The Statue of Liberty

One of the most iconic features of New York is quite simply the Statue of Liberty and no way were we going to home without seeing this. Whilst still on our first day, we headed down to where the Staten Island Ferry departed so that we could take a trip across the Houston River to see the infamous statue. As we all filed down the streets of NYC to get there, we passed a group of street entertainers in this park. A few girls stopped to watch however, Jess, a worldy girl, knew that if we stopped there, we'd be made to pay for our entertainment, so as the others watched on, Jess, Sophie and I headed off for a wander around, it was so sunny ( despite being so cold!) and we wanted to have a nosy around. When the others realised the men were going try and get them to pay they ran on over and we all cosied up on a bench, saw the fattest pidgeon ever and took a photo to remember the day. We all then headed off to the ferry to have a little journey. Whilst waiting for the ferry to arrive, we all grabbed a bite to eat and perched on a couple of seats and on the floor. This action caused quite a stir with an odd woman walking around the place who immediately came over and starting getting angry "You want rats in your purse be my guest!!" None of us were quite sure what quite sure what she meant, we thought it was quite funny and by the time we started laughing, she was off bothering someone else. As it was announced the ferry had arrived, we all headed onto the boat and went straight to the front and out onto the deck so we could see everything, though as the boat set off, the cold air was almost unbearble, though we did stick it out for the whole trip there. When setting eyes on the Statue of Liberty for the first time, a burst of excitement bubbled all the way from my toes to my nose and I couldn't help but grin from ear to ear. It was always my dream to visit New York, and here I was, on Staten Island Ferry, looking at the Statue of Liberty. It was absolutely amazing and I love every second of it...even the cold!