Family Vacation... Part 3

On the day that we left West Point to head towards Washington, DC we made a stop at Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty. We were told that it was much easier to visit from the New Jersey side... and they were right! We got right onto the ferry without any lines and rode over to the islands. The first stop was Ellis Island, where we enjoyed reading some of the history... this didn't hold the kids attention for very long, so after about 30 minutes we got back on the ferry to go to the Statue of Liberty. We all loved seeing this... it is truly amazing to be standing right next to such a large statue! We climbed up as far as they let you go now (Mitchell and Amelia counted the MANY steps, but I've forgotten how many there were), and took in a great view of NYC from there. After a quick lunch here, we headed on to DC!