Hi all, it's Allie again!!
Yesterday we spent the day in bustling New York City. Wow! I never knew that so many people lived and visited NYC everyday!! When we walked through Times Square, we could barely walk! We took a bus tour around the city so we could see more of the it than our feet could take us. The bus took us around China Town, Little Italy, downtown, Ground Zero and more. On the tour we saw lots of shopping stores. One of the department stores, Macy's, is 3 blocks long! We got off the bus and boarded a boat to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty. Once we were at Liberty Island, we took a few pictures and enjoyed the sights. Did you know that the Statue of Liberty is made of 300 pieces of copper and she is 350 ft.tall? It is amazing that she still stands because she was built in 1886. Ellis Island was our next stop on our boat ride . A few of my mom's relatives came to America through Ellis Island in the late 1800's. We tried to find a plaque where their names were listed, but we couldn't find it.
In the early evening, my brothers and I wanted to walk in Central Park because of the movie "Elf", and several other movies that had a scene or two filmed there. Once we walked inside the park it was quiet and peaceful compared to the city. There were so many people at the park running, cycling, and exercising... As we walked through the park, we could hear the city, but the farther you walked into the park, the more quiet it became.
That night, we went up to the top of the Empire State Building. WOW! It was so beautiful! It was a clear night, so we could see for miles and miles. We were able to see the lights of the city and clear across the river. It was warm and breezy and surprisingly nice - I thought it would be much colder up there at night! I was amazed, that at 10pm, the restaurants were crowded, and it seemed that there were more people out than in the morning. Newbury Park is not like that because everything closes early. We ended the evening with a soft serve ice cream from the Mister Softee Truck and it was so yummy!!! That night, we figured that we walked about 4 miles. Over all, it was a great day and we experienced quite a bit of the busy city.
All for now! Pictures will be up tomorrow:)
Allie--xoxo
Yesterday we spent the day in bustling New York City. Wow! I never knew that so many people lived and visited NYC everyday!! When we walked through Times Square, we could barely walk! We took a bus tour around the city so we could see more of the it than our feet could take us. The bus took us around China Town, Little Italy, downtown, Ground Zero and more. On the tour we saw lots of shopping stores. One of the department stores, Macy's, is 3 blocks long! We got off the bus and boarded a boat to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty. Once we were at Liberty Island, we took a few pictures and enjoyed the sights. Did you know that the Statue of Liberty is made of 300 pieces of copper and she is 350 ft.tall? It is amazing that she still stands because she was built in 1886. Ellis Island was our next stop on our boat ride . A few of my mom's relatives came to America through Ellis Island in the late 1800's. We tried to find a plaque where their names were listed, but we couldn't find it.
In the early evening, my brothers and I wanted to walk in Central Park because of the movie "Elf", and several other movies that had a scene or two filmed there. Once we walked inside the park it was quiet and peaceful compared to the city. There were so many people at the park running, cycling, and exercising... As we walked through the park, we could hear the city, but the farther you walked into the park, the more quiet it became.
That night, we went up to the top of the Empire State Building. WOW! It was so beautiful! It was a clear night, so we could see for miles and miles. We were able to see the lights of the city and clear across the river. It was warm and breezy and surprisingly nice - I thought it would be much colder up there at night! I was amazed, that at 10pm, the restaurants were crowded, and it seemed that there were more people out than in the morning. Newbury Park is not like that because everything closes early. We ended the evening with a soft serve ice cream from the Mister Softee Truck and it was so yummy!!! That night, we figured that we walked about 4 miles. Over all, it was a great day and we experienced quite a bit of the busy city.
All for now! Pictures will be up tomorrow:)
Allie--xoxo
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