Lisa and I paid a visit to the Statue of Liberty earlier today. We took a nice subway ride followed by some wandering until we finally made our way to Battery Park. We bought a ticket for the ferry and had a nice, choppy boat ride to Liberty Island.
We did a lap around the island, taking a bunch of pictures. We didn’t get to go up to the observation deck because it was sold out for the day, but I don’t think we missed out on too much (I could be wrong). It would be different if we were able to go all the way up to the crown of the statue to look out, but they’ve had that locked down since 9/11. I actually thought she’d be a lot bigger than she really is. Don’t get me wrong, she is quite tall. But I was expecting colossal.
One nice thing about going out to Liberty Island is that you can get some great shots of the New York City skyline. When you’re in the city, you’re a little too close to everything to get a good picture. But the island is far enough away that you can get a good shot spanning from the Empire State Building all the way over to the Brooklyn Bridge.