Here we are just arriving at Elizabeth,NJ it is about 1/2 hour from New York

On the Road Again.

We left Tuesday afternoon and drove to Palmyra, NY This is where Joseph Smith lived and had his first vision. It is the place of the Sacred Grove, and Hill Comorah is just down the road. We got there an hour after the tours ended, but we went on our own to see everything, I can't describe the peacefulness I felt when I walked into the grove.

After Battery Park we just decided to take a walk and see the sights. We ran into the Federal Building where George Washington was sworn into office as President, we saw Wall St, we saw NYSE (New York Stock Exchange), and we found Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay's Resturant) I wanted to see Little Italy, and China Town, but we couldn't find them.

Ground Zero

This is what Kaitie wanted to do is see ground zero. They had it all fenced in because they are working on the new buildings they are putting there.

Statue of Liberty

So on the last day we saved the Statue of Liberty, we kind of slept in and just took our time, big mistake. We got to Battery Park at around 1pm and it was a two hour wait for tickets to get on the ferry, then another two hour wait to get onto the ferry. By the time we would have gotten on the ferry, Liberty Island would have been closed. so we admired lady liberty from Battery Park. (that is where you get on the ferry to go over.) Actually New York Takes very good care of their parks and they are beautiful. They have a monument in Battery Park of all the people killed in WW1 and WW2 with an eagle there it was quite the memorial.

Top of the Rock

After the Yankee game we went for a walk and found ourselves by Rockefeller Center. We took a tour, They say it is better than the Empire Tower and cheaper too. It was quite the view.

Yankee Game

Of course the main reason we went to New York to see the Yankees play in their stadium for the last year before they build their new one. The game was so fun, they played the Mariners and won 12-6

Memorial Day

Because it was Memorial Weekend we saw a ton of Navy men and Marines walking the streets of New York City, They got alot of handshakes

In the City

After the museum we decided to do a little walking. We walked just North of Penn Station and were at Time Square.

Going to the Museum of Natural History

You may recognize the museaum of natural history from the movie Night at the Museum. First we had to get there. We realized that there are more than one train that goes on the same track. We were supposed to get on the C subway but accidently got on the E, so we were headed to Queens instead of the museum, as you can see in the picture it says Queens.

Going to New York

We took the hotel shuttle to the Newark International Airport then the airtrain to the amtrak station where we could get on the New Jersey Transit to get into the city

We drove straight through to Elizabeth, NJ where our motel was, it is about 1/2 hour from New York City. It took about 19 hours to get there, the kids are still smiling.

New York Trip

We drove straight through to Elizabeth,NJ which is where our motel was it took us about 19hours to get there. The kids were troopers and traveled well.

Getting Started.

I thought that I would give it a try and see what I can come up with. I hopefully can get this up and going throughout the summer especially. But when the fall semester comes I can't guarantee anything. I thought that it would be fun to share our pictures from New York when we return.