Independence Hall
2023年3月12日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 8 °CFinal stop today is Independence Hall. Built in 1732 it is said to be the birth place of the United States as it is the site that both the United States Declaration of Independence and the Unitedもっと詳しく
Final stop today is Independence Hall. Built in 1732 it is said to be the birth place of the United States as it is the site that both the United States Declaration of Independence and the Unitedもっと詳しく
Was and out early this morning to beat the queues for the Liberty Bell- can confirm it was very quiet and there was no need to get there early, BUT it did mean I got the bell to myself (as wrong asもっと詳しく
After visiting the Liberty Bell, I went across the road to Independence Hall, again, to visit the original US Congress and Senate buildings. This was the spot where the first president Georgeもっと詳しく
Before lunch I did a short 5KM loop round the old part of Philadelphia (I should stress is not that old by European standards). I visited:
• The tombs of the unknown soldier in Washingtonもっと詳しく
Time really has flown by, and I’ve made it to New York already!
Early starting to the day to come over to Liberty Landing to catch the ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
The ferry port was the main arrival point for immigrants after being processedもっと詳しく
The ferry took us over from New Jersey city to Ellis Island. It was here that the US processed the majority of arrivals to the country from 1892 to 1924, it saw 12 million people pass through theもっと詳しく
Finally made it to the Statue of Liberty, I hadn’t planned to visit Liberty Island, but the ferry to Ellis Island, included a free return trip to the statue. So I decided to head over and see theもっと詳しく
After getting off the ferry I decided to have a brief walk around Wall Street and to the Oculus. The walk didn’t last too long the wind and snow was absolutely bitter.
• Wall Street Bull
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