A trip to New York, 2-12 July 2011 part 1,
A visit to the Statue of Liberty
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I visited New York in July and already in February I booked a visit to
the Statue of Liberty and the Crown.
I booked my tickets here
http://www.statuecruises.com/
We took the Ferry from Battery Park, notice the building of
One World Trade
Center (Freedom Tower) in the background.
Goldman Sachs Tower,
Jersey City New Jersey
Ellis Island
Probably the most photographed statue in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty
The Entrance to the Statue of Liberty.
The old torch which was removed during the renovation which took place
between 1984 to 1986.
Going up.
Notice the size of the boolts (compared to the spotlights)
202 Steps puuh....
The statue from inside
The staircase up and down.
Rather crowded so we had to wait a little while.
Looking down
Look down and you can see the tablet said the Ranger...
The Inscription reads:
July 4
1776
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
Manhattan seen from the Crown of the Statue of Liberty!
The thing that looks like a little bug is actually a helicopter
The Torch.
Inside the Crown of the Statue of Liberty.
The staircase down