It had been a busy day of sightseeing, our feet and backs were tired and our stomach were full as we headed back to our hotel. Once back, we all gathered in Dee and Holan’s room where they had iced down, in their trash can, two bottles of Moscato, from the ship. Someone looked out the window and notice a woman in a room on the third floor across the street. She was on a table and a man was working on her. We took turned watching and guessing what procedure she was having done. Was it a Botox injection, tattoo eyeliner, or permanent false eyelashes? We got to talking and missed her leaving the building …. we will never know.
Our last night in NYC, we were looking for a place to eat. The hotel staff recommended The Keg Room, just around the corner from the hotel so we headed out. It was a nice warm, Irish pub atmosphere and lots of beers on tap. We were seated immediately and got our drinks and food ordered. Very nice choice for our last night-good service, food and drinks! An interesting thing on the menu was the Hangover Burger.
A winter visit wouldn’t be complete without enjoying one of the city’s most celebrated traditions. Each winter, visitors lace up their skates and twirl away at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. Here you’ll find New Yorker and visitors alike skating at the base of the iconic Christmas tree in the heart of Rockefeller Center. And with room for only 150 skaters at a time, it is as intimate an experience as it is incredible. This year’s lighting ceremony took place on December 2nd, while we were on our Southern Caribbean Cruise. We really wanted to see the tree so upon our return we spent one more night in NYC. We were very happy that we had not missed seeing this beautiful sight. Its crown: a 550-pound Swarovski crystal star, made of 25,000 individual crystals, 720 LED bulbs, and 44 circuit boards. We were so impressed and we have been—it’s worth …
The St. Regis,is one of the world’s most renowned and luxurious hotels and a Manhattan classic since 1904. The St. Regis New York, originally founded by John Jacob Astor over a century ago, is a Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five-Diamond hotel located in the heart of midtown Manhattan. With chic guest rooms, public spaces and Astor Court, the flagship hotel has evolved to reflect the rich history of St. Regis while infusing a timeless allure which has come to define the Fifth Avenue icon. We were trying to figure out what all the flags were for . . .  This majestic, gilded-bronze equestrian group statue depicts one of the United States’ best-known generals, William Tecumseh Sherman (1820 – 1891). Dedicated in 1903, it was master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ (1848 – 1907) last major work, and serves as the centerpiece of Manhattan’s Grand Army Place. Save
The world-renowned Tiffany & Co. store at the corner of Fifth Avenue & 57th Street opened its doors for business on October 21, 1940. The granite and limestone building, with Art Deco influences and stainless steel doors, adorned with a nine-foot bronzed figure of Atlas shouldering a clock. Most people have heard of the little blue box, shown in the front windows, that comes from Tiffany and Company. One usually associates the box with expensive jewelry, but they also sell timepieces, sterling silverware, china, crystal, stationery, fragrances and accessories. The store was beautifully decorated for Christmas and had a large crowd of tourist looking around. Made me wonder how the “true” shoppers felt about so many people “just browsing” taking the time o sale people who could be waiting on them. We browsed the exquisite creations in the display cases. Two women and a man were sitting on velvety chairs …
Bryant Park is a 9.603-acre privately managed public park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. Although technically the Main Branch of the New York Public Library is located within the park, effectively it forms the park’s functional eastern boundary, making Sixth Avenue the park’s primary entrance. Bryant Park is located entirely over an underground structure that houses the library’s stacks, which were built in the 1980s when the park was closed to the public and excavated; the new library facilities were built below ground level while the park was restored above it. This is the statue of William Cullen Bryant Memorial. Bryant (1794-1878) was a newspaper editor, one of America’s most popular poets, and a civic improver who led the campaign to create Central Park. Herbert Adams, one of the …
A trip to The Diamond District, between Fifth Ave. and Sixth Ave. was an interesting one . Between the commission based hawkers for the shops along the street, police on patrol and all the beautiful diamonds, there was so many things to see. The New York district is one of the primary centers of the global diamond industry with an estimated 90% of diamonds entering the U.S. through New York. During World War II thousands of Orthodox Jews in the diamond business fled from Antwerp and Amsterdam and settled in NYC. The Diamond Dealers Club is an exclusive club that acts as a de facto diamond exchange and has its own synagogue. The Gemological Institute of American is located above the shops. They train gem dealers and a single day’s trade on the block averages $400 million. Between the street sign and the light post, there is no doubt where …
Entering Trump Tower, we were walking onto the corridor set of The Apprentice TV show. The Tower is every bit as impressive as you would expect from Trump. Donald Trump lives in the three-story penthouse and elevators on the right side of the atrium go into the Trump offices. New York City issued a special permit to add more than 100,000 square feet to the 50 story building in exchange for public spaces in the property. The city owns the atrium, operating it and the stores located there. They have a food court in the lower level beside the Trump Grille Restaurant and a Starbucks on the upper level. Trump put in two merchandise kiosks in the atrium, where you can purchase Trump-branded merchandise, ranging from ties to the real estate mogul’s book, and also take campaign contributions. The city is trying to get him to remove them, saying they …
Window tourism is, after all, is a time-honored New York holiday tradition. According to NYC & Company, the city’s destination marketing organization, 30 percent of last years total visitation took place in the fourth quarter of the year; more than in any other season; typically five million visitors come to the city between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve alone. After many years of watching morning TV and saying I would love to go to New York to see the store windows at Christmas, we finally made it. And it was all I thought it would be. It would be hard to describe the windows so I have lifted the descriptions from the store’s websites. Macy’s Windows Macy’s holiday windows, celebrate the 50th anniversary of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in 3D scenes recreating six key moments from Charles Schultz’s indelible cartoon classic. The gang’s all here: angst Charlie Brown, bossy Lucy, …
After visiting the Statue of Liberty, we took the ferry over to Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. The museum is located in the Main Building of the former immigration station complex. The French Renaissance Revival structure, restored to its 1918 – 1924 appearance, tells the moving tales of the 12 million immigrants who entered America through the golden door of Ellis Island. Today, the descendants of those immigrants account for almost half of the American people. In addition, the newly completed Peopling of America Center bookends the Ellis Island era by chronicling immigration to America before the processing station opened in 1892 and after it closed in 1954, right up to the present. The museum had a little snack bar, so we enjoyed some drinks on the patio as we enjoyed the warm November weather! Save Save
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