If you were an immigrant in the early 1900's that came through Ellis Island, you approached the US by boat and this was the first thing you saw as you entered the New York Bay area on your way to Ellis Island. The immigrants were said to shout with joy, whooping and hollering as they saw the statue and they knew what it represented...Freedom. They were going to begin their new life of opportunity where "you can do anything you want to do".
By the way, did you know that the base of the statue is star shaped and was one of four forts that protected the bay. No enemy vessel ever tried to get past the four infamous forts. It was considered impenetrable. Now it is the base of the statue. This reminded me of Fort Moultrie and Sumter in Charleston (except the impenetrable part).
The kids in Central Park.
Ice Skating at Rockefeller Plaza. This was the kids favorite part of the trip. We didn't get any great pictures here but did manage to get a shot of this local kid who offered to help my youngest daughter skate. This fella was about 12 years old and probably started skating when he was 1.5. The picture doesn't do it justice but he was twirling around the rink with Abby between his legs. I was amazed at his skating ability.
A trip to New York isn't complete without a subway ride. And of course you get to share a bench with all kinds of folks. This lady seemed totally out of it but content with her bag of donuts. I didn't realize it till we got back to Columbia, but the subways were under high alert while we were there due to a terrorist threat.
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