Long time, no post. Three months in Spain changed my life in many ways. Aside from now being a Grandpa, my life routines were rearranged significantly. I am still working on creating my new "back home" schedule after a little over a month since our return. Making progress, and I thought a quick picture post would help get me back into the saddle.
When we flew home from Espana, we stayed over in New York for a full day to adjust our internal clocks, and rest our butts. Kim had planned the day months in advance (surprise!) and so we had a great tour of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis all lined up. Unfortunately the weather was pretty dreary, but that didn't dampen our enthusiasm a bit.
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| After an uneventful subway ride, we climbed aboard our ferry at Battery Park. |
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| Had a Chinese tourist take this photo on our way to the Statue. |
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Looking up at Lady Liberty was very emotional.
She was completely restored in 1996-97. |
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| The original torch is inside the museum in the base. |
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Hey Maggie, check out the engineering on
the inside! Designed by Gustav Eiffel. |
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| We climbed the spiral staircase up to the crown after visiting the museum. |
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A Park Ranger welcomes us to the crown
after a long trip up the stairs.
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After we came back down, I couldn't resist some more close up
photos of "Miss America". |
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We got back on the ferry and headed over to Ellis Island after touring the
Statue. |
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The old immigration building is a beautiful piece of architecture that must
have truly impressed those seeking a new life in America. |
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| We took the last boat back to New York that evening. |
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| The skyline was impressive in the twilight fog. |
After our day trip we went back to our room in Brooklyn, and finished off a pizza we had bought the night before. Probably the best pizza I have ever eaten. I hope we get to show all of this to our grand baby some day...that will be awesome!
That's All!
