Got back arnd 1 plus am. Slept at 3.. Woke up at 9 left at 10. And you'll understand why I'm shag. Headed off to see Ms Liberty and so had to catch the ferry early as I really wanted to spend some time walking around.
On the way there
From afar
Frontside / Backside / Whatever-side
me!Ok maybe some history points:
1. Was a gift by the people of France (not govt initiative)
2. 2 main ideas - Friendship and Freedom
3. 7 spikes on her "halo" to stand for Seven Continents and Seven Seas
4. The keystone on her left hand has 4th July 1784 on it.
5. Torch and not weapon to symbolise the friendly/displomatic way to freedom.
6. In a traditional toga, to represent noble woman from Roman times plus the influence of the basis of republic on the world today.
7. The railing of the torch has very strong american symbols in it. Corns / Tobacco leaf to symbolise plants native to american. Spear-point to signify native American Indians.
Whole lot of other trivia but for more fun go find out yourself. The whole time the temperature was really dropping man. Wah by the time the ranger-conducted tour ended it was crazy. Time to go over to Ellis Island!
During the late 1800s and mid 1900s, this was where all the immigrants into America was "processed". Heath checks, registration, de-contamination etc. The buildings were abandoned but subsequently restored to their nice present state. We caught this short movie about it. Woah really inspiring some of their stories. But what struck me was that these immigrants aren't really that poor. Poor yes but they aren't really like slaves. Although upon clearing immigration some were duped.
Processing over 12 million immigrants, traceable to over 100 million Americans today, they had helped stuffed jobs that "americans" did not want to do. The main building and reception area has been restored into a 3 storey museum. Although we thought we wont spent much time there, it was a really well thought out and thought provoking area and we spent a good part of the afternoon there.. Due to the history of the place, sometimes you could like feel that someone was there checking on you. Not in the scary way though. So weird. Maybe it's just cause of all the artifacts they have there man.
Main Receiving Area
1. Was a gift by the people of France (not govt initiative)
2. 2 main ideas - Friendship and Freedom
3. 7 spikes on her "halo" to stand for Seven Continents and Seven Seas
4. The keystone on her left hand has 4th July 1784 on it.
5. Torch and not weapon to symbolise the friendly/displomatic way to freedom.
6. In a traditional toga, to represent noble woman from Roman times plus the influence of the basis of republic on the world today.
7. The railing of the torch has very strong american symbols in it. Corns / Tobacco leaf to symbolise plants native to american. Spear-point to signify native American Indians.
Whole lot of other trivia but for more fun go find out yourself. The whole time the temperature was really dropping man. Wah by the time the ranger-conducted tour ended it was crazy. Time to go over to Ellis Island!
During the late 1800s and mid 1900s, this was where all the immigrants into America was "processed". Heath checks, registration, de-contamination etc. The buildings were abandoned but subsequently restored to their nice present state. We caught this short movie about it. Woah really inspiring some of their stories. But what struck me was that these immigrants aren't really that poor. Poor yes but they aren't really like slaves. Although upon clearing immigration some were duped.Processing over 12 million immigrants, traceable to over 100 million Americans today, they had helped stuffed jobs that "americans" did not want to do. The main building and reception area has been restored into a 3 storey museum. Although we thought we wont spent much time there, it was a really well thought out and thought provoking area and we spent a good part of the afternoon there.. Due to the history of the place, sometimes you could like feel that someone was there checking on you. Not in the scary way though. So weird. Maybe it's just cause of all the artifacts they have there man.
Main Receiving Area
It was getting dark as we were leaving so it's time for the next event!
wow those photos are so close up!!
very postcard-like
this is the real ferry and not staten island rite?