Well what a fantastic time we're having. After arriving to the hotel around 3pm yesterday afternoon, we took an hour or two to settle in before we took to the streets of NYC. In the evening took a stroll down to Time Square, enjoyed a nice meal and more importantly to some, started our shopping.
After a good night’s sleep we woke up as fresh as daisy, and started off the day with a New York bagel (or two) from the breakfast buffet before heading down to the Station Island ferry where we enjoyed the sights offered by The Statue of Liberty and a tour around the historic Ellis Island were we told about our own historic links between the port of Liverpool and New York.
We then took the subway down to Ground Zero for an emotional tribute that paid honor to all of those who sadly lost their lives in 9/11, we were especially touched by the tree at the site which was the only item to survive the divesting effect of the Twin Towers falling. At the nearby financial district we were given an insight into just how far a business studies qualification could take you when we walked the sidewalks of the world famous Wall Street with its spectacular buildings and architecture.After grabbing a bite to eat many of us took the opportunity to purchase some gifts from Century 21 and The South Sea Port, as well as treating ourselves in the process of course.
As we write this, our first post, we are contemplating just how many shopping bags from Macy's we can physically carry to our home away from home, 124 Park South Hotel.
We wish everyone a happy start to enrichment week and look forward to writing our next post. See you soon.
