1 Manhatten as we depart the ferry terminal |
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3 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 |
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5 Pur first stop was Liberty Island. Apart from the statue there were only souvenir shops and restaurants. |
6 Approaching Ellis Island - point of entry for immigrants 1892-1954 |
7 the former ferry terminal on Ellis Island |
8 the main entrance |
9 the processing hall. People queued for hours to present their papers to immigration officials |
10 A hearing room - here they heard appeals against refusal to enter the US |
11 War memorial in Battery Park, back on Manhatten Island |
12 Manhatten from our balcony. The island the foreground is Governor's Island |