Day 2

Day 2 Blog

We started our day with an early breakfast at 7:30 am that the Hampton Inn hotel provided. We then went on a tour of Soho, New York with our tour guide, Avi. He shared many facts about New York and its history. Throughout the day we learnt that the population of New York is up to 1.2 million people overnight but by the middle of the day with many people traveling into New York to work it then increases the population of the city to 5 million people. We also learnt that the Houston St was of zero degrees and starts the famous grid square of New York.

We drove alongside the Hudson River with its many piers to Central Park. Despite the weather we enjoyed a walk through the park and visited some interesting spots. A drive up 5^th Ave took us to the main shopping district. We had a 40minute opportunity to check-out some of the amazing shops and displays.

We visited the Statue of Liberty and admired her beauty and all that she stands for. She is the symbol of American independence and welcomes many travellers from all over the world. She faces at an angle towards France because that is where she came from. The Statue of Liberty’s torch was originally meant to be a light to those at sea to point towards the city but the light wasn’t bright enough so she was moved to Ellis Island where she has stayed ever since.

Another place we visited was the 9/11 Memorial. The story of the 9/11 is a tragic one and is rarely spoken of because of this. There was nothing left of the towers so it was replaced with an incredibly large waterfall where the previous buildings stood. You cannot see the bottom of the waterfalls. After this, our tour with Avi ended but our day did not. The whole group went via the subway to Timesquare for dinner and a chance to shop in Macy’s. Many purchases were made and we then went to the final event of our last night in New York: the Empire State building.

The Empire State building is the tallest building in New York. It has 86 floors and requires 2 trips in an elevator in order to get there. From the highest floor you can see the whole of New York City and the other cities/towns that surround it. The view was incredible despite the absurdly strong/

 

 

 

 

 cold winds and low temperatures. There is so much to see from up high and you can really see it all from up there.

That was our last day in New York and Mr Roberts and Mrs Mengler made it a very memorable day. Thank You!

 

Ps. Mr Roberts and Mrs Mengler had a very stressful time trying to locate Andrew who managed to get separated from the group in downtown New York. Thankfully he was able to get a taxi from Macy’s back to the hotel to everyone’s relief.