Night Views of NYC Holiday Windows

Posted on December 30, 2010 by | 2 comments

Here are my pictures of the holiday windows that I mentioned in the previous post.

What I enjoy are the details, the creativity and most often the beauty intrinsic in each thematic window. Every year the windows display something entirely different.

In this slide show you can see:

  • first, the foodie windows from Barneys www.Barneys located on Madison Avenue and E.61st Street;
  • the transportation/fashion theme windows at Bergdorf Goodman www.bergdorfgoodman.com located on Fifth Avenue and W.58th Street;
  • the new year celebration/fashion/children’s voyages windows at Sax Fifth Avenue www.saksfifthavenue.com located next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, across the street from Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue and E.50th Street;
  • the favorite memories of Christmas windows at Lord and Taylor www.lordandtaylor.com located on Fifth Avenue and W.38th Street.

I hope that you enjoy the windows and please tell us about your favorites.

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Just Above One Holiday Window

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In addition to all of the special holiday nighttime events in Manhattan are the often spectacular department store windows that draw throngs of people.

In my family some of us enjoy seeing of them together on Christmas night.

This year at  Saks Fifth Avenue there is a new light show, Snowflake and The Bubble, with music this year projected on to the building itself above the store windows on Fifth Avenue. I found it to be so delightful and my cousin found a great video of it from the internet.

Imagine the scale of the projection, which is a whole city block, the deep bass resonant sounds of the clear music and that the bubbles have the translucent colors that real soap bubbles have. ( That’s what we saw and heard in person)

Then you’ll have in your imagination all you need to be right there sharing it all with the holiday crowds!

Next time I’ll share my own pictures of the department store windows with you.

Enjoy!

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Day Views of NY City Dressed for the Holidays

Posted on December 24, 2010 by | Leave a comment

December is always a busy month wherever you are. In Manhattan streets and attractions are filled with visitors.

The City is particularly wonderful for me in December. There are annual events I attend and I enjoy seeing the decorations and festive lights everywhere.

The pictures on this slide show are first of Fifth Avenue at 58th Street. The fountain is in front of both Bergdorf Goodman, (the department store of Sex and the City fame- where Carrie loved to buy her shoes) and the main entrance of The Plaza Hotel.

You’ll see the crystal snowflake that is illuminated at night on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue; the inside of Bergdorf’s dressed up for the holidays; a view of Central Park from a restaurant in Bergdorf’s and; FAO Schwartz toy store.

One day last week I went to Avery Fisher Hall, in Lincoln Center, and witnessed a rehearsal of the NY Philharmonic, www.nyphil.org. They played Handel’s Messiah with the New York Choral Artists. The music was glorious and it was interesting to see the artists perfecting their performance.

The second set of pictures in the slideshow are of daytime Lincoln Center. On the right is Avery Fisher Hall, in the center rear is The Metropolitan Opera House and on the left is the home of the NY City Ballet at the NY State Theater.

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Although we usually don’t have seminars in December, you might think about coming to Group as an excuse to visit the City.

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