Staten Island

I was off the day after Christmas and spent most of the day in what seems like another state. Since Harry has been here on vacation, he has traveled a lot of the city and has seen so much of all the burroughs. On Friday he took me on an adventure to see some of the sights. I had no idea where we were going or what we were going to do, I only had to follow along.

We started our day by taking the ferry to Staten Island. It was a great ride and free to boot! It's the closest you can get to the Statue of Liberty without paying to be on a tour. When we got to the island we took a bus (about an hour and forty minutes!) to the end of the island. There we walked along the shoreline. The weather was warm, there was hardly anyone out, and there was quite a while where I could see nothing but water and the beach. No buildings, no traffic, no noise, just seashells and seagulls. Quite relaxing.

Then late in the day we made our way back to Manhattan and Madison Square Park to see the tree huts. Top that off with a burger, french fries and onion rings at a bar/restaurant across the street--Live Bait--and it turned into a perfect day!