Elliott visits encourage getting out of the house to explore new parts of our own backyard. Governors Island opened to visitors several years ago and we hadn't made it over. Alas, a destination for our outing-seeking-family.
The historic ferry terminal is dwarfed by the neighboring Staten Island Ferry Terminal and the garage fills up with bicyclers (ideal for Sunday-low-impact-bicyclists, not your serious cyclers) - who get priority boarding - while those on-foot are searched in preparation for the five minute ride. It's free and the fastest way to glimpse the Olafur Eliasson waterfalls currently spilling into the East River.
Before heading over we churched and brunched in SoHo where Elliott's stride showed off his inner cool. And yes, he had to learn that he could be hip while holding granny's hand.
The development of Governors Island as a tourist destination is just getting underway and completion isn't expected until 2012. While sporting magnificent views of lower Manhattan, the destination doesn't quite justify the journey ... yet. Though our gang had a great time adding our own flare to the resident sculptures and reposing on numerous patches of grass.
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