Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness started for many at Ellis Island by way of Lady Liberty
When traveling to Liberty Island and Ellis Island security is not something to be taken lightly. Security is as intense as TSA for the airlines. After all, this is one of our nation’s treasures and we were proud to endure any inconvenience it might take to get there.
In a place with millions of people and millions of additional tourists, what are the odds that you would run into the same people you saw the day before at the Empire State Building? Our new friends from Uzbekistan.
Ellis Island was very stirring, informative and interesting. Just to think of the scope of people who came to our country through this island. We could not help but think about ourselves and how we worried about getting transportation from one place to the other on our vacation. In comparison, think about the courage it took for people to set off on a boat to a new country not knowing anything about it or anyone there. These were courageous people.
Both islands are so beautiful, we wondered what those people who came here thought, did they notice the beauty or was it overpowered by the fear of the unknown for them. The three of us each checked to see if any of our relatives came through these doors and there were none. But we are thankful for those who did come to the “Great Melting Pot” of the world and the contributions their families make in our society.
The Statue of Liberty is more than a monument. She is a beloved friend, a living symbol of freedom to millions around the world. She is a tribute to the people who created her, those who built and paid for her, to the ideas she represents and the hope she inspires. -Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.
After a exciting trip of the sights and sounds of NYC we were exhausted. We loved New York but were glad to be on the airplane headed back to Arkansas! As usual we went from sun up to midnight taking in every thing we possibly could of the city that never sleeps.
Goodbye New York….
Back home and travel weary; after some rest it will be time to plan our next adventure……
Our ride to the top was not nearly as frightening. The elevator was smooth and fast arriving at the top in 44 seconds to the lookout on the 86th floor with amazing views and then proceeded to the top at floor #102!
So after completing our tour of the Empire State Building we hopped back on the Hop On/Hop Off and rode around to China Town (where Deb almost had a nervous breakdown following the little Chinese lady down the various streets and around corners.) We were in search of bargains. No pictures were taken because we were trying to remember how to get back to the point we started before our journey to purchase our bargains began. Needless to say China Town was every thing we heard it to be. Enough said…..We hopped back on and rode around to the M&M Store for some tasty treats. Then back to the Hotel Edison to freshen up a little bit and off to the Broadway show “Waitress.”
After the show we went to Dos Caminos for some Mexican.
Goodnight Lee….
Stepped up to the American Airline counter and was greeted by a friendly and helpful Customer Service Agent. All of our bags checked in underweight…we breezed through security with no problems…now to grab a bite to eat and wait on that boarding call. We wore our cool t-shirts we designed for our trips and we were so excited to have people ask us who we were and what our t-shirts were all about. We even had some people find our blog and comment that they saw us in the airport and wanted to say hi and follow our trip. We all agreed that the t-shirts were a great way to invite people to check out our Blog!
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