From our trip to Boston/NYC in April.

Supplies:
templates - "Everyday Templates No 1" by Amy Bleser at ACOT
cardstock - Katie the Scrapbook Lady "Cardstock Collection" at The Digi Shoppe
arrow - "Fillaments" by Katie the Scrapbook Lady at The Digi Shoppe
font - LD Artistic, Harrington
pattern inside arrow - Sprinkling element from July Freebie by Amy Cheeseman at Scrapbook-Bytes
journaling background - Katie the Scrapbook Lady at The Digi Shoppe (recolored)
quote inspired by a freebie word art document that Katie the Scrapbook Lady gave out at ACOT last year


Journaling:
left page:
You can no longer walk up the stairs in the Statue of Liberty, to look down from the torch or the crown. It was deemed a safety concern because there is only one entrance and one exit. Of course, every stairway in the world technically only has one entrance and one exit - they are called THE TOP and THE BOTTOM. So I’m not sure what that’s all about. I’d rather they just stuck with the excuse that as a symbol of freedom and liberty, it’s a prime target for our enemies. It makes more sense. They still allow a certain number of day passes on a first come, first serve basis, to allow people into the museum and into the stairwell. Walk into the stairwell and look up, take a good look because this is it.

This is all we get to see of the inside of the Statue of LIberty. The view is from about 3 stories above the pedestal, accessible either by elevator or by the bottom of the original staircase.

right page:
When we were done admiring the inner structure of Lady Liberty, we stepped outside onto the pedestal, and again, looked up. There she stood, in all her glory, a beacon of light for so many travelers over the years. To stand in her shadow is an honor, to look up at her strong figure is a thrill, and to have finally had the opportunity to visit this national treasure is an experience I will never forget. There are so many people in this country that can not visit the monuments that symbolize the principles this nation
was built on, people who will never experience the awe I’ve felt as I cast my eye upon each of them. From the White House to the Capital building, from the Statue of Liberty to Ellis Island, every historic step has cemented my belief in what the United States of America stands for. What it still stands for despite the actions of some of her citizens and most of her politicians.