New York City ~ Day 2

We started the day with a breakfast at a European cafe.

Erika looking like a native New Yorker

Afterward we boarded a subway to Battery Park. We acted like tourists, but had fun along the way.

Goofy sisters on the subway

We took photos around the park to recreate old shots from the 1960's my parents had taken when they were younger.

Then we hopped a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. The day had a light rain. The security guards took Mom and Dad early through the Statue tour while we waited in line.

New York harbor's lovely Lady Liberty

My funny shot

Afterward we took a second ferry to Ellis Island.

The entrance to Ellis Island

Cheryl, Erika and I took the Ellis Island Tour, while the others did the movie.

Window looking out of the gathering room

Later we took pencil tracings of mom's name from off the memorial wall outside of the Ellis Island hospital.

Mom also took a picture with a Park Ranger.

Photo with the Park Ranger: Mom said
the children were afraid of the men
in uniforms. They don't look so scary
now.

Cheryl also bought a hat for Dad. We met an employee of Ellis Island on the ferry back and had an enjoyable conversation with him. He encouraged my mom to record her memories of her time at Ellis Island for the historian to preserve.

My grandmother's passport with my mother sitting
on her lap

We took the subway back to the hotel where we rested before dinner at Kennedy's, an Irish pub.

My French Onion soup....yum!

We played Dad’s version of Up the Ladder, and Erika coined the phrase “who's the puppet master now?” Dad had new scoring, and of course he won.

Carolyn "Care Bear" King