New York September 2016

our first visit this trip. We are going to Liberty and Ellis Islands
Manhatten as we depart the ferry terminal  new-york-20160927-4195  another skyline, the tall building in the centre frame is One World Trade Center.   We plan to visit that building on our return in two weeks  new-york-20160927-4160 
Pur first stop was Liberty Island. Apart from the statue there were only souvenir shops and restaurants.  Approaching Ellis Island - point of entry for immigrants 1892-1954  the former ferry terminal on Ellis Island  the main entrance 
the processing hall.   People queued for hours to present their papers to immigration officials  A hearing room - here they heard appeals against refusal to enter the US  War memorial in Battery Park, back on Manhatten Island  Manhatten from our balcony. The island the foreground is Governor's Island