Having never been to New York before, after the visit to the FIT exhibit, I was desperate to visit some of the iconic sights of the city. Firstly, and most obviously, we headed to the statue of liberty.
The three girls and I took the subway downtown and walked the last few blocks down to Staten Island Ferry. The first sight of the statue was nothing like I had expected. From films and renowned photographs of the New York skyline, the statue appears to be much closer to Manhatten than it actually is, from the park, the statue appeared miniature and almost underwhelming.
We caught the free transfer ferry over to Staten Island that took us straight past the statue of liberty itself. As we were approaching, I finally started to see how breath taking it was in real life. It seemed to keep growing from the horizon until we were directly opposite it and could finally take it all in. The deck of the boat was crowded with people pushing and shoving with their cameras, trying to get the best shot. That, added to the blistering cold wind, made me feel like I was going to topple overboard.
I managed to get a few perfect photographs and then decided to give up for fear of frost bite.
Carrying on the tourist theme, we headed up to the financial district to visit Ground Zero. I didnt feel entirely comfortable with this idea but it meant a lot to my friend so we did as we were told. We arrived in the financial district and scanned the skylines to try and see a spot where the sun shone through. It was chilling to see the light hitting the buildings, knowing the reason why it could.
The three girls and I took the subway downtown and walked the last few blocks down to Staten Island Ferry. The first sight of the statue was nothing like I had expected. From films and renowned photographs of the New York skyline, the statue appears to be much closer to Manhatten than it actually is, from the park, the statue appeared miniature and almost underwhelming.
We caught the free transfer ferry over to Staten Island that took us straight past the statue of liberty itself. As we were approaching, I finally started to see how breath taking it was in real life. It seemed to keep growing from the horizon until we were directly opposite it and could finally take it all in. The deck of the boat was crowded with people pushing and shoving with their cameras, trying to get the best shot. That, added to the blistering cold wind, made me feel like I was going to topple overboard.
I managed to get a few perfect photographs and then decided to give up for fear of frost bite.
Carrying on the tourist theme, we headed up to the financial district to visit Ground Zero. I didnt feel entirely comfortable with this idea but it meant a lot to my friend so we did as we were told. We arrived in the financial district and scanned the skylines to try and see a spot where the sun shone through. It was chilling to see the light hitting the buildings, knowing the reason why it could.
Out next stop was Times Square, I stupidly thought it would be similar to London's Piccadilly circus. I felt sheepish when I saw the amazing difference. The main thing that caught my eye was the huge, f
lashing and moving billboards advertising huge names brands such as Levi's, Coca Cola and Nivea. We stood outside the American Eagle flagship store and I was stunned by the futuristic feel of the shop front. The static, shop window was redundant and replaced with huge screens with moving posters. There was also and interactive element to the screens. On the Nivea screens for example, you could get yourself photographed with Mr Nivea and the image would then be projected onto the huge illuminated screen outside on Ti
mes Square. The idea, is definitely the future. Lastly, to finish our tourist afternoon in style, we headed to Planet Hollywood, where I placed my hands in the hand prints of Robert Pattinson. :)
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