New York

September 17th 2014

Ellis Island in Upper New York Bay was the Immigration Processing Centre for the millions of people from 1892 to 1954(sort of like Manus Island, Australia but probably lot less amenities). The Centre houses historical records of immigrants and one can search for one's ancestors here.

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The Statue of Liberty...stands on Liberty Island. Gifted by France to America on its 100th anniversary of American Independence. More info below.

1. Statue of Liberty

   Sculpture

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2. The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in the middle of New York Harbor, in Manhattan, New York City.Wikipedia
4. Artist: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
5. Address: Liberty Island, New York, NY
6. Construction started: September 1875
7. Opened: October 28, 1886
8. Height: 305' (93 m)
9. Media: Copper, Wrought iron, Steel
10. Architects: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Gustave Eiffel, Richard Morris Hunt

As you can imagine, there are numerous companies doing tours to the SOL(Statue of Liberty). We took one from the New Jersey side at Liberty State Park as were were parked in NJ. You can opt to climb all the way to the crown at extra cost. Did you know that SOL actually stands with her right foot raised...I checked to see if she wore Nike shoes...nope, she wears what looks like rope thongs.

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There are 3 statues of Lady Liberty..the original stands at 15ft and is in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. She was the original mold for the Americal SOL who stands at a magnificent 151feet. The other Lady Liberty resides on Swan Ally Island on the Seine River, Paris..she stands at 35ft.
More info at :
http://www.french-at-atouch.com/Statue_of_Liberty/statue_of_liberty.htm#Paris_Luxembourg_Gardens

One of the many ferries that trawl between NJ, Ellis Island and Liberty Island.

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Took a photo of The Clipper City as we passed her on our way back to Liberty state park. She ran aground a few days later. More info: http://nypost.com/2014/09/20/130-stranded-after-ship-runs-aground-near-the-statue-of-liberty/

Side view of SOL with the Freedom Tower dominating the New York skyline.

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What a beautiful day it was...what views!

When we got back to the rv park after the SOL cruise, we had new neighbours...Judy and Simon from Traralgon, Victoria.  I know how ET must have felt......home....ET phone home.....