On Friday we went into the city and acted like tourists. We went to South Street Seaport with my sister Amy. We enjoyed walking around Pier 17 and got great photos of the Brooklyn Bridge but we were completely disappointed to discover that the historic Fulton Fish Market is now just one big Gap store. Apparently Fulton Fish Market moved to The Bronx in 2005 but it never crossed our mind that it could not be there after 188 years. That's like Quincy Market leaving Faneuil Hall in Boston.

Then we hopped on the Circle Line Liberty Zephyr for a boat tour around lower Manhattan. The one-hour tour brought us under the Brooklyn Bridge (which currently has a cool waterfall beneath it), around Battery Park, and past Ellis Island. Then we came up on what Maegan's been wanting to see her whole life: The Statue of Liberty. Phenomenal views of the statue from the harbor, even better than visiting the island (especially since you can't go inside anymore).

Labels: New_York, vacation