Today was a good day to sleep in - Right?
Wrong. It was so humid and disgusting out that I was sweating when I woke up.
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| City of Water day! |
I got up and ready for the day and started the day off by watching a documentary on sexual assault on campuses. It was called the Hunting Ground and it was quite depressing to read about Universities and their response to sexual assault and rape.
Probably not the best way to start off a day but quite informative way to start it off.
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| On the island! |
I headed out and walked down past Madison Square Park, walked around in it, past Union Square Market, walked around it, all the way down close to Battery Park where I waited for someone to catch a boat to Governor's Island!
Governor's Island is quite nice, it is a small, very walkable island with a beautiful park, lots of pretty
buildings, a great area for concerts and a field of hammocks.
Yes, a field of hammocks. It is quite cool.
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| New York Skyline from Gov. Island! |
There was even a jail house that was open for everyone to go and explore and learn a bit of the history behind it.
What I went for that day though was an event called "City of Water" where they were doing a bunch crafts and other stuff. We got there pretty late, but still got the gist of everything and just walked around the island.
of water related activities all over the island, including cardboard boat races,
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| yummy :D |
There were events everywhere on every corner and it was cute seeing all the kids run around.
I gotta say, for everyone who says that you should take the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of liberty, they are wrong.
Go to Governor's Island, where there is a perfect and beautiful view of the statue (and you aren't moving), Manhattan and all the area around it. It is gorgeous-even though it did rain a lot.
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| So good |
We hung out there for a while, and then tried to catch the ferry (I say tried because it is so difficult to first try - everyone is trying to get onto the ferry). We couldn't, so we stood in the rain and waited for the next one.
actually get it on
Afterwards, we headed over to a Chinese restaurant, where we ordered some wonton and duck noodle soup and fried noodles.
For my first time trying Chinese food in Chinatown, it was pretty good.
Afterwards, I headed home (it was quite late) and watched another documentary about North Korea (I am actually the coolest person) and some episodes of Scrubs before calling it a day and heading to bed.
