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Weekly Photo Challenge: One Love
Within one hour of landing in New York City and searching for lunch on the Upper West Side in December of 2015, we walked in to Jacob’s Pickles and were seated near a young couple at the same longish table … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas Holiday NYC, New York, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Jacob's Pickles, New York, New York City, One Love
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“A triumph of human dignity”: The 9/11 Memorial Museum
We don’t know many New York City visitors who don’t have the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center on their must-do list. In fact, it’s at the top of many lists of places most people want … Continue reading
Posted in Boomer Travel, Christmas Holiday NYC, Destination, New York, Travel
Tagged 9/11 Memorial Museum, Ladder Company 3, New York City, Red Grooms
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The joy (chaos? panic?) of American Girl NYC in December
American Girl Place New York never was at the top of our list of stores to see in December or any other time, for that matter. But when your granddaughter has asked Santa for Grace Thomas, the Girl of the Year … Continue reading
Five ways to spend less in (of all places) NYC!
You know it. You just do. Going to NYC will cost ya! (Well, to tell the truth, traveling anywhere has its unavoidable expenses and serendipitous must-have purchases.) But there are things you can do to ease the financial pain. When … Continue reading
Oh, that building: New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Although we’re book lovers through and through, we don’t make it a habit to visit libraries wherever we travel. But maybe we should. Now that we’ve seen the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, we’re curious to know … Continue reading
Whitney to High Line to Chelsea Market: A newer New York
Mindful of our friends’ recommendations for what to see during our Christmas Holiday 2015 in NYC and loving art for art’s sake, we headed to the Whitney Museum following our usual routine: look up address, find appropriate bus or subway, … Continue reading
Trees of New York: Christmas Holiday 2015
Looking back on a trip extends the pleasure of travel for us, and that usually happens when we review the photos we took. Oh, sure, we have pics of famous sites — that’s the main thing we come to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas Holiday NYC, New York, Travel
Tagged Christmas trees, Metropolitan tree, New York Christmas, Rockefeller Center tree, trees
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The amazing Christmas windows at Saks!
As much as we wanted to see Rockefeller Center, Central Park and the museums of NYC decorated for Christmas 2015, we placed the windows of NYC department stores at the top of our must-see list. Magical, sparkly, elaborate — these windows … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas Holiday NYC, New York
Tagged Christmas 2015, Christmas windows, mannequins, NYC, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Winter Palace
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Fave Christmas windows of New York: Lord & Taylor, Macy’s
It doesn’t take much to make us happy in NYC, I suppose. Walking the streets, riding the subway, and taking in city sights rank right up there with visits to museums and restaurants. (See, I said it doesn’t take much.) … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas Holiday NYC, New York, Travel
Tagged Charlie Brown, Christmas NYC, interactive windows, Lord & Taylor, Lucy, Macy's, peanuts
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It’s Christmas every day at American Museum of Natural History
Our Christmas Holiday 2015 in the Upper West Side of Manhattan positioned us near Central Park and one of the biggest draws for tourists: American Museum of Natural History located at Central Park West at 79th Street. With 27 interconnected buildings and 45 exhibition … Continue reading
