I went to the Statue of Liberty for the first time in my life yesterday as part of my Summer of Tourist Eric.
Despite having grown up here there are a ton of sights that I’ve never been to and it’s about time I have. I never knew that she was so flat in the butt and breast regions, or that her hands are freakishly large in comparison to her face.
After checking out Liberty Island (and getting a frosty) it looked as though the weather guy on the morning news was correct and that it was going to thunderstorm, twice.
The first storm came about as low dark clouds began rolling in from New Jersey, lightning and thunder were all overhead so date and I decided to wait it out inside the dry confines of the brick and masonry information building.
Other tourists rushed to get to the statue so that they could remain dry and “safe” inside of the giant copper statue that also happens to be the tallest object around for thousands of yards! Yes, you heard correct, they said…
“Hey look, lightning! We better get inside this giant copper statue for safety!”
It’s only a matter of time before those very same people win a Darwin Award.