After leaving the 9/11 Memorial, we walked to Battery Park. On the way I enjoyed another New York tradition - I bought a hot dog off a street vendor. It was fun. I asked the guy to give me the "whole NY experience" and he fixed me one of the hot/spicy dogs with the works ... sauerkraut, chili, mustard, ketchup, relish, onion ... and a diet coke to wash it down. Pretty tasty! I ate it on the way to catch the ferry to the Statue of Liberty.
The Parks Department provides a very good audio tour for both the Statue and Ellis Island. I learned a lot of things I had no idea ....
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| View of the Manhattan skyline (new World Trade Center) from the Statue of Liberty island |
Like .... did you know? The copper covering on the Statue is only as thick as a penny? Did you know? Joseph Pulitzer raised the $100,000 to build the pedestal.
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