Today, I had breakfast with Natasha and Murat (from Russia), and we decided to visit NY together today as our plans were the same.
We started our walk in Central Park. I didn't really enjoyed my short walk there last week because of the weather, but today, the sky is blue, the temperature is ideal, there are a lot of people running or walking in the park, the squirels are also here... it's just per-fect!!
In Central Park we saw the Reservoir, Alice in Wonderland, Strawberry Fields (with the memorial to John Lennon) and some other nice places.

Today was my last day in NY before I move to Boston (I will come back here for one day at the end of my trip, but I don't think I will have the time to visit a lot of places).
The weather forecast was right: today, we've had a wonderful day and I don't regret I planned my visit of Staten Island for today.

Today is Saturday and all the museums open later than on week days... a good excuse to wake up a little later (7.45 instead of 7.00). I realize that I'm leaving on Monday morning and my stay in NY is almost over. I've seen all the major places and museums here, except 2: the Van Cortlandt House (in the Bronx) and the Museum of Modern Art.

First Name: Elisabetta in Gervasoni
Last Name: Bonzi
Ethnicity: Italy, N. Italian
Last Place of Residence: S. Gallo, Italy
Date of Arrival: Feb 08, 1908
Age at Arrival: 24y Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: La Lorraine
Port of Departure: Havre
Manifest Line Number: 0010

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Another busy day has ended here in NY. This morning, as I planned, I went to South of Manhattan and took my ferry ticket to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The sky was bright and the temperature just perfect. The Statue of Liberty is a must-see as it's one of the most famous monuments in the world, but the most interesting part of the stop on this island is the view: you have a breathtaking view of the south of Manhattan. A little further you can also see the Empire State building. I took the time to sit down, drinking slowly a good cappuccino and admiring the panorama.

Big surprise today: the sky is blue!!!!! I can't believe it as it was still grey and raining yesterday. Well, I'll change my plans for today. Yesterday evening I took a ticket for the Empire State building (just in case) and it just seems I'll use it today.

Today, I have visited a lot of places.
I was going to the subway station when I saw a bus going downtown... well, my metro card allows me to take the bus, then let's go. It's raining and I don't want to walk in the rain. Now, I can tell you that the metro is muuuuuch faster than the bus. The only good thing with the bus is that you can sit down and see the streets. Yep , I know I'm lazy. New york is wonderful! There are a lot of cars, and of course you have traffic jam, but it's not driving you mad like in St Petersburg. It's much more quiet.

Weather: gray, hot, wet. I'm dying with that weather... I wish it was much colder!!
I started the day going to Planet Hollywood to pick up my New York Pass. I had to wait a couple of minutes as the shop opens at 10.00am. That was just enough to look around: there are ads everywhere. It's amazing and HUGE.

The Statue of Liberty, America's symbol of
freedom, carries her torch proudly as she
overlooks New York Harbor.
9:30am
- 4:30pm - www.nps.gov/stli

The Empire State Building has one of the most popular outdoor
observatories in the world, having been visited by over 110 million
people. The 86th floor observation deck offers impressive 360-degree
views of the city.
8:00am to 2:00am 7 days a week. Last elevators go up at 1:15am - www.esbnyc.com