NYC ~ magical

December 2022. Mum & I in New York City ~ a dream becoming true. Christmas spirits everywhere. This city pulls all stops when it comes to celebrating. Christmas trees and trimmings everywhere.

After a long & by many hours delayed journey, we finally made it. Made it to the city that never sleeps & fell heavenly into our beds.

Good morning, NYC!

Getting us a coffee around the block turned into my early morning routine. Hello Jetlag!

Goosebumps while dancing on Fifth Avenue to the Saks Christmas show with music from Elton John. Mums happy face. Priceless. Her, flirting with a French men. A drink with friends from SC. Frank Sinatras “New York, New York” in the hotel room. Cheesecake New York style. A pizza New York style. Yellow cab rides. Broadway strolls. A show. A Horse ride through Central Park. Those window displays. Oh mei!

Neil Diamond on Broadway – what a show!

We all like to have our homes decorated for Christmas, no matter what part of the world we live in. Residents of New York, however, they bring the decorations to a higher level.

Rockefeller – The Christmas tree is decorated with about 50 000 LEDs in all colors and a proudly placed Swarovski star, on the top. We went to Rockefeller Center both during the day and at night. Every day. Of course. It has been a NYC staple since 1931, and every year its lighting ceremony kicks off the holiday season.

The Christmas tree at Rockefeller plaza shining bright on a cold evening.

Everywhere ~ magic.

In steak heaven. And burger heaven.

Refrigerator in the Steakhouse 😍
Yes!
On top!
Brooklyn ~ on the way to Manhattan

New York during Christmas is indeed magical.

One of the biggest holiday traditions in New York is strolling the glitzy stores on Fifth Avenue, and admiring all of their spectacular Christmas window displays. Window shopping!

The Saks 5th Avenue Window Displays were stunning.
A bench in Central Park.
Ice-skating in Central Park.
The Peninsula hotel looked absolutely amazing!
Restaurants decoration.
Finding the 6th Ave giant ornaments.
NYPD arrests the grinch, stops him from “stealing Christmas joy”.
The problem: there’s more than one grinch….
Times Square
Finding Santa Clauses address. Finally! Write it down for 2023!

If I had to choose one city in the world to spend Christmas every single year, it would definitely be New York City.

4 days in NYC filled with sparkle, glitter & laughter. Fun, fun, fun! We had a blast! Thanks, mum, for coming & making this such a special & enjoyable time! I’ll miss the singing Starbucks lady at 7am handing me over my coffee.

Greatest city in the whole world ~ Frank Sinatra.

Mine, too ♥️
That’s someone’s 20$ on Broadway. But looked nice.
One World 🌍

Time to go back home! We’ll ring in the new year hopefully from home with hubby & friends.

Happy New Year! 🎆
Cheers 🥂
Believe! ♥️

2 thoughts on “NYC ~ magical

  1. Wieder ein sehr schöner, persönlicher Beitrag von einem spannenden Ausflug mit klasse Fotos.
    Liebe Annabell, ich wünsche dir und deiner Familie einen guten Rutsch und ein erfolgreiches neues Jahr und ich wünsche mir viele solche Berichte in 2023.
    Gruß Bernd

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  2. Fabulous, fabulous. Loved following your trip to NYC ! Yes, magical, and one of my favorite places to be for the winter holidays. SO wonderful to hear that you two had a great trip!

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