Governors Island on a summer like fall day

in governorsisland •  7 years ago 

The surf was not up, so we decided to check out Governors Island for the day.

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Governors Island is a 172 acre island between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Upon leaving the dock, we were greeted with some interesting graffiti. It's by an artist, Lawrence Weiner whose medium is language. The meaning behind it is the relationship between two places and what links them together. Like saying hello and goodbye and all of the people who have come and gone through that way over the years.

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DSC_0633.JPGLower Manhattan

DSC_0637.JPG Governors Island

DSC_0644.JPG Fort Jay is a former army post in the shape of a star.

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Ahhhh, the kids are free to run!

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DSC_0664.JPG Colorful art made from bullet casings by Margaret Roleke.

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DSC_0667.JPG You can get around the island on foot, bicycle, roller blades and by golf cart.

DSC_0679.JPG And when you need to take a rest, there are several areas where you can nap on hammocks or read a good book.

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DSC_0695.JPG Walking to the hill.

DSC_0684.JPG The Staten Island Ferry in the background.

DSC_0686.JPG Liberty Island

DSC_0707.JPG Beautiful view of Manhattan.

DSC_0712.JPG The Hill to the view.

DSC_0731.JPG Playing on the high slide...

DSC_0850.JPG Great fall day, lovely ride back to Brooklyn on the ferry.

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Awesome post! looks like a lot of fun! Keep up the great posts.

Thank you @nytravelfoodsurf! I've been loving your posts!

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