Continuing from my previous installation of my North American odyssey here..journey-north-america-part-2-new-york
Today would be a day that we finally got to visit the most iconic icon of New York, the Statue of Liberty. It's located at the Liberty Island whereby a boat trip is required across the channel from the mainland. Needless to note that New York comprised of clusters of islands and only when we arrived there that we noted this fact.
We have already purchased our Statue of Liberty ticket online before the trip however ours would only cover access to the ground and if you intend to go inside the statue itself you'll need to purchase different tickets at different rates, the most expensive would be the one which allows you to visit up to the crown of the statue. For this an advanced purchase of 3 months prior to your visit is required as daily visitors allowed to be in the crown area is limited.
So we made our way to the jetty to take our boat ride early morning before the start of office's rush hour. If you are in Manhattan, your starting point to Liberty Island will be from the pier at Battery Park. There is another departure point at New Jersey.
A War Memorial at Battery Park
while waiting for our departure time, we had our breakfast at this cafe near the Staten Island ferry terminal. Staten Island ferry is a commuter ferry between Manhattan and Staten Island and it's free! I had a wonderful cheese-bagel at this cafe..i really missed bagel....
This is the ferry that would take us to the Liberty Island. Ticket can be purchased at their website here http://www.statuecruises.com/default.aspx
It was a very beautiful sunny morning with light breeze. Be careful to take off your cap if you're sitting at the open air section of this boat as your cap/hat may be blown off by the wind.
we are almost there...so excited....
we finally arrived at Liberty Island and started our ground tour. The first sight of Lady Liberty amazed us as we finally see this magnificent structure standing proudly before our own eyes,,,,,,,,,
some history of Liberty Island
Manhattan skyline from Liberty Island...
Now, there's a souvenier shop whereby you can choose from many arrays and types of souveniers of the Status of Liberty. However, in addition to that, dont missed the chance to get one of this souvenier coin where you can find the machine near the cafeteria area. And it cost around $2 per piece only.
On our return trip, the boat made a short stop at Ellis Island. This was a historical sight where you can visit historical buildings used in the early years for immigration/quarantine and other naval related purposes.
After a wonderful field day at the Liberty Island and visiting Lady Liberty the iconic icon of New York, we were nearing to the conclusion of our New York trip, and what better way to end it this way as it wont be complete without the same.
Our boat nearing the pier of Battery Park, Manhattan.......
After alighting the ferry, we made our way to continue our hop-on-hop off tour to Brooklyn. The bus stop is conveniently located by the roadside of Battery Park thus we've planned it in advanced to continue the tour after our Liberty Island visit. Stay tuned for my next installment of Journey North America.Kay2011
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