I saw her already before we got onto the ferry to Ellis Island, and though we did not get to shake hand, I did visit with her all morning. After the quick intro. tour on Ellis Island, I had lunch outside with Miss Liberty.
Not that Ellis Island wasn't cool - it was. I spent some time walking through the exhibits, trying to imagine what it would have been like. The one thing I had not realized before was the way immigrants were welcomed and helped by the staff at Ellis Island. I had thought it was just a check point, but it was so much more than that. I also enjoyed Ed's talk on immigrant history.
On the wall with pictures of families from all over the world, I picked out the Swedish one right away. In the gift shop, I found the small display pictured above.
I took the picture of the new towers coming back into the city. I don't usually take non-people pictures since there are a gazillion people in the world who take better pictures than I do, but I figured that this is history in the making. I went to NYC during the time period that the 9/11 site is being reconstructed. Visiting the memorial was an incredible experience. I love the design of the two pools, placed where the twin towers were. The way they organized the placements of the names is perfect. It will be beautiful once it's all done! (I am not posting my pictures of the memorial since they really do not give the beauty and serenity of the place any justice.)
My day ended with a series of complicated subway connections up to Hunter College, where the Redeemer Presbyterian Church on East Side holds it services. Tom McGarvey had researched the location and brought Paula and me along. We had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Timothy Keller, and it was an amazing service with at least 800 people attending. It was certainly worth the subway challenge, and we figured since we were out and about, that we should finish the day on Times Square. We finally felt that we were really in NYC...
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