The boat and the crowds.

Day 16 Getting there first while everyone's asleep

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January 1st 2016
Geo: 40.7489, -73.9913No rest for the intrepid tourists. It was up and at 'em early this morning. Well, early for us. We were out the door and under ground at the subway by 10 am and we were heading to Lady Liberty.We have used the hop on hop off bus for the last two days which involved a walk from 32 to 47th. Penn Station and the subway was across the road from our hotel. We were keen to ... read more

North America » United States » New York

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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