My second day in New York City started with a boat to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty. I found myself a good spot on the boat away from the crowds, with the idea that even though the view wasn't great initially, it would eventually be the best.
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She's thinking 'Wow that guy is just as smart as me. Good on you smart boy'.
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| The view of Manhattan. |
My plotting was successful, and as soon as the boat turned around, Lady Liberty was there waiting for me. Of course everybody else came to my spot, but I wasn't budging. I met an Australian man named Carl on the boat and we explored the islands together.
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| Lady in the distance. |
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| This is the first thing most immigrants saw after their long journeys to America. |
I arrived on the island, did the audio tour and viewed the statue from a lot of different angles.
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| View from the dock. Hi seagull. |
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| After the seagull took his photo, it was my turn. Audio guide slung around my neck. |
The next stop was Ellis Island, the main processing centre for new immigrants to the USA between 1892 and 1954, processing over 12 million immigrants in this period. The museum was very informative and expansive, telling of the history of the island and of the difficulties that new immigrants experienced coming into America. Pictured below is the room where they were initially processed. It's big.
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| See. Big. |
It was absolutely worth the journey, even though it was a short one.
When Carl (who I had met on the boat) and I parted that day, I wrote down his email address and emailed him once I was in Boston, where he was also headed. He didn't get my email (I was recognised as junk) but we did happen to bump into each other while visiting a park in Boston. Funny how things like that happen, isn't it?
Dan
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