NYC Day 3

Today we went to some main features in New York.  Central Park, Battery Park, Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island.
No matter how many times Paul and I go to Central Park, we find somewhere new to walk and new things to see.  This time we heard and then saw a woodpecker.

No, I don't know that man but I loved the picture.

Drew and Brandie on the tree lined street in the park that was made famous by the movies.

So this picture above is cool because it was taken just hours before we saw a mid-night showing of the Avengers movie.  And this spot where I am standing to take this picture is in the last scene of the movie where they all go their ways.  Cool huh?!

One more from the beautiful park.

Down to Battery Park we went.  We got on the ferry to take us out to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. But because we were late in the afternoon we only had time to go to one of the places.  We decided to go to Ellis Island.  You can pretty much get the grandeur of the statue as to go by it because you are so close.

A look back at lower Manhattan.  The day was over cast and dreary but no rain.

Beautiful Ladies!

If I remember right this is called the registration hall.  Immigrants would sit for hours, some times wait for days to get into the country.

"Are we registered?"

Next we headed for the 911 Memorial site.  Currently you need to have tickets in advance, so we had gotten ours earlier in the day and had a set time we were to be there.  So we were running tight but made it just fine from getting off the ferry in Battery Park.

Here is a picture of a sign they had posted showing which pool had what names engraved on it.  It is a very peaceful place.  You could tell that the people there really respected and honored what this site meant.  I know Paul and I reflect on so many things whenever we have gone to Ground Zero.  Tragitity, sadness, honor, respect, sacrafice, unity, freedoms and blessings.
The pools are in the same locations as the two buildings were.  The memorial building/museum is not opening yet but the grounds are beautiful.  Many, many trees.

One of the new buildings under construction.

Paul and I in front of one of the pools.

The South Pool - I think they did a wonderful job with the two pools.  Names engraved on all four sides, water spilling over the edge down into a shallow pool then down into the center square.  The sound that the water makes is just perfect and soothing.

After we were done here we went and had dinner then went back to the hotel for a bit before our mid-night showing of  the Avengers movie.
It was so awesome, loved the movie and loved that I saw it first in NYC!