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For several days now, I've been wondering what I would blog about today that would be appropriate for the occasion today. I'm not a NYC native; in fact, I'm from the Baltimore-Washington area, and I'm a avid Ravens and Orioles fan. I have no photographs of the towers, no street photography from the day of the attacks, and I can't pretend to understand the way the 9/11 attacks have affected the people of New York. I'm just a normal guy from suburban USA.
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In all honesty, I have only been to NYC once since the 9/11 attacks. I went with my family for a day in July 2005 [
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My Son on Ellis Island |
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Statue of Liberty |
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Flag and Statue |
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Ellis Island |
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Good stuff. Incidentally, I posted a Statue of Liberty picture on my website too. Check it out. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the complement. Was your image taken on the ferry?
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