Day 3 (6/20/11)
Day three starts off bright and early with a subway catastrophe… WE GOT ON THE WRONG ONE!! So we had to finish out the trek to Clinton Street Bakery with a less than ideal walk and taxi drive. But we made it and it was well worth it, with fresh made blueberry pancakes and buttermilk biscuits this bakery is a diamond in the ruff. As Amy would be put it “This place is Dy-No-Mite!”. After the best breakfast of our lives, we took the subway to Wall Street to trade stocks and bonds with the locals but decided to go to the Statue of Liberty instead. Luckily, Jamie purchased reserved tickets in advance and we bypassed the entire population of NYC onto the ferry waiting a total of 0 minutes. On the top level of the ferry, the Statue of Liberty slowly becomes bigger and Amy slowly becomes more excited. Her lovely cousins bought her the best souvenir ever, the form version of Lady Liberty’s Crown (see picture below).
Day three starts off bright and early with a subway catastrophe… WE GOT ON THE WRONG ONE!! So we had to finish out the trek to Clinton Street Bakery with a less than ideal walk and taxi drive. But we made it and it was well worth it, with fresh made blueberry pancakes and buttermilk biscuits this bakery is a diamond in the ruff. As Amy would be put it “This place is Dy-No-Mite!”. After the best breakfast of our lives, we took the subway to Wall Street to trade stocks and bonds with the locals but decided to go to the Statue of Liberty instead. Luckily, Jamie purchased reserved tickets in advance and we bypassed the entire population of NYC onto the ferry waiting a total of 0 minutes. On the top level of the ferry, the Statue of Liberty slowly becomes bigger and Amy slowly becomes more excited. Her lovely cousins bought her the best souvenir ever, the form version of Lady Liberty’s Crown (see picture below).
After taking a very informative tour around Liberty Island, we set off for Ellis Island where Aunt Sue and Amy tried to find distant ancestors that travelled through this island when it was in use during the early 20th century. The main building is majestic and full of history with a lovely museum and computer ports that let you track your ancestors passage through to the New World.
By the end of this adventure, finally making it back to the mainland, the crew was exhausted and sticky due to the humid heat but had to make the trek to Ground Zero in remembrance of the victims of 9/11. The subway home was less eventful since we got on the right one and ended up in the right location, our hotel. We ended the day with a lovely Italian dinner and a Modern Family marathon on Emily’s laptop.
The Show Must Go On, (Broadway Tomorrow Night!)
Jamie, Amy, Emily, Aunt Sue and Uncle Chris
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