tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post4041955930062905390..comments2024-01-16T01:42:41.699+11:00Comments on Tune into Radio Carly: Travel tales: the September 11 Memorial site - New YorkCarly Findlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-45744647491807240712012-09-16T01:35:32.940+10:002012-09-16T01:35:32.940+10:00When I went to NYC last year I had absolutely no d...When I went to NYC last year I had absolutely no desire to see Ground Zero. I went past it in a bus and that was it. Conversely, when I went to Japan a couple of weeks ago I went to Hiroshima and probably for the same reasons people go to Ground Zero ie for the history and to see some small spot where the world essentially changed.<br /><br />I'm not a New Yorker but my opinion is this: when people go to Ground Zero or Hiroshima or anywhere else where tragedy has struck for that matter, and respectfully record it to remember their time there or show the world (like in a blog post), then that tragedy lives on in some small way. It is remembered. And I often think that is a good thing because by remembering how very horrific it was means hopefully we will do all we can to prevent it happening again.Nataliehttp://themustardjumper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-58543089303919640312012-09-13T00:09:30.775+10:002012-09-13T00:09:30.775+10:00What a great post. You've expressed a lot of w...What a great post. You've expressed a lot of what I didn't have the words for when I went to the memorial in October last year - you can see my post here http://buttontreelane.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/in-footprints.html<br /><br />I've only read in the last few days about New Yorkers being upset about people taking posed photos at the site. Personally we didn't feel it was the kind of place to do that. We took photos of the names we remembered from the quilt project, and of the waterfalls, and that was it. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854689952896339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-43593779080704727742012-09-11T21:15:58.552+10:002012-09-11T21:15:58.552+10:00This is a great post Carly, thank you. I'm gra...This is a great post Carly, thank you. I'm grateful because I actually couldn't face the 9/11 memorial when I was in New York. Too upsetting. melissasavagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337887016996220628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-20406609535081477922012-09-11T08:00:24.672+10:002012-09-11T08:00:24.672+10:00Thank you for your respectful article. September 1...Thank you for your respectful article. September 11, 2001 was the most beautiful day that any of us could ever remember -- clear, cool, the air smelling fresh, New Yorkers filled with energy and enthusiasm. It was Primary Election Day for some, the first day of kindergarten for others. While I was getting ready for work, I had the TV on, and saw the first plane hit. It looked like a small plane had mistakenly hit the building -- a terrible accident, nothing more. I called my mom in Florida, and we were still talking when a few minutes later the second plane hit. We both said, "Terrorism." <br /><br />The world has changed, but babies are still being born, the sun still shines and life goes on. And hopefully each tomorrow is better than the day before.Cheryl Lynn Blumnoreply@blogger.com