| ork is one of the world’s most visited | | | | you cruise past the island and on up the Hudson River, |
| destinations. There’s so much to see and do in | | | | the lady of the moment, the Statue of Liberty, will stay |
| the ‘city that never sleeps’ that you will | | | | in view long after Ellis Island disappears. |
| almost need a holiday to get over your holiday! If | | | | Brooklyn Bridge |
| you’re looking for some respite from the hustle | | | | One of the oldest suspension bridges in the USA, the |
| and bustle of the city, sightseeing New York from the | | | | Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River connecting |
| water on a cruise up the Hudson River will give you an | | | | Manhattan and Brooklyn. Driving across this |
| entirely different perspective on the city’s | | | | magnificent structure is one thing, but cruising |
| landmarks. | | | | underneath it, craning your neck as the massive pylons |
| Whether you choose a day or an evening cruise, | | | | slip by overhead, is completely another. Sightseeing |
| sightseeing New York from the deck of a boat frees | | | | New York’s famous Brooklyn Bridge from this |
| you from the crowds and allows you to see the city | | | | angle will give you an idea of the scale of the |
| virtually unobstructed. Although you will not be able to | | | | architecture. It took nearly thirteen years to complete |
| actually touch and feel sights like the Statue of Liberty, | | | | and is a marvel of engineering. If you’re passing |
| the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge, you | | | | through on an evening cruise, the bridge is strategically |
| will be able to see them in the context of the city | | | | floodlit making it an even more striking sight. |
| skyline which only serves to emphasise their scale. | | | | The Empire State Building |
| Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty | | | | If you’re a trifle scared of heights then a boat |
| Ellis Island is New York’s symbol of immigration, | | | | cruise up the river is the perfect way to appreciate the |
| having been the gateway to the US for over half a | | | | Empire State Building. During the day, sightseeing New |
| century, and nearly 12 million immigrants were | | | | York from the water you will be able to marvel at the |
| processed there on their arrival to America. | | | | sheer magnitude of the building as it dwarfs the |
| Sightseeing New York’s famous Ellis Island and | | | | surrounding skyscrapers of the city skyline. As the sun |
| the Statue of Liberty which stands proudly as a | | | | glints off the magnificent 102 storey Art Deco building, it |
| beacon of France’s friendship, cannot help but | | | | is easy to see why it has been named as one of the |
| make an impact on even the most unpatriotic visitor. | | | | Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Under the |
| The Immigration Museum on the island is well worth a | | | | cover of night, the structure becomes even more |
| look and, standing in its Great Hall where all the | | | | impressive with a light show that perfectly showcases |
| immigrants were processed, it is easy to imagine their | | | | the elegant curves of this astounding piece of |
| feelings of apprehension at their brave new world. As | | | | architecture. |