day 3

today will be my last day in nyc before i head down to dc and canada. walk over to the agency in flushing two blocks away to join the tour for a day in NYC. the tour will be bringing me to empire state building observatory deck, manhattan cruise whereby i would be able to see the statue of liberty, madamme tussade wax museum, times sq, wall streets, ground zero, rockafella centre and the UN HQ. kind of pack this tour would be, but well, i guess it will sum up all the main attractions in nyc. the first stop was empire state building whereby i took a super fast elevator to 86 storey and view the whole skyline of nyc. took lotta of pics as well. the wind was freaking strong on top man, i was thinking without the grill bars at the side, it could easily blown anyone light off the building. after which, went over to the port to take the manhattan cruise. a 2.5hrs ride to see the skylines of manhattan and i guess it is one of the most impressive cruises i ever been to. the cruise features breathtaking views of manhattan, ellis island, statue of liberty, brooklyn bridge, manhattan bridge, united nations, and empire state building. always wanted to have a glimpse of statue of liberty and i am really glad that i have a chance to. some fast facts of it is that statue of liberty was actually a gift from the french people to the states as a token of mutual friendship. it signifies the welcoming of immigrants to a new life in this new land. afterwhich, went to the UN HQ and it was kinda cool as i saw demonstration outside the hq with regards to the tibetans crisis. freedom of speech eh? afterwhich, went to the infamous wall streets and took lotta of pictures as well. i'm glad it was kind of quiet as it was a weekend and NYSE are all close. nothing much to see in ground zero as there are many constructions undergoing and in fact, some buildings have been constructed on it already. the memorial hall for 9/11 is still undergoing construction, so can't able to view it. the tour ended at 8pm and transfer me back to my motel. heading down to dc and canada for the next couple of days for like a 8 days tour.
statue of liberty
madamme tussade wax museum.