The Big Apple.

After leaving Virginia's Historic Triangle, we headed for New York. Wednesday morning we left Grandma's house early and caught the train to Grand Central. From there, we hopped on the subway and made our way to Battery Park.

This sculpture is called The Sphere, and was originally found in the World Trade Center. It was recovered after September 11th and now it, along with an eternal flame, sits in Battery Park as a memorial.

From the Battery we boarded the Circle Line and cruised over to Ellis Island. We explored the museum, ate lunch, and found the Mancuso name on the Wall of Honor. John's grandparents, Michael and Anna, left Italy and came to America through Ellis Island -Michael in 1907, and Anna and their first son, Salvatore (Sam) in 1914.

We got back on the ferry and made the trip over to Liberty Island. Although they do not allow people into the crown or torch like they used to, Leah and I braved our way up 156 steps to the top of the pedestal, which was actually quite high enough, thank you very much.

We then caught the subway back uptown- but we could NOT leave Manhattan without visiting The World of Disney!! Located at 5th and 55th, the store is only a mere 15 or so blocks from Grand Central - but who's counting? Actually, it turned out to be quite the store - three stories of Disney!

Our walk down to 42nd Street was long, but filled with cool things to see! We marveled at St. Patrick's Cathedral, saw a huge Build-A-Bear Workshop, walked past Rockefeller Center, and even saw a movie being shot!

We caught our train back to Pelham, picked up a pie from the famous 4Corners Pizza, and called it a night. A super day!