上周末是Reenactment Weekend,跟几位朋友上岛看看。那天的活动内容丰富,是全家出游的好去处,这是节目单:
10:00 AM ─ Site open to public; 18th and 19th century soldiers’ camp and military activities all day
10:30 AM ─ American Revolutionary Cannon Demonstration (Marine Battery)
11:00 AM ─ Formation, Inspection, and Drill
11:30 AM ─ 18th Century Music (Warner House)
12:30 PM ─ Boat demonstration
1:00 PM ─ Formation, Inspection, and American Revolutionary Tactical Weapons Demonstration
1:30 PM ─ 18th Century Music (Warner House)
2:00 PM ─ Civil War Demonstration 2:30 PM ─ American Revolutionary Cannon Demonstration (Marine Battery) 3:00 PM ─ 400 Years of New York Military History
3:30 PM Boat demonstration
4:00 PM Retreat
今年还有一天开放日是九月26日的Family Day,有兴趣的朋友可以前往参观。开车或坐火车到Cold Spring火车站,车可以免费停在火车站南端的大停车场,停车场的最南端就是Constitution Island的入口处,付$10门票,其它的所有活动都不要再付费,真是超级便宜,在入口处有School Bus送大家上岛。可自带午餐上岛野餐,也可在岛上买一些简单的餐点,如Hot Dog等。这是他们的官方网站:http://www.constitutionisland.org/
1> 1836年至1915年该岛唯一的住户华纳(Warner )一家住过的房子被完好的保留下来,现在是该岛上的历史性的地标
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2> 岛上最著名的是一条大铁链,在独立战争时期一条沉重的大铁链被置放在宪法岛与西点之间的河上,用于阻挡英国船只通过。这条是木头做的模型。
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3> 江边的小船
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4> 一些老物件
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5> 这些参与活动的都是Volunteer,看他们的装扮一丝不苟,从头到脚按照当年的穿着打扮。
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7> 这位先生正在把船里的水排出去
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8> 哥俩学生火
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9> 营帐
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10> 一上岛就听到炮声. 填充火药
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11> 放炮
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12> 近看这樽大炮
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13> 每个人都很认真,大热天穿着好几层,难为他们了。
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14> 来个英俊的
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16> 枪声阵阵,到处都在打枪
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17> 枪是用塑料子弹,能听到响声,看到烟雾,但没有弹头飞出
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18> 队列
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21> 英武的骑兵
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23> 坐船在Hudson River上绕一圈,20分钟,免费
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3887141338_0f45204a29_o.jpg)
24> Hudson River
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25> 休息时来场音乐会
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26> 趁间隙我们到后山走一圈,延江的山头上有当年留下的堡垒,建于1778年
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/3886343983_d26c29aba4_o.jpg)
27> 江对岸的西点军校
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28> 午后南,北双方开战
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29> 双方各有‘伤亡’
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3886344591_a3f4420826_o.jpg)
30> 大树底下好乘凉,这两位‘死’时,知道该往哪里倒,乘机睡个午觉
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31> 一位受伤的女兵被俘
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32> 小小鼓手
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33> 凯旋
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