New York - Ellis Island / Statue of Liberty

Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty

This was an art piece in front of the Twin Towers that was supposed to represent world peace.  The amount of damage from the attack is shocking.  It is now in the park outside the Statue of Liberty ferry.

It was a very cold day.   We had a BUNCH of tourists from Europe on the ferry with us.  There must have been a big class of high school kids from ... we were guessing Germany ... the boys were cute, but they were crazy standing on the rails and chairs in order to get pictures.

Father/Son selfie

Such a beautiful view of Ellis Island.  What a fabulous building.

 

The tour was well done.  With lots of relics of the time.

 I really enjoyed Ellis Island, but the rest of the family kinda thought it was boring.  I was hoping for more stories about this actual place, and the families that passed through.  It was more a lesson on immigration throughout US history.  And it always made Americans look bad.  I think that irritated a lot of people going through the displays.

The room is so beautifully designed.  The tiles on the ceiling were stunning.

 This is the room that all the immigrants had to wait in.  They would be inspected and their names taken ... and often misspelled forever.  If they were deemed worthy, they could go out the doors and downstairs to meet their families.  If they didn't pass, they returned through the opposite doors and back on the boat. 

Picture taken while on the C-Line cruise.

Ok, this is all sorta monochromatic, but it was really cool.  These are statues that are placed in the park outside the Statue of Liberty.

These statues were made by the same artist who designed the Statue of Liberty.  

Interesting Facts About the Statue of Liberty:

1.  Her face is the face of the artist's mother.
2.  At the dedication, women were not invited.  The artist's mother and sister were the only women in attendance.
3.  She is not holding a book, it is a keystone with July 4, 1776 inscribed in Roman numerals.  The keystone of our liberty is the laws of our land.

The kids giving the moment the respect they thought it deserved.