NYC

Cameron and Angie watched the kids at their house so Barry and I could go to New York. They also let us borrow their camera (ours broke the day before at the beach, luckily Barry bought the extended warranty so we sent it in to be fixed). We drove into Liberty State Park in New Jersey and rode a ferry to Ellis Island. We watched a film about all the immigrants that came through and the sacrifices people made to come to America.
Next we caught another ferry over to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty. It was amazing! We walked around the island and then decided to go to Manhattan.

The Ferry dropped us off at Battery Park, there were lots of people riding bikes, rollerblading and lots of children at the playgrounds. We walked over to Ground Zero and saw the monument there, and the hole in the ground where the towers used to be.

This monument was actually at the fire house that is right across the street from where the towers once stood.

We then looked for a place to eat and found a Chevy's Mexican restaurant. It was as good as I remember it being in California when we used to eat there all the time.

We took the Subway to Time Square. It was full of people, and lights. I couldn't believe all the huge T.V. screens and signs that were on the buildings. It was more impressive than we expected. We then took the Subway back to Battery Park, where we took a ferry back to Liberty State Park in New Jersey. The ferry ride was one of the best parts about our trip with a great view of all the city lights.
As the ferry docked we got off and fire works started going off at a restaurant for someones wedding with New York City as their back drop.

There was no way we would have been able to see so much of the city with the kids. They had a much better time playing all day with their cousins. Thanks Cameron and Angie!!!