On our last full day in New York City, we decided to take a Circle Tour of Manhattan Island. We travelled on three rivers: the East River, Harlem River and the Hudson River. We started at the Intrepid Military Museum which is an old aircraft carrier. This was very close to where the pilot safely put down the plane in the Hudson River a few years ago.
The wharfs are not in use anymore because there is no room for container shipping on the island so this is a unique way to reuse the wharf: A driving range!
The World Trade Centre. The twin towers would have been in this skyline at the top of the picture.
Staten Island Ferry Leaves from here.
The famous Brooklyn Bridge. We travelled under many bridges on our tour.
United Nations Building
At one point, we were told we might not be able to go up to the Bronx because of the tides. The tide was low enough that we had about one foot clearance.
Old Yankee Stadium
Right beside the old is the new Yankee Stadium
There is a famous children's book called the "The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge" This is the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River.
The Concorde at the Intrepid Museum
Lucky Strike Bowling
Last dinner in New York: Ruby Foos. Vanessa had rolls of peanut butter and jelly
The TKS stairs right in front of our hotel
These were the doormen that Heather and Vanessa made friends with. True New Yorkers!
A real mummy! There were many sarcophagi as well as millions of artifacts that range from bead size to temple size!
Who wouldn't want sandals made of gold with matching toe and finger covers?
Heather and Vanessa joined a class learning about sculptures and techniques. The ended up spending an hour and a half here learning and eventually drawing what their own sculpture would look like. The girls got many compliments from passing patrons
Tiffany Stain Glass Window. Gorgeous!
The armour was amazing. The intricate detail in all the armour must have been immensely painstaking.
The original torch. They tried to make a lighthouse out of it but it became a risk because it was decaying therefore they had to replace it.
The staircase to the crown lookout which you need to book months in advance
On the pedestal
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
The faces of millions of immigrants that had to go through the grueling lineups and delays at Ellis Island over the years.
Battery Park and Navy memorial
Awesome street performers
We went to the sight of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Centre. They are currently building. This memorial was in the information centre and had numerous badges of all the different organizations that helped out. It included our hometown heroes of the Coquitlam Fire Rescue badge
