New York – The City that never sleeps

We were totally excited to see the iconic places of USA - The Statue of Liberty and The Empire State Building. In the morning we headed to see the UNESCO World Heritage site – The Statue of Liberty. Did you know that Statue of Liberty was a gift from France and is a symbol of freedom and democracy! The queue for the ferry was long and we had to wait a while in the sun but the trip was worth it. The ferry took us around the Statue of liberty and docked at Elis Island which was the major immigration point for a lot of Nationalities who endured days and weeks journey to immigrate to America. The skyline of New York looked beautiful across the clear blue sky. After getting off the ferry we also crossed the ground zero where once 2 majestic buildings stood. It was sad that more than 3000 innocent lives were lost in the Twin Towers due to some sadistic people who had misplaced beliefs and in the name of religion did such heinous crimes. On our way to the Empire State Building we saw beautiful Cherry Blossom trees. 

If you are planning to go to Empire State Building I would definitely advise everyone to do an online booking else you have to stand in the queue for hours. Luckily we had done the booking before so there was no queue for us and we felt like VIPs cutting through the long lines leaving people behind who were standing for hours. Empire State Building is a major landmark of New York and was the World’s tallest building for 40 years. The observation Deck on the 86th floor has a 360 view of New York and is breathtaking. Today the Empire State Building is the tallest building in New York and has 102 stories.

From there we walked down to the oldest chain of toy store in United States - FAO Schwarz. We had to go there coz of the big piano mat on which we all had a blast. The store is definitely a paradise for kids. From the FAO Schwarz we headed back to Times Square where we got featured on the billboards along with other people which was fun. The kids also had a great time meeting up with Minnie and Mickey outside Toys R Us. Finally it was dark and after dinner we called it a night and were super-duper excited for the next leg of our trip to FLORIDAAAAAAAAAA.