Christopher, Stacey, and Kids

   Hi, guys!
 Time to catch up on New York. We got in late Thursday night to an RV park on the Jersey Side with a view of the harbor and  Lady Liberty. Friday, we saw the Statue of Liberty. and walked around the Ellis Island Museum. We saw Lower Manhattan, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Hamilton's Grave, ate at a diner, walked through Little Italy and Chinatown, and visited the 9-11 memorial.  We were all very impressed with all the skyscrapers, amazed at the architecture of Wall Street and the Trinity Church and the history of Hamilton's final resting place. We got gelato and marveled at the sights, sounds, and smells of it all. the memorial was our final stop for the day, and it was beautiful and sad.
    Saturday, we saw the New York Public Library (it was amazingly like a castle), had lunch at Bryant Park, walked through Central Park (we played at 4 of the 21 playgrounds), ate fabulous cookies, and were overwhelmed by the neon lights and billboards of Times Square.
    Sunday, we went to the Intrepid Museum, attended Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and started driving to Philadelphia.
    Yesterday, we went on a tour of Independence Hall, saw the Liberty Bell, and drove to Gettysburg.
     Gettysburg struck me as quaint, yet full  of history. We saw the cemetary, the Pennsylvania soldier's monument, and arrived in our campground in Virginia a couple of minutes ago.
    We love you all and wish you were here,
                  Shaylee.