Seven Rays
One of the things I’ve wanted to do since I moved here was to visit the Statue of Liberty. Since we have had unseasonably warm temperatures this week, I decided to give it a go. (Yes, it was 60 degrees yesterday, and yes, it was around 20 degrees last weekend. Your guess is as good as mine as to what it will be like next week!)
I took the subway down to The Battery and jumped on the surprisingly crowded ferry. (Like Los Angeles, there doesn’t appear to be an off-season for tourism here.) Here is the view of lower Manhattan from the ferry:
After a 15-minute ferry ride, I was at Liberty Island. (Ellis Island, which is another 10-minute ferry ride away, is where the museum is located.) And here she is (drum roll please!):
And, since I know you read my blog just for the random fun facts:
* From the ground to the tip of the torch is 305 feet, 1 inch
* The length of her nose is 4 feet, 6 inches (and you thought your nose was big)
* Winds of 50 m.p.h. can cause the statue to sway 3 inches and the torch to sway 5 inches
Afterward, I grabbed a pretzel from a vendor, checked out the street performers and marveled at the inordinate number of people who were randomly standing on crates, dressed up as Lady Liberty. (Truth be told, I suspect they weren’t actually being paid to be there, if you know what I mean.) C'est magnifique!
I took the subway down to The Battery and jumped on the surprisingly crowded ferry. (Like Los Angeles, there doesn’t appear to be an off-season for tourism here.) Here is the view of lower Manhattan from the ferry:
After a 15-minute ferry ride, I was at Liberty Island. (Ellis Island, which is another 10-minute ferry ride away, is where the museum is located.) And here she is (drum roll please!):
And, since I know you read my blog just for the random fun facts:
* From the ground to the tip of the torch is 305 feet, 1 inch
* The length of her nose is 4 feet, 6 inches (and you thought your nose was big)
* Winds of 50 m.p.h. can cause the statue to sway 3 inches and the torch to sway 5 inches
Afterward, I grabbed a pretzel from a vendor, checked out the street performers and marveled at the inordinate number of people who were randomly standing on crates, dressed up as Lady Liberty. (Truth be told, I suspect they weren’t actually being paid to be there, if you know what I mean.) C'est magnifique!
posted by Erika at 1:30 PM
1 Comments:
I have to admit that you're really inspiring me to get out and see more of the city. I've lived here forever, and yet I've never even made my way over to the Statue of Liberty or to Ellis Island.
Maybe I'm just worried about being in there when it sways...
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