Nightime Manhattan

New York day one

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September 27th 2006
In fairly dull but dry weather, today was our day on the ferries in New York. We took the Circle Line boat first to Liberty Island for a tour around the Statue and then to Ellis Island to visit the museum in the former immigrant reception centre. This took most of the day but we did have time to walk to the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge to catch a good view of the financial district in Manhatta ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more