps to the crown are sold out until November 2009. People on the ferry said the steps are steep, narrow and it was soooo hot! Seeing her from afar was plenty for us.
The tour of New York City on Tuesday was great - saw it all. We went to the Top of the Rock last night and saw the city from 68 stories up. Always a great way to get the "lay of the land." We are pretty proud of ourselves for figuring out the PATH, the subway, and the ferry systems and getting around OK. We have been pleasantly surprised at how many New Yorkers see us with a map and stop and ask if they can help.
They are not so nice when driving their cars!!! Would love to bike in Central Park and they say we can take our bikes on the subway but we are not that brave. Will check out bike rentals. Going shopping today but it looks like we'll be dodging rain storms!!!
People next to us in the RV park are from Austin - small world!
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