Today we took a ferry ride around Manhattan, in order to see the most famous French woman in the world – the Statue of Liberty. It was again quite a warm day but the breeze down the Hudson River was lovely and cooling.  

  

The statue was very impressive – we didn’t go ashore on Liberty Island, but had great views from the water. 

 Our tour continued and took us past all five boroughs. Some highlights were the UN building, the various bridges, and Yankee Stadium (boo Yankees) – all in all a nice way to get a different perspective of the city. The guide narrated the whole way, and although he was a bit hard to hear at times he was generally very interesting.

We disembarked at 42nd street, then decided to walk back to the hotel on 73rd. It was a great day for it, and again a good way to get a sense of the size of Manhattan. We stopped along the way for a good lunch, E in particular loved his Mac and cheese.