Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
atop the empire state
i climbed the empire state building once before, when i was single and younger (haha) with my brother and her wife but i also want my travel buddies to experience being up there and so we went february 2009. of course we also heard that jollibee new york is now open, that makes the trip all the more worth it!!
other than the 2-hour wait, your stay on the top will be short. but if you want to keep cool and identify all the buildings that you can see on every street of manhattan, you may take a while. they have stores to buy souvenirs from and of course the city has a hundred more stores...you can spend the rest of the day shopping on 5th avenue or go take the long walk to central park. but if you're pinoy, you may want to try dropping by Queens for a Chickenjoy!!
...appreciating God's wondrous paradise...
lady liberty ... a dream come true
... the statue of liberty, enlightening the world, commemorates the US declaration of independence; it shows a woman wearing a stola, a radiant crown and sandals stepping on a broken chain carrying a torch on the right hand and on the left hand carries a tablet with the date of the US Declaration of Independence inscribed; found in the NY harbor, it stands to welcome people coming to America; a US icon indeed ...
i always wanted to see lady liberty, and on my 31st birthday i decided to finally go see her. and wow, was this experience surreal, a dream come true for me.
you have to be up early, line up to ride a boat to liberty island; boat ride is about 15-20mins i guess. it's for a minimal fee ($12-$15 i think). you can climb the monument and see the exhibit of liberty's history, replicas of her face, feet, etc. you also get to see the original light that was used for her torch. they have a restaurant that'll keep your tummy full since you have to wait in line to climb up. the visit to see her is a short one (the reason you get up early is because you have to wait in line for the boat ride and the monument visit). you can drop by ellis island on your way there too, it is where the immigrants enter the US and a symbol of American immigration. and if you still have time, go to nearby manhattan and see what's happening at the times square ...
...appreciating God's wondrous paradise...
...appreciating God's wondrous paradise...
the wonder that is niagara
right after work on a friday (would you believe!), we were off for a 7-hour drive to buffalo, NY to see niagara falls. this is to celebrate our travel buddy's birthday and what a birthday indeed it turned out to be. the falls will literally take your breath away EVERY time you see it...it will keep you awed! there are benches you can sit on nearby to just enjoy the sound of crashing waters or you can lay a blanket and read a book (or sleep if you may)...just being there is magic!!
if you're more adventurous (which we'd like to think we are), you can experience the "Cave of the Winds" tour where you go down into the gorge and get yourself wet or ride the "Maid of the Mist" where you'll see the base of the falls aboard a boat.
this, by far, is the best travel experience ever for me. it's worth every minute of our 7-hour drive and it will be worth the fare too, if you're travelling by plane. rent a hotel nearby and if you're not too tired, try to visit the park at night time and you will see the falls being illuminated. inside the park, they have restaurants, they have a theater where you watch niagara's legendary stories, lots of different stores for souvenirs ... and if you keep your eyes open and your cameras ready, you'll find a rainbow (or two, or three) here and there!!
...appreciating God's wondrous paradise...
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About Me
- pearl
- i am filipino, proud of my origin ... i have been blessed to be working in the US; i have my hubby and my little boy with me and every weekend (almost!) we try to do something interesting...whether it be in our town, a few miles away, more than a few miles, nearby states or (once or twice) even a plane ride away ....
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