There’s nothing you can’t do.
What started off as an early Christmas ‘mommy and me’ trip and taking the Amtrak on an 8 hour journey to the Big Smoke, turned suddenly into a ‘hey let’s get the family together’ affair… right before all the holiday madness! And like the tee-shirt says, I love NY! It’s big, bold, and to the point.
Visiting New York in the festive season requires an Empire State-of-mind. There are people, and lights, and shopping, and shows, and even more people, and so much energy. For my father-in-law, originally a New Yorker, this was proudly his city!
Like the dizzying heights of New York’s skyscrapers, the possibilities are endless. You can choose to go full steam with your city pass and have plenty to do. Another good way to enjoy New York is to stand still on the street, feel the crowds rush past you, just soak it all in, and don’t bite more off more than you can chew from the Big Apple! Okay then, in my case I’d rather sip, and make mine a Manhattan, thank you!
I first visited New York when I was twelve. I remember yellow cabs, the circle-line tour, my dad taking me to MOMA and all the attractions. We separated from my mum who had my younger sister, and her plans to hit up all the big department stores. This was her idea of best experiencing the city!
Little did I know this travel trick would come back to me all these years later. Splitting up our group and arranging times to ‘meet you later’ proved to be invaluable to squeeze all of New York in and manage everyone’s different needs. An itinerary that included sightseeing, catching a broadway show, watching the NY Giants game (they lost), fine-dining and glittering skylines, iceskating, museums, and NY pizza and street eats, Christmas madness shopping, and meeting up with old friends. All in a very manic four days!
Oh and I forgot to mention, our flights were cancelled, so we made the last minute decision to drive the 10+ hours to get there (and back) to make our hotel reservations and show times. Something we won’t be doing again!
More on this story coming soon!
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