both had a list of things we wanted to see and our first stop was Ground Zero, but once we reached Downtown we found ourselves nearer to Brooklyn Bridge. We had a bit of walk onto it, but with me not being a bridge lover we didn’t hang around on it for too long! We then walked round towards Ground Zero. It is an incredibly sad sight, I don’t think anything can prepare you for the feeling of sadness that you have when you find yourself staring into the massive big hole where the twin towers once stood. It looked a whole lot different from the last time I stood and stared skyward before two enormous silver shiny skyscrapers. It is also incredible to think that this is how it looks after 5 years, it is still just a massive big hole. There is obviously lots of work being carried out, and you can see from all of the information boards how it will eventually look, but it is still literally a building site even after so long. I guess that kind of hit home as to how much damage had actually been done, not only

by the towers collapsing but within the surrounding area. There is a memorial to all of the people who died in those terrible attacks and it really is shocking to see how long the list is. The photographs on display are some of the most moving images I have ever seen, they have captured the scene with incredible detail and leave you with your eyes filled with tears and a knot in your stomach. I do not or will not ever understand how people can create such terror and death, it is truly sickening - live and let live please.

We walked from Ground Zero through to Battery Park down by the Hudson river, again it was a lovely sunny day and we found ourselves staring out over the river and towards the Statue of Liberty. From here we found the nearest grocery store and had a picnic next to the river before making our way towards the Staten Island Ferry. As we walked round towards the ferry we came