When we laid our heads on our pillows the night before, we were fully expecting to wake up to rain. In fact, the local weather forecast called for 100% chance of rain all day long. Ugh! We were hoping against hope that it somehow wouldn't be so. We had planned this trip to NYC almost a year ago, and this was our big day in the city to try and see as much as possible.
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| We had already bought tickets for the Statue of Liberty, so I set my alarm for 6:30 am. When I looked outside, I saw no rain. No rain! And the sun was even trying to peek out! We roused the troops, got everyone ready and onto the Subway in record time. |
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| A little while later we were on our ferry boat, bound for Lady Liberty. |
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| The view back towards Manhattan was fantastic... |
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| and it was so great to be this close to the Statue of Liberty. Cami kept remarking about how amazing it was that "this came from France!" I shared in her amazement. |
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Sight #2 was to see One World Trade Center.
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The 9/11 Memorial was somber, but respectfully done.
This is where the second Trade Center building used to be. |
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| After a tasty lunch at the Shake Shack, we hopped back on the Subway and headed towards the center of the city. |
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| Rockefeller Center had so much going on, including this larger-than-life promotion for How the Grinch Stole Christmas. So cool! |
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| We played in the Nintendo store for a half hour and then made our way over to the NBC Studios. Little sister was starting to get tired... |
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| thank goodness for her big brother! |
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| Sight #3 was amazing--67 stories above NYC...we could see all the way to the Statue of Liberty, and then all the way across Central Park! |
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| A few hours later we were all ready for our night at Tavern on the Green. |
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| We took a cab to dinner and were there in no time at all. |
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| The entrance was beautiful... |
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| but our table on the patio was even more spectacular. |
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| We were even treated to a fireworks show right behind me because it was the kick-off party for the NYC marathon! |
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| Unfortunately our luck ran out and the rain started coming down. We moved inside for dinner...but then enjoyed a fun walk back towards our hotel. |
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| These two in their "Komono Dragon" poncho cracked us all up! |
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We tried to take the kids ice skating in Central Park, but it just wasn't meant to be. Oh well!
We've got something on our list for the next time we make it to NYC!
All in all, a fantastic day, full of so many memories. |
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