We did our annual NYC excursion on Black Friday to see the lights, the windows and the crowds. This post shares some random things we saw.
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We headed to the Bryant Park Winter Village to see the holiday shops. They have a lovely tree. In addition to the skating rink, they have igloos you can rent out, and nearby curling as well (not on ice). In January they’ll have on-ice bumper cars you can rent! As always it’s crowded.
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The carousel is running during the holidays too.
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Lots of food options. I have no clue what these things are above, but we got expensive hot chocolate from this stand.
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Of course we visited the holiday windows. Here are two close-ups, the first from Saks Fifth Avenue and the one below from Macy’s.
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We saw some lovely chalk art on the street (below).
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I find the Gucci windows creepy, especially these cat creatures below.
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While walking to Bloomingdales, we came across this building with a big Christmas tree in the middle. The building includes condos, on east 58th Street.
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We did not go into St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but I liked the view of its roof, below.
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The Palace Hotel on Madison at 50th Street (below) was hopping, with a big tree and a stand for drinks.
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And not holiday-themed, but I did enjoy the graffiti on the truck below.
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