On our final day of our NYC Adventure, we all ate breakfast and checked out of the hotel by 7:45 before heading back to Manhattan.
The first stop was Battery Park where we gazed at Liberty and Ellis Islands. Unfortunately this year, we could not visit due to the destructive powers of Superstorm Sandy. Everyone then went to the 9/11 Memorial and reflected upon the events of 9/11/2001 where almost 3,000 people died in terrorist attacks. The Memorial consisted of two pools surrounded by trees signifying the bases of the two towers with the reflecting pools/waterfalls marking the foot print of the World Trade Center. In the center of the memorial was a lone tree that survived the fall of the two buildings on that fateful day. Afterwards we all went to St. Paul's Cathedral to take in some of the artifacts of the days following 9/11.
The last stop on the itinerary before going home to WPSD was Wall Street. We visited the Federal Building where George Washington was inaugurated as well as the New York Stock Exchange. We were again struck by the power of Superstorm Sandy when our tour guide pointed out the discoloration on the pillars on a closed Citibank Branch which indicated the height of the storm surge during the brunt of the storm. We closed our visit with hot dogs and pretzels from a local cart vendor before boarding the bus for home.
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