~Day 130~ Excitement

Today, we left the hotel in Haverhill, Massachusetts early this morning to set off on our journey to New York City. The bus was abuzz with excitement. We stopped for lunch at Cracker Barrel in Connecticut, then headed into the city.

We crossed on the Staten Island Ferry to get a better view of the Statue of Liberty. From the ferry we had great views of both the statue and the city.

I love the little bit of rainbow in the bottom corner of this one.

Then, we went to Ground Zero and saw the site of the devastation and some touching memorials. But we also saw hope and spirit. They are currently rebuilding 1 World Trade Center, AKA Freedom Tower.

Then we went into the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site. They have a model of what the new World Trade Center will eventually look like.

These were taken at St. Paul's Chapel, which served as a place of rest and refuge for recovery workers at the WTC site in the weeks and months following the 9/11 tragedy. It was closed when we arrived, so we were unable to go in. I hope to someday be able to visit again and go inside.