Christmas day in New York! I can’t quite believe it’s Christmas already (I feel like that every year - seriously we should have it every two years) and being here it definitely doesn’t feel like it. But I’m not complaining - it’s what I wanted. To be somewhere completely different for Christmas that was completely removed from all my other Christmases. And it was - apart from having my Mum here which was just fantastic (that’s one of the bits of Christmas I am more than happy hasn’t changed). And I was so excited to not only be somewhere different but to also have a white Christmas. Well technically it isn’t because it isn’t snowing but there is still lots of snow everywhere so it kind of feels like a white one.
We had a lazing morning (again I hear you say) and the three of us shared some lovely presents (Mrs. W had brought me some shortbread from home - soooooo exciting - she knows me well) and eventually made our way out into the cold to go out for lunch. I had booked us into the Rock Centre Café which is the restaurant at Rockefeller Centre that looks out onto the ice skating rink and where they have the big Christmas tree that they light up each year (kind of like the tree in Frankston only much better). Lunch was three courses and each course you had a bunch of choices. There was way too much food but it all tasted delicious. We each chose a separate dessert and then had some of each - smart thinking, I know.
We were completely stuffed from lunch so we spent the rest of the afternoon walking it off, watching people ice skate, taking photos and of course………shopping. I actually bought myself some MORE jewellery. I have never had so much in my life. I'll have to make myself wear it otherwise what was the point of buying it?
We stopped in at Starbucks again (it was getting cold) and because we were still full from lunch a latte was our dinner. While I was lining up to get them the ladies started chatting to a man who appears to be the first American who picked us as being Aussies rather than Poms!
After Starbucks we walked down to Radio City where I had booked us tickets to see The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. The Rockettes are a New York City icon and while they have had their time of being a bit “out”’ they have made a come back in recent years. The theatre is huge and is a great example of some beautiful art deco work and the show was great! I enjoyed it a lot more than The Lion King and the ladies thought it was wonderful. We had fantastic tickets (thanks to moi) that were ten rows from the front! So all in all it was a great Christmas Day.
Oh yeah - we did manage to call home and talk to all the family.
Actually that was yesterday. We had to call here on Christmas Eve for it to be Christmas Day at home.
We had a lazing morning (again I hear you say) and the three of us shared some lovely presents (Mrs. W had brought me some shortbread from home - soooooo exciting - she knows me well) and eventually made our way out into the cold to go out for lunch. I had booked us into the Rock Centre Café which is the restaurant at Rockefeller Centre that looks out onto the ice skating rink and where they have the big Christmas tree that they light up each year (kind of like the tree in Frankston only much better). Lunch was three courses and each course you had a bunch of choices. There was way too much food but it all tasted delicious. We each chose a separate dessert and then had some of each - smart thinking, I know.
We were completely stuffed from lunch so we spent the rest of the afternoon walking it off, watching people ice skate, taking photos and of course………shopping. I actually bought myself some MORE jewellery. I have never had so much in my life. I'll have to make myself wear it otherwise what was the point of buying it?
We stopped in at Starbucks again (it was getting cold) and because we were still full from lunch a latte was our dinner. While I was lining up to get them the ladies started chatting to a man who appears to be the first American who picked us as being Aussies rather than Poms!
After Starbucks we walked down to Radio City where I had booked us tickets to see The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. The Rockettes are a New York City icon and while they have had their time of being a bit “out”’ they have made a come back in recent years. The theatre is huge and is a great example of some beautiful art deco work and the show was great! I enjoyed it a lot more than The Lion King and the ladies thought it was wonderful. We had fantastic tickets (thanks to moi) that were ten rows from the front! So all in all it was a great Christmas Day.
Oh yeah - we did manage to call home and talk to all the family.
Actually that was yesterday. We had to call here on Christmas Eve for it to be Christmas Day at home.
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