We took the subway to our first stop of the day, Battery Park, to take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
This is Ellis Island, where the immigrants first arrived when coming to America. This place was amazing and did an awesome job of describing the process they went through when arriving here.
Then we walked a few blocks to Ground Zero. Didn't get any pictures there since most of what you can see is a chain link fence around the construction zone. We also went into St. Paul's chapel. A quote from their website...
Then we walked a few blocks to Ground Zero. Didn't get any pictures there since most of what you can see is a chain link fence around the construction zone. We also went into St. Paul's chapel. A quote from their website..."Located directly across from the World Trade Center site, St. Paul's Chapel, an Episcopal church, was home to an extraordinary eight-month volunteer relief effort after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Unwavering Spirit, a new interactive exhibit, honors that ministry and its legacy of love and compassion."
Emotions were very near the surface as I reflected again on that day when our nation was changed forever.
Walking around the Ground Zero block, we were tempted again by a pizza place. My mouth is watering right now for a giant slice of New York style pizza!
Then we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to...yep, you guessed it, Brooklyn :)
Then we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to...yep, you guessed it, Brooklyn :) 
It was amazing to me how "quiet" it was over there. We could actually hear some birds chirping and weren't bombarded with the noise of the busy city. Then we took the subway back to our hotel.For our last night in NYC, we ate dinner and then walked to Times Square to experience the lights and action down there...
Day 5 was pretty much traveling home. We woke up at 6:00 am (which I wondered how in the world I could do that considering it was 4:00 back home in Utah!), checked out of the hotel at 7:00, picked up a bagel on the way to the subway to JFK and headed home to Utah. It was a really fun trip. I was ready to be home, though! Next vacation will be a nice, relaxing one...sitting on a beach with a good book for 5 days. Hey, a girl can dream, right?!
Day 5 was pretty much traveling home. We woke up at 6:00 am (which I wondered how in the world I could do that considering it was 4:00 back home in Utah!), checked out of the hotel at 7:00, picked up a bagel on the way to the subway to JFK and headed home to Utah. It was a really fun trip. I was ready to be home, though! Next vacation will be a nice, relaxing one...sitting on a beach with a good book for 5 days. Hey, a girl can dream, right?!
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Makes me want to go back to NYC..sigh. Oh, and our favorite pizza place by our house is Big Apple-- its the closest thing I've found in UT to the real thing. You'll have to come down and we'll get some sometime!
AHHH! Seriously I'm just so jealous right now. When we went, it was just a half of a day on Sunday, so I feel that my NYC experience was pretty lame-o. We didn't even get pizza. Next time we go I might be consulting your blog for good ideas of what to do!
Sounds like you guys had a blast! It's making me think of Portugal...
Looks like you had a great time! You guys certainly deserve it.
Man, all of those pictures sure makes me miss that place. What a great idea......maybe Steve and I should go for our 10th. Perfect.
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