Christmas in New York City 2019 Day #2 of 2.

Here is day #2 of my visit to NYC this past December. :) 

The Watson Hotel lobby 

The next morning, my sister had to go straight to a work training program at the Watson Hotel, so while she was there, I walked over to Rockefeller Center (take 2, lol) to see the tree and walk around and enjoy the sites. 

Atlas statue in front of Rockefeller Center 

The first place I went was into St. Patrick's Cathedral.
I love it inside!  It's so quiet and peaceful; such a contrast from being outside.
I sat in there for a while, lit a candle for my dad who passed away back in 2012 and then continued to walk.

Next I headed down the street to check out the holiday windows in Saks 5th Ave (photos in this link are way better than mine, lol.)
They were Frozen themed (due to the new movie, Frozen 2 that came out this year).
Beautiful as usual!

I also went into Saks just to see what it looked like all decorated.  Pretty beautiful! 

After that, I walked across the street to finally see the tree in Rockefeller Center Plaza.
It was still pretty early (like 10am-ish) so the crowd wasn't too bad.

 Lego Store window display 

 Pretty dollhouse inspired jewelry displays 

After I did the loop, I sat here by the angels and had a snack.  It's so fun to people watch.  Maybe that's a creepy thing to do, lol, but I love observing other people, their relationships, and how they interact!

Now it was on to the American Girl store!  I was really excited about this because it was my first time going by myself, so I was able to walk around slowly and take in all of the displays!
I'll do a separate post of this part since I took so many photos of the dolls.

After the American Girl store, I walked to Central Park and walked around the South East part of the park.  I was heading in the general direction of the Columbus Circle Christmas markets, but I wanted to spend some time in the park first.

I stopped and had snack #2 (lol) in this cozy little spot.  I was surprised that this park of the park was so quiet and there weren't really too many people.

I love this bridge as it they filmed on it for Home Alone 2. :) 

For my last stop, I walked around the Columbus Circle Holidays Markets.  All I ended up getting was some Gluhwein from my favorite German stand and that did the trick for me to top off this holiday cozy-fest.

After this, we were ready to catch the train home.  Overall, I totally enjoyed this quick trip with my sister to my favorite city during my favorite holiday season.

Thanks for stopping by the blog and Happy New Year to you all! 

xoxo Farrah 

Christmas in New York City 2019 - Day #1 of 2

These past few years, I've really tried to make it to NYC during the Christmas season each year because a.)  I love it there so much and b.) I'm a crazy fan of Christmas and all things festive.  

I'm very nostalgic about Christmas and it's my favorite holiday.  I could care less about the gift-giving  part of things as that part stresses me out, but I love everything else about it. 

Earlier in the month, my twin sister asked me if I wanted to join her on a work trip during the middle of the week to NYC and of course, I jumped at the opportunity!   Now that the girls are older, I have much less "Mom-guilt" about taking more time for myself. :D

We stayed for 1 night at the New Yorker which is located in Mid-Manhattan, south of Times Square. 

While she was doing some campus visits for her job, I was able to wander around on my own for a few hours at a time, which is something I haven't had the luxury to do in YEARS.  

After I walked with her to her first campus, I was able to walk around the Bryant Park Winter Village.  I had never been there before, but I absolutely loved it!  I got a hot cider and spent the hour people-watching, browsing the cozy little shops and taking photos.

Selfie! 

After my sister's meeting was over, we met up, had lunch in the park (wontons!) and then walked down to the St. James Theater on Broadway as we had tickets to see Frozen.

This was my second time seeing it and I loved it just as much as I did the first time.  What incredible singers!!  We kept looking at each other in awe, but then again it IS Broadway, so the amazing talent makes sense, haha.  There are so many more shows I would love to see!

After the show, we headed back to the hotel to relax for a bit, then trekked over to her 2nd meeting (which I tagged along to, lol) and then met up with some of her colleagues/work friends at a delicious and cozy sushi restaurant called Mira Sushi.

After dinner, we walked by the Christmas Windows at MACY's Herold Square.  This was my first time seeing these and they were amazing!
They were also filming a movie right in this area so that was pretty cool to see as well. :)

We then headed back to the hotel for a few minutes to regroup and although we were tired and it was getting late, we decided walk over to see the Rockefeller Christmas tree.

 New York Public Library 

Saks 5th Ave 

What we didn't realize was that it was the same night as the tree lighting ceremony.  As we got closer, we realized it would be impossible to get anywhere close and after going through security, all we could really see was a big screen they were broadcasting the performances on.  We could hear the music, but just couldn't see anything!

Womp, womp.

After that fiasco, we walked A LOT OF BLOCKS back to the hotel.  On the plus side, we got to walk through Times Square, which is always a feast for the eyes any time, day or night! 

My sister and me.  I am the one with the hat on. :) 

After all of that walking, we were pretty exhausted, but it was such a fun and festive time.  

In the next post, I'll share some photos of our 2nd day before we had to head back home. 

I hope you enjoyed the photos and have a great day! 

xoxo Farrah