So today was not my best day ever. Let's just preface this whole blog with a few facts:
I hate water.
I hate ferries.
I get motion sickness.
I have anxiety like you would not believe.
Keep these things in mind while you are reading the proceeding account.
So I got up early and got ready to go to Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty as the Weather Channel told me "winds were light and variable". So okay, I figured it would be safe day to attempt the ferry rides over to the islands.
So I got up and ready and headed downtown, which was nice because I did figure out that the 4 & 5 express trains near my apartment ran right down to Battery Park...but not so nice because it was rush hour time so it was hella busy on the subway. At least of my friends on the subway got off at 42nd or Wall Street. Suckas.
Anyway so I got to the ticket booth and did the security blah blah blah and went to the ferry. Here's the worst part of my day. The ferry was against some tires or something to prevent it from bumping against the dock too much but it was windy. And the ferry seats weren't facing front but to the sides if that makes sense. That was pretty much the end. I HATE being on ferries, thank you so much Mackinac Island for scaring me for life. Anyway so I was sitting there thinking about how I didn't want to get sick and managed to get myself SO stressed out that I actually cried. Yeah, I'm pretty awesome at blowing everything out of proportion. Yay! So FINALLY the ferry left so I just dealt with it. We got to Liberty Island and I calmed myself down...oy.
So Liberty Island was cool but there isn't much there, well clearly the Statue of Liberty. I didn't pay for the extra junk but I took some pictures and then went to the gift shop, totally lame. Well unless you wanted a Statue of Liberty ranging in height from three to like 30 inches. Wasn't something I was in the market for so I left. Peace out Lady Liberty. She is very photogenic though. Whatta gal.
The ferry ride to Ellis Island wasn't as bad so that was good. Ellis Island was infinitely more interesting/cooler than Liberty Island. They have a museum and part of it is set up like the immigrants would've went through...medical exams, etc. I thought that was the coolest part of the whole place. Word. So I went through that and tried to make the gift shop cool but again, no market for me and a Statue of Liberty statue.
After that I was ready to get back to Manhattan, it may be an island but it's still accessible by a bridge. Thank goodness!
So I got on the subway and came home, went to the grocery store and just ate lunch and after all the stress and Dramamine I've been pretty much dead to the world.
I think the rest of the night has a sleeping pill in order and finishing flipping in between the Knicks game and the Bulls game ...okay at that point my mom called and then I totally forgot I was blogging. Ooops, I got way distracted by tortilla chips and updating Lisa on my NBA info for the night. Dur.
Anyway I'm pretty much done blogging so I'm off to watch some basketball then bedtime for sure.
Still not really sure what the plan for tomorrow is..maybe a museum, maybe Little Italy...we shall see.
I'm open to suggestions!
I hate water.
I hate ferries.
I get motion sickness.
I have anxiety like you would not believe.
Keep these things in mind while you are reading the proceeding account.
So I got up early and got ready to go to Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty as the Weather Channel told me "winds were light and variable". So okay, I figured it would be safe day to attempt the ferry rides over to the islands.
So I got up and ready and headed downtown, which was nice because I did figure out that the 4 & 5 express trains near my apartment ran right down to Battery Park...but not so nice because it was rush hour time so it was hella busy on the subway. At least of my friends on the subway got off at 42nd or Wall Street. Suckas.
Anyway so I got to the ticket booth and did the security blah blah blah and went to the ferry. Here's the worst part of my day. The ferry was against some tires or something to prevent it from bumping against the dock too much but it was windy. And the ferry seats weren't facing front but to the sides if that makes sense. That was pretty much the end. I HATE being on ferries, thank you so much Mackinac Island for scaring me for life. Anyway so I was sitting there thinking about how I didn't want to get sick and managed to get myself SO stressed out that I actually cried. Yeah, I'm pretty awesome at blowing everything out of proportion. Yay! So FINALLY the ferry left so I just dealt with it. We got to Liberty Island and I calmed myself down...oy.
So Liberty Island was cool but there isn't much there, well clearly the Statue of Liberty. I didn't pay for the extra junk but I took some pictures and then went to the gift shop, totally lame. Well unless you wanted a Statue of Liberty ranging in height from three to like 30 inches. Wasn't something I was in the market for so I left. Peace out Lady Liberty. She is very photogenic though. Whatta gal.
The ferry ride to Ellis Island wasn't as bad so that was good. Ellis Island was infinitely more interesting/cooler than Liberty Island. They have a museum and part of it is set up like the immigrants would've went through...medical exams, etc. I thought that was the coolest part of the whole place. Word. So I went through that and tried to make the gift shop cool but again, no market for me and a Statue of Liberty statue.
After that I was ready to get back to Manhattan, it may be an island but it's still accessible by a bridge. Thank goodness!
So I got on the subway and came home, went to the grocery store and just ate lunch and after all the stress and Dramamine I've been pretty much dead to the world.
I think the rest of the night has a sleeping pill in order and finishing flipping in between the Knicks game and the Bulls game ...okay at that point my mom called and then I totally forgot I was blogging. Ooops, I got way distracted by tortilla chips and updating Lisa on my NBA info for the night. Dur.
Anyway I'm pretty much done blogging so I'm off to watch some basketball then bedtime for sure.
Still not really sure what the plan for tomorrow is..maybe a museum, maybe Little Italy...we shall see.
I'm open to suggestions!
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