Today Anneliese was busy all day, so Shelby and I were on our own. We slept in a bit, but had tickets for the Statue of Liberty at noon, so we were a bit tired after getting to bed so late the night before! We saw the Statue of Liberty, then Ellis Island and got the last ferry back from Ellis Island at 5:15. Luckily, we had booked tickets ahead of time and could go in the reserve line which was a fraction of the other line--although we were still in line for about 45 minutes due to the slow security. They only tickets available were for the outside--pedestal and crown tickets are sold out into July. I was at Ellis Island a year ago, but in that time they added a ton of new exhibits--we couldn't even see everything.
Then, we saw the ball that was hit by the World Trade Center (9-11) and some globes with environmental and peace themes. Then we saw the bull and ferocious girl on our way to the train to take us uptown.
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| A really, cool old subway station |
Once uptown, we went to Rockefeller Center. There were many steps to go through. Again, since we had advance tickets, we were able to go right into the short line. Then up, and through security, then up again, and up again! Eventually, we were on the top, then went up more stairs to go up as far as you can go! It was still hazy and very cold and windy. We stayed, waiting for the sunset and the lights on the Empire State Building, but finally left, freezing. (the lights turned on as we were heading down). It was very cold and windy, so we found a place to eat dinner, then headed back to our hotel around 9:30 (it took two trains).
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| The Crystal Waterfall |
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| Photos from Top of the Rock |
We reserved tickets for the Tenement Museum tomorrow with Anneliese (she participated via text to find a good time for her).
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