Today was so much better. I feel much more confident and comfortable here now. I think using the subway helped - it's made me feel sure that I'll be able to see loads of the city, and won't be confined to one small patch.
I met Alice and Ed at their hostel
, ate a cheese and egg roll on their steps for breakfast, then we took the subway to Battery Park and joined an epic line to get onto the Liberty Island ferry. We waited for maybe an hour, but it was warm with a nice breeze, so we were comfy. The trip to the island was good: we saw the city from a new perspective. The statue of libery was good to see, and especially on such a fine day.
, ate a cheese and egg roll on their steps for breakfast, then we took the subway to Battery Park and joined an epic line to get onto the Liberty Island ferry. We waited for maybe an hour, but it was warm with a nice breeze, so we were comfy. The trip to the island was good: we saw the city from a new perspective. The statue of libery was good to see, and especially on such a fine day. 
Next we sailed to Ellis Island and looked at the exhibition showing the process immigrants had to follow when they arrived on the island. it was pretty interesting, but the way some of the literature was worded gave the impression that the people arriving were treated really well, when the opposite is true.
Once we arrived back in Manhattan we ate a late lunch before taking the subway to the Empire State building, where we joined about 70 different queues. It was worth the wait and effort, though: the views were amazing and I took loads of photos.
Afterwards we looked around Macy's (BORING) then hunted down dinner. After much walking we found a great little Japanese place where a bento box cost $7. We finished with a Coldstone - yum!
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