I had to make a quick trip into New York this morning and decided to try and visit some sights really quickly. Despite all the places we have visited, I have never actually seen the Statue of Liberty. I have only been to New York once when I was younger and don’t remember much of it. I left Philadelphia around 5:30am and as we got closer, traffic got bad! At one point the GPS said it would take 38 minutes to travel 4.3 miles. I am pretty sure I could run there faster.
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I eventually made it through the Holland Tunnel and parked near the Battery Park. I walked to the pier and took my first look at Lady Liberty. I wish I had my Sony a1 with Telephoto lens as it was pretty far away.
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After this, I headed up the street to check out the Charging Bull Statue.
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I then stopped by the 9/11 Memorial.
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Finally I grabbed breakfast at George’s Diner.
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Traffic back to Philadelphia was much more cooperative and there were no delays. Hopefully my wife can go with me next time and we can spend a little more time there and explore more areas.