Today was pretty special. My mom and I went to two historic landmarks that are symbols of what this country stands for. The first is the Statue of Liberty. If you ever go to the Statue of Liberty, buy your tickets early and buy tickets to the crown. You bypass all lines! We went through the museum to learn more about how the statue was built, got some lunch, then went up to the crown. THe coolest thing about the museum was the part where it talked about what the statue symbolizes and how liberty takes on many different meanings....being an English teacher, I sorta like that symbolism stuff! The trek to the crown consisted of 354 stairs literally straight up! But it was worth it! Mom struggled with her asthma, but luckily, we had one of the park rangers who happened to show up to work as we were walking up the stairs who decided to follow us up and back to make sure mom made it o.k. She did! The crown is tiny! But it has some great views! After finishing in the crown and then taking pictures outside of the statue, we took the ferry over to Ellis Island. It was just cool to see the place and say we have been there. Tonight was awesome. Moira joined us for the Nutcracker, put on by the NYC Ballet...WOW! There is so much talent! It was beautiful, especially the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier! They were incredible! After the ballet, we were craving food. so we walked til we found a cool looking diner called Brooklyn's Diner: The Finer Diner...and yes, the prices were MIGHTY FINER...very expensive! $20 chicken pot pie, $18 Mac and Cheese....but we did get to try a Brooklyn Egg Cream drink...no worries, it is non-alcoholic! We all had a blast though! It was another great day in this great city!!!
Today was pretty special. My mom and I went to two historic landmarks that are symbols of what this country stands for. The first is the Statue of Liberty. If you ever go to the Statue of Liberty, buy your tickets early and buy tickets to the crown. You bypass all lines! We went through the museum to learn more about how the statue was built, got some lunch, then went up to the crown. THe coolest thing about the museum was the part where it talked about what the statue symbolizes and how liberty takes on many different meanings....being an English teacher, I sorta like that symbolism stuff! The trek to the crown consisted of 354 stairs literally straight up! But it was worth it! Mom struggled with her asthma, but luckily, we had one of the park rangers who happened to show up to work as we were walking up the stairs who decided to follow us up and back to make sure mom made it o.k. She did! The crown is tiny! But it has some great views! After finishing in the crown and then taking pictures outside of the statue, we took the ferry over to Ellis Island. It was just cool to see the place and say we have been there. Tonight was awesome. Moira joined us for the Nutcracker, put on by the NYC Ballet...WOW! There is so much talent! It was beautiful, especially the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier! They were incredible! After the ballet, we were craving food. so we walked til we found a cool looking diner called Brooklyn's Diner: The Finer Diner...and yes, the prices were MIGHTY FINER...very expensive! $20 chicken pot pie, $18 Mac and Cheese....but we did get to try a Brooklyn Egg Cream drink...no worries, it is non-alcoholic! We all had a blast though! It was another great day in this great city!!!
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