Day 3 in New York (06.10.2016)

The third day in New York starts slowly but early, as we leave the apartment already at 9 o'clock and walk towards the 42nd Street subway station. On the way, we stop at Dunkin' Donuts at the corner of 10th and 44th and each get a coffee and two donuts. We drink and eat them on the way and take the subway from 42nd Street towards Downtown, getting off at Washington Square Park.

Here we enjoy the start of the day and make use of the beautiful atmosphere and backdrop to take some nice pictures. After this pleasant and peaceful stop, we walk on foot to the Broadway Lafayette Street subway station to continue towards Downtown and get off at City Hall.

Arriving at City Hall, we walk from there towards World Trade One and the 9/11 Memorial. On the way, we pass the Woolworth Building, the oldest skyscraper in New York. After a short stop, we leave it behind and go directly past street vendors and ticket agents to the newly built subway station at the 9/11 Memorial, which resembles a skeleton. Both from the outside and inside, this building is very impressive.

Then we go directly to the 9/11 Memorial and admire the shape of the South Tower, represented by a square hole in the ground, with waterfalls cascading down its sides. Above the water, all the names of the victims are engraved in the stone slabs. It is simply impressive how the New Yorkers have managed to remember this tragedy and at the same time create such a moving monument.

There is also a 9/11 Museum, which we don't visit mainly because we are not willing to pay $24 for it.

We continue towards Wall Street, where we take the usual tourist picture with the bull, and then continue to Battery Park. Here we sit down for a short break and feed some squirrels with acorns we found earlier.

We actually want to visit the Statue of Liberty, but we forgot to book tickets in advance, so now we could only go to Liberty Island and view the statue from below. Since that is too expensive for us, we decide to take the advice from Gustavo and take the ferry to Governors Island to view and photograph the statue from there. Unfortunately, this alternative is also denied to us, as the island is closed to guests outside the season. It will only be accessible again from May 2017.

So we switch to the Staten Island Ferry, which is right next to the station for the Governors Island Ferry, and take the free ferry right past the Statue of Liberty. Like all the other tourists, we take our pictures and continue to Staten Island.

We decide to stay a little longer in Staten Island and not go back immediately. We strongly advise against it. If you take the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty, just take the next ferry back. There is nothing to see in Staten Island.

After taking the ferry back to New York, we take the next subway to the apartment and end the day with dinner in front of the TV.