Below, I’m sharing about our second annual CHRISTMAS IN NYC trips. Consider this PART THREE of the three-part series.
If you missed PART ONE, I shared our most recent WINTER IN NYC trip.
And then I shared PART TWO, our inaugural NYC trip that started this winter tradition.
Below is PART THREE, our CHRISTMAS IN NYC 2023 trip.
Again, I was with my travel partners in crime, Heather and Lauren. It officially becomes an annual tradition, albeit this time it was a girl’s trip to NYC.
Lauren and I took the bus into the city, where we met Heather.
Before heading to our hotel, we stopped at Chelsea Market and got a bite to eat at Miznon (Mediterranean street food). We did a little window shopping until we could check into our hotel.
We again stayed at the Omni, where we again received the glorious royal treatment with room service coffee every morning.
This trip, we explored The Shops at Hudson Yards.
Their Shine Bright holiday display had over 2 million glittering lights, with Christmas trees and a 32-foot hot air balloon suspended in The Great Room of The Shops!
We walked to have dinner at Fig + Olive on Fifth Avenue. Then, our travel savvy Heather surprised us with a private driver for the evening to take us to…
…see Dyker Heights Christmas lights in Brooklyn. Our driver dropped us off at the beginning of the neighborhood, then picked us back up when we were done. It was amazing!
The Dyker Heights neighborhood is famous for its over-the-top Christmas light decorations. It was multiple blocks of the most magical holiday displays! Plus, these Brooklyn homes aren’t too shabby on their own.
The next morning we went to Rockefeller Plaza, warming ourselves up with hot cocoa from Ralph’s Coffee Truck.
Then we walked by The Rink at Rockeffeler Center.
We also popped into the Lotte New York Palace.
This 5-star luxe hotel located on Madison Avenue served as the backdrop for many scenes of the Gossip Girl television series.
We headed to Grand Central Terminal afterward.
Known for its architecture, it is also the largest train station in the world.
Over 750,000 people go through the terminal every day! No trains actually pass through, as it’s the final station.
We stopped for lunch while in Grand Central and had the most amazing tacos at Los Tacos No. 1. The “Adobada” (pork) tacos were the best choice, in my opinion.
It was rainy and cold this day, but we forged on through to visit Trinity Church.
This NYC parish has a 300-plus year history. Known for being a house of worship where George Washington prayed and Alexander Hamilton was buried.
While in the Financial District, we stopped at…
…the New York Stock Exchange building.
Outside of the NYSE…
…was the bronze sculpture of The Fearless Girl.
We walked on to see the…
…World Trade Center Campus Overlook.
There were so many creative wildlife bronze sculptures at The World Trade Center area.
This one was by far my favorite.
Later that evening we went to Little Italy for dinner.
Espresso martinis were clearly the cocktail choice for this trip.
We then caught a show at The Comedy Cellar.
Not many pictures due to their policy of no phones. We were instructed to seal our phones into a mail pouch for the duration of the show.
On our walk home we snapped a pic in front of the Washington Square Arch.
If you look closely, you can see this was the period of time when people were vandalizing historic monuments across the country.
We also walked by the iconic Flatiron Building, known for its peculiar wedge shape that resembles an “iron”.
By 11pm, we were still walking back to our hotel.
Through Times Square.
Nothing more American than this.
On our final day, we headed to the Garment District.
We walked around the New York Public Library.
Isn’t this Winnie the Pooh display adorable? This is where the “real” Winne the Pooh and friends are held.
That afternoon we caught our bus back to Baltimore and had our fill of NYC Christmas cheer. 🎄😊
And that’s concludes PART THREE of my WINTER IN NYC recaps! It’s such a gift to travel, and I’m so grateful to do so with friends and my husband!
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