Day 5

Battery Park, the gateway to the Statue of Liberty.

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Miss New York, the vessel.

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And, Lady Liberty herself. Today is probably the most tourist-ey day we’ve had this whole trip.

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The internal structure of the statue, made by monsieur Eiffel.

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The view.

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The way up to the crown. Only 50 allowed up a day.

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The lowest level of the pedestal, great views of the lady in copper.

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The original torch that was replaced due to leaks casuing deterioration to the copper.

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The trip back on the Miss New Jersey.

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After returning after about 2 hours (and WAY too many steps), we decided to split up and go shopping, mum and I going to Barnes and Noble, Forever 21 and a vegan bakery. We binged on cakes before having a rushed dinner and heading off on the subway to our discount broadway show – Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Darren Criss.

It was an amazing show. The songs were incredible (so much so we bought the soundtrack), the characterisation was amazing, it was all through the 4th wall, which was a nice change of pace and really allowed for the reality of the story to kick in. The lighting and set design is also used  masterfully. I don’t think I stopped smiling the entire show. There were also some very interesting ‘punk’ and ‘rock’ gestures at and towards the audience, such as spitting, jirating and licking, which was fantastic and made me grateful that I wasn’t in the orchestra area. A brilliantly written and characterised show. Darren Criss was amazing, and the adlibbing was awesome. I actually bought the script and a poster as well, which was pretty cool to see from a show, selling the script that is. Another thing that’s great about Broadway – the playbills are free.

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Today was probably the day that I felt most at home and like a New Yorker, like I’d been absorbed into the city somehow. The longer I’m here the better and more excited I feel. It’s surprisingly exhilirating and scary at the same time.

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