After working an overnight shift from Thursday into Friday, I left work and headed up to the backwoods of Ulster County to meet up with my mom. We were going to spend the day going on an adventure to Liberty State Park, Liberty Science Center, Ellis Island, and of course, the Statue of Liberty. This was all going to be followed up by a slight detour to Ikea on the way back home so that I could get a down comforter for cheap.
It was a great trip, with beautiful weather the whole day. We went to Ellis Island first, where I spotted a "Barbies of the World" display. I have to admit that my inner kid kicked in before anything else. The architecture of the old building was beautiful. There were so many thing to see, including the old dormitories for the immigrants, photos, and all sorts of American propaganda.
Then we took the ferry over to the Statue of Liberty. Ok, I admit it, we didn't walk to the base of the statue. I was too physically exhausted and I think my mom probably would have had a heart attack. That being said, we didn't walk to her crown either, which was closed. We just toured the grounds and took a bunch of pictures like typical tourists.
The Liberty Science Center was very neat. I want to go back there with Joe. Since he like to touch things and play with things, I think he would have a blast. There's a whole section for skyscrapers, which had 2 beams from the World Trade Center. Not to get all melodramatic, but you really could feel the pain in those beams. One beam had what looked like a face and an outline of a body. It was the eeriest thing I think I have ever seen. I did try to get a picture of it, but it did not translate well.
Ikea was nice, I got my comforter and a spice rack for right over the stove. Then my mom noticed a sign for Christmas Tree Shoppes, which cost us another hour of our lives and some of my sanity. Tired and cranky, we went to KFC for dinner. Biscuts and mashy 'tatos rock!
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