New York/ New Jersey Part 2

Here is a park inside Central Park that we walked to after the Museum of Natural History. Then off to the famous statues. We have a picture of my brothers, sister and I in front of the Alice and Wonderland statue when I was little. We called my brother, Chris, the Mad Hatter because he wore hats constantly so we got a picture with it on one of our trips to New York. Sam was asleep at this point but we got a picture with all the kids and the statue.

Then, we were off to dinner after lots of walking through 5th Avenue and all the famous stores, we were having trouble finding food. We finally walked far enough to find a very yummy place to eat dinner. After dinner, we walked to FAO Schwartz which was not far. We could have spent much more time there but after only 15 minutes or so, they announced that they were now closed. We didn't even have time to see the top floor or let the kids play on the big piano that Brianna wanted to see. We did quickly get their picture on it but it was closed.


We got pictures with the Barbie fashion show, their favorite animals, and the incredible lego statues and dinosaur. To top it all off, we took a taxi back to the PATH train, really 2 taxis because there were so many of us. The kids were so impressed, train, subway, taxis. I don't know how any tourists do the city without a tour guide. Just our one day was hectic and I would never have been able to get around without Aunt Barb and Uncle Mike. The girls also didn't complain about the walking because they were holding Julia's hand.


We spent the next day (Tuesday) relaxing after walking so much the day before. Then Wednesday, we were ready to go to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. The kids weren't too crazy about Ellis Island. I remember wanting to leave while my dad was busy reading things as a child too so we didn't stay long.

They loved the boat rides and then we went to the Statue of Liberty. Our tickets were actually for the ride and the base of the statue but we didn't go inside. They were content to see how big it is and play on the grounds. We had a great time. My aunt bought each of the kids a mini Statue of Liberty that they are so excited to show everyone.