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Hop on Hop off Buses

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May 9th 2012
MATTHEW On the second day I woke up covered in red bites and we didn't know what they were. We went to breakfast at a diner. After our breakfast we got on a double decker tour bus which took us around New York. We got off at Battery Park and I got my first look at Lady Liberty. We got tickets for the ferry to go to Liberty Island but the line was miles long so we decided we wouldn't ... 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