Along with thousands of other visitors, our second day in New York City included a 6 hour visit to Liberty and Ellis Islands. As I mentioned in my first post, we have never been to New York and what would a trip to New York be without visiting the iconic Statue of Liberty? 
 
The sheer size of Lady Liberty is a sight to be seen. The statue itself is 151 ft tall – and that’s not including the pedestal on which it stands. After landing at Liberty Island, we set off to enter the monument (This is included in all ticket purchases, order ahead of time because daily allotments are limited). After going through a lengthy, but important, security process we entered the monument and began to learn about how the statue of liberty was constructed.
 
Afterwards we went to Ellis Island. I was extremely impressed by the amount of history in that little island. The museum and exhibit talk about immigration to the U.S. There are charts and exhibits that talk about how people entering the U.S. were screened for sicknesses, and disabilities. As the people would come in, they were filed through lines and screened to see where they would be useful.
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This month, my wife and I had the opportunity to score $200 plane tickets to New York City. Jet Blue was doing a promotion that featured discounted flights to various major cities – some for less than $50 each way. We quickly capitalized on this opportunity and last week we made the journey to the Big Apple.

Prior to this trip, I had flown with a wide array of carriers but never Jet Blue. I have always preferred Delta because of their Sky Miles program. I’m not sure why, but I always thought Jet Blue was the worst. I don’t know where this idea came from but I have avoided them at all costs. I have since realized the error of my ways. After flying with them, Jet Blue is probably one of my favorite carriers. Not only do they provide blue potato chips as a mid-flight snack, they also have TV’s in the back of all the headrests, the flight attendants were stellar and their seats had lots of leg room (as long as you don’t sit in the very back). All-in-all, it was a good experience.

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