Quist World Tour

Up early to catch the train to the World Trade Center today, passing once again through all the marshy areas on the way into NYC from New Jersey. It’s an interesting mix of natural waterways and rusty industrial buildings. Yesterday I saw a fox trotting along a railway. Today’s first event was the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island Museum. After the security line, complete with metal detectors like the airport, we boarded the ferry. It wasn’t terribly full, but there were more people than I expected first thing on a chilly April morning. Lady Liberty waited patiently for us, and it was interesting to learn that the statue had caused some controversy at its beginning. The French donated the statue; many, many French citizens donated money for the project. The U.S. needed to raise funds for the pedestal and the costs of erecting the statue. People in New York felt like the whole country should contribute, while people elsewhere in America thought it should be New York’s pro...