After spending the day in the Upper East Side of Manhattan we ventured down to the financial district to see the site of 9/11 and the Twin Towers. When we got off of the subway it was amazing- the financial district is where all the REALLY tall buildings are (wow- the buildings were so tall you couldn’t see the top floor). You see all these skyscrapers and then in the middle it’s just…empty. They have a tent up where they have listed the names of all the Victims and Hero’s of 9/11. In this tent they also have the plans for the new building being built on that site and the plans for the memorial. The actual site is all fenced off and there is constant construction going on (we were there late in the evening- it was dark- and there were still men working). We got to look in through the fence and it helped me realize the huge effect of this disaster- the enormous hole, where they are still digging out debris and waist. It was amazing seeing the buildings standing tall around the site and realizing that it didn’t just affect those two buildings, but must have caused structural damage to all the buildings around. But the most awing thing that I felt from this experience was the reverence that still, so many years later, fills that area. After living in New York, ‘getting to know’ the people and the atmosphere, it is hard to believe that something so terrible and awful could happen to these strong people and this nation. It was a very amazing and reverent time for us to think and really see the effects of 9/11. It was a wonderful experience.
(Breanne forgot the camera- urg- but we bought a disposable. So pictures will come…eventually.)
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