New York City - Day 3
Day 3 in New York started with a boat tour. This allowed us to see many of the iconic buildings from a different perspective.
As our sightseeing boat departed Lower Manhattan, we had a beautiful view of the Brooklyn Bridge with One World Trade Center as the backdrop.
The Empire State Building peaks above the shoreline skyscrapers. (The pencil pointed building on the center right.)
Historic Ellis Island is a federally owned island in New York Harbor. From 1892 until 1954 it processed the arrival of 12 million immigrants to our country. Today it is a museum and archive of the immigration records of those who were processed there.
Nearby on Liberty Island stands the Statue of Liberty. The colossal 151 foot high copper sculpture was a gift from the people of France in 1886.
The residents of NYC camp on Governor's Island during the summer. Known as Glamping (glamorous camping) people rent a tent (already set up) for $250 per day. This includes "house keeping" and 3 sit-down meals a day prepared for them.
As evening approached, we departed NYC for Bermuda. On the Hudson River we viewed One World Trade Center for the last time...
... and said good-by to Lady Liberty.
P.S. Bermuda required two-days travel time. Unfortunately, sub-tropical storm Melissa decided to form in the Atlantic just north of us. This resulted in heavy seas and some motion sickness on board. Jan and I are travelers and adapted well, but some of the tourist (travelers) weren't as fortunate.
As our sightseeing boat departed Lower Manhattan, we had a beautiful view of the Brooklyn Bridge with One World Trade Center as the backdrop.
The Empire State Building peaks above the shoreline skyscrapers. (The pencil pointed building on the center right.)
Historic Ellis Island is a federally owned island in New York Harbor. From 1892 until 1954 it processed the arrival of 12 million immigrants to our country. Today it is a museum and archive of the immigration records of those who were processed there.
Nearby on Liberty Island stands the Statue of Liberty. The colossal 151 foot high copper sculpture was a gift from the people of France in 1886.
The residents of NYC camp on Governor's Island during the summer. Known as Glamping (glamorous camping) people rent a tent (already set up) for $250 per day. This includes "house keeping" and 3 sit-down meals a day prepared for them.
As evening approached, we departed NYC for Bermuda. On the Hudson River we viewed One World Trade Center for the last time...
... and said good-by to Lady Liberty.
P.S. Bermuda required two-days travel time. Unfortunately, sub-tropical storm Melissa decided to form in the Atlantic just north of us. This resulted in heavy seas and some motion sickness on board. Jan and I are travelers and adapted well, but some of the tourist (travelers) weren't as fortunate.
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