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A perfect morning !
With crisp, clear skies, it was time to check out Lady Liberty..
Leaving wet clothes draped over every vertical item in the apartment, we headed back to Wall Street and on towards the ferry terminals.
It was about 10.30 by the time we got there, and boy was it busy...
I guess everyone must have been waiting for a fine day, because the queue to get tickets, let alone get on the ferry, for a tour of the Statue of Liberty was miles long.
George had told us to just take the Staten Island ferry (it's free) and have a look from there, but it was almost as busy. My fondness for large crowds led us away from anything to do with the ferries..
Wandering along the dock, we came across a cruise on the Clipper "City”. At 150' in length and 120’ high, she is the tallest ship on the Hudson. Even better, it was a Beer Cruise…
Ducking off to grab a late breakfast, we came back around 12.30 and set off for a 2 hour cruise. (Sounded like Gilligan’s Island intro when I said that to myself).
Turned out to be a great decision, as the ferries were packed with passengers, really packed.
We casually floated around Liberty Island and Ellis islands, tasting beer (I had two tastes of each as Brad didn’t.. nyuck nyuck :) and sampling a smorgasbord of meats and cheese..
Back onto the Subway again, we were of the Southern end of Brooklyn and Coney Island Amusement Park.
Having a long and chequered past, Coney Island (not an Island anymore) is home to the "Cyclone”, an old wooden roller coaster. We thought it was the oldest in the world, but apparently the one at Luna Park in Melbourne is older.. After risking life and limb on “not quite the oldest” roller coaster in the world, we wandered through the rest of the park. Like most amusement parks, the place has seen better times and is in line for redevelopment.
Back home for a meal at the local Italian restaurant, we also took in the premier of “Godzilla” at the local Cinema before calling it a day…
With crisp, clear skies, it was time to check out Lady Liberty..
Leaving wet clothes draped over every vertical item in the apartment, we headed back to Wall Street and on towards the ferry terminals.
It was about 10.30 by the time we got there, and boy was it busy...
I guess everyone must have been waiting for a fine day, because the queue to get tickets, let alone get on the ferry, for a tour of the Statue of Liberty was miles long.
George had told us to just take the Staten Island ferry (it's free) and have a look from there, but it was almost as busy. My fondness for large crowds led us away from anything to do with the ferries..
Wandering along the dock, we came across a cruise on the Clipper "City”. At 150' in length and 120’ high, she is the tallest ship on the Hudson. Even better, it was a Beer Cruise…
Ducking off to grab a late breakfast, we came back around 12.30 and set off for a 2 hour cruise. (Sounded like Gilligan’s Island intro when I said that to myself).
Turned out to be a great decision, as the ferries were packed with passengers, really packed.
We casually floated around Liberty Island and Ellis islands, tasting beer (I had two tastes of each as Brad didn’t.. nyuck nyuck :) and sampling a smorgasbord of meats and cheese..
Back onto the Subway again, we were of the Southern end of Brooklyn and Coney Island Amusement Park.
Having a long and chequered past, Coney Island (not an Island anymore) is home to the "Cyclone”, an old wooden roller coaster. We thought it was the oldest in the world, but apparently the one at Luna Park in Melbourne is older.. After risking life and limb on “not quite the oldest” roller coaster in the world, we wandered through the rest of the park. Like most amusement parks, the place has seen better times and is in line for redevelopment.
Back home for a meal at the local Italian restaurant, we also took in the premier of “Godzilla” at the local Cinema before calling it a day…
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Mum Looking cool Brad!