2022 Summer Travel-New York

We can say that the 2022 summer is the first complete summer in the US. In the summer of 2021, we were busy settling down in our new home. Girls assembled the new IKEA furniture, and also attended some tennis clinics. Jolie and I applied all the documents, such as driver's license, bank account, and credit cards.

Vertex initiated the first summer shutdown. Therefore, it became our summer travel of 2022. Our plan is New York-Home-Washington DC-Home. We returned to Boston first because Jolie had to go to class and girls could have squash lessons. 

We passed by Wayne, Pennsylvania for Alice's Squash Bronze Tournament. In New York, we watched the Broadway show Aladdin, and Time Square, and visited Central Park/Central Park Zoo and the Statue of Liberty. 

Central Park Wollman Rink

Broadway Show of Aladdin

   

Although Central Park is a very famous spot, we did not visit all of the sites probably due to the hot weather. We finally decided to visit Central Park Zoo instead of walking through the whole Park. After visiting Central Park Zoo, we briefly visited Apple Fifth Avenue and BBQ Korean Chicken for our lunch. 

BBQ Chicken at New York

Pass by Time Square

Visiting the Statue of Liberty was fantastic. Boarding the ferry in New Jersey was definitely a correct choice to avoid heavy traffic and visitors. We spent much time at the National Museum of Immigration at Ellis Island. As new immigrants to the US for one year, Jolie and I seemed to understand all of the experiences of newcomers in the old times. 

Immigrants visited the immigration museum

At Liberty island, we also visited the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. in addition to climbing to the top of the pedestal, the old Statue of Liberty Museum in pedestal also showed the history of the State of Liberty.

Statue of Liberty

The ferry departed at 9:30ish am and returned to New Jersey Liberty Park at 3:00ish pm. Jolie said that our family will visit here again when we acquire US citizenship. 

New Jersey Liberty State Park