The first thing you have to do is sail under the Verrazano Bridge. The bridge follows the curve of the earth. It connects Brooklyn to Staten Island. This is the bridge the New York Marathoners will race over at the beginning of the marathon on Sunday.
Our first sight of the city. New York is made up of five boroughs. Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan.
And the the sight all were waiting for. Well, maybe all the Americans were waiting for. Not so sure about the French or the Spanish passengers.
Bob got a great up close shot of the Statue of Liberty.
The tall building in the center of this picture is the Freedom Tower. There will not be any building on the site of tower one and two. That is where the Memorial Fountain is with all the names of the victims. The original World Trade Center consisted of seven buildings. All were destroyed on 911. They are only rebuilding five building. The entire site is 21 acres of land. The Freedom Tower is almost complete. It is the tallest building in North America because of the spire on top.
Another great view of Manhattan. The orange boat is the Staten Island Ferry. When I was little, my Dad used to say the longest ride for a nickel. Now it is free.
Not sure what this building is but I liked it.
While Bob was up taking pictures, one of the passengers took his picture.
We are docked at pier 88. Just down from us is the Intrepid. This is now a museum but we did not have time to see it this trip. Next time.
Some of the planes on the Intrepid. Where we are docked is where Captain Sully landed the UA Airways flight on the Hudson River.
There were two other ships in port with us. The Carnival Splendor and the AIDAbella. The Splendor left around 5pm and the Crystal Symphony arrived. Then the three ships stayed here overnight.
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