You want a piece of me?

"The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, "Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses." She's got a baseball bat and yelling, "You want a piece of me?" Robin Williams


After the excitement of Wall St, I went down and caught the (free!) Staten Island Ferry. This short trip between Manhatten and Staten Island gives great views of the NYC landscape, and also of the Statue of Liberty.

The terminal where you board the Ferry was so crouded, and this was off peak and in Wintertime - I can imagine it gets extremely busy!

The views of the city were amazing. I was so lucky to have such great weather.

Not to mention the Statue of Liberty. Even after seeing it, I dont feel a massive connection with it. Its just.... a big statue. I felt more connected to Alice in Wonderland at Central Park!

The Charging Bull of Wall St is a symbol of agressive financial optimism and prosperity. Also... apprently if you rub its testicles it will bring you good financial luck... I'll let you know...

Money money money

Today my inner geek was no so inner... infact... very much on the outer! I was so excited to go to Wall St today! Whoo! Firstly though, I had to brave the Subway. Yes, the NY Subway. And guess what Mum! I wasn't mugged! Infact... it was just like riding the loop in Melbourne for a really long time. And it was easy to use, clean, and just $2 a ride! And not surprisingly, it looked just like it does in the movies.

First stop on the way to Wall St was Trinity Church. If money is the root of all evil, then Wall St has a beautiful Church nearby to offer a refuge. A stunning neo-gothic Church in a surprising location. I was also surprised by its graveyard, it seemed so out of place in the middle of the financial district of NYC.

First stop on Wall Street was the New York Stock Exchange - I was so excited about this, and awfully disapointed when I found out that there was no viewing platform or live feed available for what was happening on the ground.

The flag was amazing, and just huge. American's are so patriotic!

The security surrounding the building was intense, but i guess after the events on 9/11 it is to be expected.

The steam at the bottom of this photo is coming from the Subway I think. Its so cold that all these steaming potholes give everything a rather eerie look sometimes.

Right next to NYSE is Federal Hall - 'The Birthplace of American Government' (they sure have a lot to answer for then!) This was the location where George Washington took the Oath to become America's first president.

This is the bible used by Washington when making his Oath. Pretty big... and OLD!

This is the Trump Towers. Again, couldn't get inside... but looked amazing and like it was oozing money.

This is where my future rich Wall St trader husband will buy me gifts at lunchtime.

I also went to the Museum of American Finance (I told you my inner geek came out). It was great to see the use of money throughout the ages, as well as a lot on the Stock Exchange. I loved this quote - of course thats why you'd rob a bank!

This is another item from the Museum - ticker tape from the NYSE crash of 1929, the beginning of the depression.