Day 3 in New York was all about transportation. In the morning we took the subway for the first time (we only had problems exiting with the stroller) to the Staten Island Ferry terminal. We hopped on the ferry with New Yorkers and tourists alike, looking forward to getting a view of the Statue of Liberty or, as Clara referred to it "the statue of the lady holding something". The ride on the ferry was invigorating, it was windy but sunny and we got a fabulous view of the statue. We got to Staten Island, disembarked and then reboarded the ferry for the return ride back to Manhattan. Not only did we get to see Ms Liberty all over again, we also got an impressive view of Lower Manhattan.

After our ferry fun we walked around the financial district of Lower Manhattan. Marc got to see his beloved Stock Exchange and we got up close and personal with the bronze bull near Bowling Green.

By the time we were finished rambling around the business sector Clara and Leo were pretty pooped, we'd been on our feet all day (well, Leo had been on his butt all day) and in the end fate sent us home. We thought we were going to take a quick walk around Greenwich Village but, somehow we missed the subway stop and ended up back in Midtown near our hotel... like I said, it was fate.

Day 4 in the city was another 100% kid day. We had plans to meet another family I know through APU at a Luncheonette around the corner from the Manhattan Children's Museum. And oh what a day we had. Brunch was fun with Christine, Hugo and their 3.5 year old twins Daniel and Abby and the museum itself was some serious kid entertainment. There was an Alice in Wonderland exhibit and a Dora the Explorer exhibit so the kids were thrilled. Leo especially loves Dora and the music from her show. He could be found pressing buttons that started various Dora songs all afternoon!