Today is the first day since 911 that the public has been allowed to make the climb to the crown. Tickets were hard to come by, but we actually were one of the lucky ones to get the best $3.00 ticket ever. We were actually treated like V.I.P.'s. We were escorted past lines by the park rangers and given our own special tour. It was a lot of fun.
The staircase up to the top is extremely narrow with tight spirals and at times, we felt very claustrophobic. We were surprised by how small the crown actually is. We practically had the place to ourselves--it was just the two of us, 4 delightful young guys from Jersey, and two park rangers. We had all the time we wanted--no other tourists were making their way up behind us and we had a grand ole' time. Just a great way to spend the 4th.
I'm so jealous. I was hoping you would get to do that, but I saw in the paper that all the tickets had been sold, so I had no hope. I should have known the Armstrong magic would work.
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So cool Eileen! I remember being terrified too when I did it! I also have a crazy fear of heights. I was fine until we got to the spiral staircase and you could see so far down! I just remember hearing babies crying and kids screaming and ... It was frightening. But you did it!
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