She is such a beauty as she quietly watches over the city and sneakily follows your every move. It is worth taking your hand out of a glove on a bitter cold day to capture her magnificence. Happy Wednesday!
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Wordless Wednesday: The Mighty Empire
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The Magic of New York City During the Holidays
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bryant Park, Christmas in NYC, christmas pics in manhattan, Christmas tree at Bryant Park, Empire State Building, Empire State Building lit in honor of Nelson Mandela pic, going for a walk to see the holiday sights in nyc, Holiday Windows NYC, Holiday Windows Saks Fifth Avenue, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, Macy's, Macy's Holiday Windows, pics of NYC at the holidays, Skating at Bryant Park, Tiffany Star on December 8, 2013| 2 Comments »
One of my favorite things to do at this time of year is to simply walk the neighborhoods of Manhattan checking out all of the incredible decorations and window displays around the city. New York seems a bit nicer at this time of year, its tough edges softened a bit. There is a warm glow around the city and even though the rush and crush of people reaches an all time high (tourists, tourists and more tourists!), New Yorkers themselves seem to have a higher patience level and are more apt to be generous in giving and spirit. We also know exactly what areas of the city to stay away from and when. Macy’s on Black Friday? No way!! Midtown on Saturday during the day? Not a chance. And the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center? Looks just as good at a healthy distance.
See?
A gingerbread Flatiron building at Citarella on the UWS.
Last night Ron and I secured a sitter and our date night consisted of an evening to simply walk the city and see the sights. We hopped on the subway and made our way downtown to the Canal Street stop on the N/R train. From there we continued through Soho up into NYU territory and Washington Sq. Park.
Washington Sq. Park
5th Avenue heading uptown
Love all the festive doorways
Beautifully decorated brownstones
We also stopped for a little liquid cheer at a pub called “Half Pint”. Hey, it was cold outside and we needed to keep our energy up 😉 And, the beer in the NYU neighborhood is pretty darn cheap, by NYC standards. We continued to Union Square checking out the holiday pop-up stores.
Beautiful gift ideas for everyone at the holiday stores- go see for yourself!
Leaving Union Square we continued walking up towards the Madison Square Park area, the beauty of the Empire State Building lit in honor of Nelson Mandela, seemed to be guiding our way.
The Mighty Empire seen from the Flatiron Building
We honor you Mandiba!
After another pause for a quick drink we continued on our way and headed into the Herald Square area to see the window display at Macy’s. They are really magical this year. My advice- go later in the evening, we arrived around 9:30 and the crowds were definitely manageable.
Macy’s
Believe
One of the best areas in NYC at any time of the year is Bryant Park. It really is incredibly festive around the holidays. Shhh… don’t tell anyone, but I actually like the Christmas tree here better than the one at Rockefeller Center. I find myself being a bit mesmerized by the skaters dancing around on the ice in the shadow of the beautiful public library.
Skating at Bryant Park
The beautiful tree at Bryant Park
Selfie!
Always look up 😉
The Empire State Building looking over the library
After Bryant Park we walked up Fifth Avenue and took in the annual light display. It never disappoints. Saks Fifth Avenue department store always has such interesting and unique windows. I love the Yeti!
At this point in our adventure the wind was starting to pick up and well, we were getting cold… But we had to continue up to see the Tiffany Star.
Cartier
Fendi
Decorated street cart
Swarovski
St. Regis Hotel
The Peninsula Hotel
Harry Winston
Bulgari
Tiffany & Co.
The Tiffany Star
After checking out the star, we hailed a nice warm heated cab and headed home with hearts full of the Christmas spirit. So much so that we went out this morning and picked out our Christmas tree. She is a beauty!
Hello Santa!
BRRRR!
Making the decision…
Getting into the spirit =)
Taking it home, NYC style!
The whole apartment is filled with the wonderful smell of the tree and the fake fireplace is on the t.v. It may be cold outside but it is warm and cozy in here. Feeling grateful for time with family and for this city. Have a wonderful Sunday, hope it is filled with warmth, happiness and a bit of holiday cheer!
‘Tis the Season: A Whirlwind Weekend of Holiday Fun!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bryant Park, Buddakan, Chicago the Musical, crazy, Empire State Building, holiday season, Mitzvah Tank Parade, New York Grand Central Library, NYC, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, Robert Creighton, Rockefeller Centre Tree on December 6, 2010| 5 Comments »
It is the crazy season that is for sure! Crazy busy, that is. There is always something to do in NYC, but with the holiday season in full swing there seems to be even more exciting things to see and do. This weekend with very special guests from Ottawa along for the ride, we ventured out to enjoy the holiday festivities.
A & P Skating at Bryant Park
Our weekend started off at a skating birthday party in magical Bryant Park. It was an absolutely beautiful morning. Watching the girls skate around the rink made me a bit nostalgic for Ottawa. I have to admit I was proud of the Canadian girls holding their own on the rink ;). Bryant Park, nestled among the surrounding buildings including the Empire State Building, is gorgeous this time of year. There is the outdoor rink where you can skate for FREE, the temporary craft and gift shops lining the park as well as the amazing food stands. I had a cinnamon and sugar crepe, which was not nearly as good as a beavertail but was still pretty yummy. There is a beautiful decorated tree that towers over one end of the rink with the New York Grand Central Library in the background.
Krista and Sandra under the tree at Bryant Park
After some well deserved hot chocolate we headed into Times Square to meet Uncle Bobby, our very talented friend Robert Creighton who is currently playing Amos Hart in the Broadway musical “Chicago”, for lunch. The girls begged and begged to go to the matinee but we had to tell them AGAIN that the show was not age appropriate for them, so they had to settle for walking him to the theatre. They had been spoiled before being able to see him in both “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid”.
Hamming it up with Uncle Bobby
We continued on our way to explore a bit more of Times Square but eventually the overwhelming crowds coupled with tired children forced our decision to head home. The children had a special treat that evening as our wonderful neighbours invited them over to help light the candles on their Menorah for the fourth day of Hanukkah. It was a very special moment for our daughters who have been learning all about the Jewish traditions at school and from their friends. It truly warmed my heart and made me realize how lucky we are to live beside such caring people. A & R have both invited our neighbours over for Christmas as they “think that they would really like it”. Very funny. I love the fact that the girls are embracing all that is new with such incredible enthusiasm. Truly a lesson to be learned from the children.
Krista and I spent the rest of the evening touring Manhattan and enjoying all of the wonderful holiday sites even stumbling across the Mitzvah Tank Parade on 5th Avenue. There is always something unique and interesting going on in this city!!
The Lit Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Centre
Sunday was indeed a spectacular day for all of us as we started off by picking out our Christmas tree and then we went and saw the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. It really is a magical event. The Rockettes are mesmerizing. You would have to be Scrooge himself to leave this show and not be feel the Christmas spirit. The girls loved it! It really is literally, a kick off to the festive season.
The girls all dressed up to go to the Christmas Spectacular
Anxiously awaiting the show at Radio City Music Hall
After the show, the BIG girls were able to unwind from the whirlwind weekend by enjoying a fabulous dinner at Buddakan (thanks Ron!). Yep, we packed a lot into the weekend and I do have to admit as much as I am already missing our good friends (tears!). And as much as I love having visitors, I am really looking forward to putting on the Christmas music, starting up the fireplace (t.v. channel 699) and decorating the tree with the family and the dogs. There are even snow flurries falling outside the window… Spectacular!
The Tree!
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