My husband and I spent Christmas in New York City. We had four glorious days to enjoy and soak up the spirit of
Christmas. Checking out the department
store windows dressed up for the occasion, aweing at the Christmas tree at
Rockefeller Plaza, walking through this city that knows how to celebrate the
holiday season. This is my most
favourite time of year.
We arrived by train at Penn Station and were immediately
surrounded by Christmas cheer. The train
station was brilliantly decorated with Christmas trees and other seasonal
decorations. We spent some time looking
around and taking pictures.
We walked around the City taking in the decorations. There were people everywhere and the feeling
of good cheer in the air. We were taking
pictures at one display when a person who was dressed in a Minnie Mouse costume
snuck up behind my husband. He did not
see her and when he took a step back, she was so close that he ran over
her! It really was her own fault since
she was trying to get into our picture.
On Christmas Eve, we went to Macy’s and could barely walk
through the aisles given the hoardes of people who were there to check out the
window displays, shop or visit santa’s workshop, which was set up inside the
store. The line for this was three hours
long! We were out and about with the
thousands of other last minute shoppers.
This hustle and bustle is one of the things I enjoy at Christmas
time. Lucky for me I did not have to
hustle my shopping since I was not shopping for gifts. My husband was dumbfounded when he saw two
young women walking around Macy’s dressed only in very seductive lingerie. He was even more taken aback that no else in
the store seem phased by this degree of exposure.
On Christmas day, we had a romantic, but cold walk through
Central Park. We drank hot chocolate to
warm up and just enjoyed the moment. The
Park was filled with people from all over out for a Christmas day stroll. We left Central Park and walked along Fifth
Avenue, stopping to peek in at the windows that were decorated and eat
chestnuts.
We also saw Chicago on Broadway, which was one of the most
entertaining shows I’ve seen in a long time.
The show was sold out and it was great!
We stopped by the NBC studios in time to see Cathy Lee
Gifford wrapping up a segment of her show.
The entire staff had gathered to wish each other Merry Christmas.
I love Christmastime in New York City and hope that I can spend
it there again.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
Written by Screenname TriniDiva (a.k.a. NSL-R) on 1/18/14 . All photos taken by and are property of TriniDiva (a.k.a. NSL-R)
