Staten Island, the Ferry and The World

I think the thing Harrison was looking forward to most on this trip (or at least the only thing he knew much about in NYC) was the Statue of Liberty. We felt that a day trip out there would get long and probably boring so we opted to ride the Staten Island Ferry. It took us right by Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty and gave us some great views of the city.


The Brooklyn Bridge. Unfortunately, this is as close as we got.

We did stay on the island for a little while and walked around. They have their own 9/11 memorial and although it is hard to see in the picture, looking straight through the statue is right where the new Memorial building is and also where the old twin towers stood. I can't imagine living there before and seeing such a change in the skyline. One the memorial are all the names of people who died on 9/11 who were living on Staten Island.
Then on another day we took a trip in another direction to see the giant globe, that Harrison was also very excited to see. He ended up walking/running across the whole outside. It was a very large and very cool thing. This is where the World Fair happened and it is now where the US Open happens every year. Just across the way, is the Mets Field.
(US Open Building)