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TREE AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER

bronxgal1 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:30:40 GMT

**Just about every year I go with my daughter, son in law and 4 grandsons to NYC.--for Christmas. We go other times also, but this is for Christmas. We go to dinner at Carmine's on 44th st. The food is so unbelieveabley delicious!

***We walked to Rockefeller Center--the tree is magnificent!

***We then went to St. Patricks Cathedral. The church is always decorated beautifully!

*The creche is a must see! St. Patricks is very special to me--I graduated from there-- many, many, many years ago!!

***Times Square was very crowded but there was a lot of security.

*We went to Bryant Park--on 42 st. They have a" Holiday Shopping". We had the most incredible hot chocolate--very expensive, but never tasted any hot chocolate so delicious!

*We had a wonderful day!

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qvcfreak — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:34:15 GMT

Wow @bronxgal1 Sounds like an amazing outing. I can feel your love taking it all in.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:36:20 GMT

Your uplifting post makes me happy, thanks for sharing.

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meallen616 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:37:57 GMT

@bronxgal1

Glad you had such a great time in the city, happy holidays to you and your family!

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On It — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:54:39 GMT

@bronxgal1 Thank you for sharing your Christmas adventure. I texted my son your places to go and adventures to have. He is out with friends today. I know he mentioned Bryant Park and a show. I hope they have time to get to some of your highlights.

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Tori3569 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:06:17 GMT

As a fellow Bronxite I'm so glad you had such a wonderful night.

It's funny you mentioned Carmine's. We usually go to the one on the UWS only because the one on 44th is so busy, but I was recently at a convention in Las Vegas and went to the one there & even though the food was exactly the same and delicious, the waiter couldn't understand what we were ordering. I guess the NY accents and the Italian pronunciations (3 of us) threw him off, lol.

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ECBG — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:18:32 GMT

What a wonderful description! Many thanks!

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chrystaltree — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:30:42 GMT

Sounds like a Lifetime Christmas movie. I'm happy you had such a wonderful time with your family.

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bmorechick — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 20:05:59 GMT

@bronxgal1 My son and a friend of his went last weekend to see Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre and loved it. Then they went down to Rockefeller Center and saw the tree. He said it was amazing. They had dinner but I'm not sure where but he said he would just love to live in NYC. I told him you are 28 years old baby...nothing stopping you. Do it.

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LdyBugz — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 20:17:27 GMT

What a delightful day for all of you! I'll bet the memory will live in your heart forever!

Happy Holidays!

~LdyBugz

🎄

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gizmogal — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 20:28:32 GMT

New York City is wonderful this time of year. I live here and every year I see all the sights mentioned by the OP, though I don't eat at Carmine's. The subway is convenient and thrifty for travel.

My favorite sight is the big tree and I never miss a trip to see it every year. I'm no tourist as a resident of the city, but it's still thrilling. Ditto for the annual Tuba Concert and the Christmas Show at Radio City.

I do avoid any of the crowd and celebration of New Years Eve. I'm way too old for the chaos and I can't stay up that late to watch the ball drop!

Wishing everyone wonderful holiday celebrations, and a safe and healthy new year.

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I am still oxox — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 20:48:54 GMT

@bronxgal1 I was born and raised in the Bronx lived there until 93 when I got married. Now live in slighoty northern Burbs

I am having some medical issues and the crowds and diseases fightenen me. Maybe next year I will be able to take metro north down and have some city fun

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GenXmuse — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 21:18:15 GMT

What a lovely day you had! Thanks for sharing a family tradition.

I visited NYC for Christmas a few years ago and there is no place like it!

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Jo1313 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 21:20:09 GMT

@gizmogal wrote:
New York City is wonderful this time of year. I live here and every year I see all the sights mentioned by the OP, though I don't eat at Carmine's. The subway is convenient and thrifty for travel.

My favorite sight is the big tree and I never miss a trip to see it every year. I'm no tourist as a resident of the city, but it's still thrilling. Ditto for the annual Tuba Concert and the Christmas Show at Radio City.

I do avoid any of the crowd and celebration of New Years Eve. I'm way too old for the chaos and I can't stay up that late to watch the ball drop!

Wishing everyone wonderful holiday celebrations, and a safe and healthy new year.

When we lived in the city we went every year..don't forget the Dept. store displays.

Haven't been there in a long time..I grew up just a short subway ride away.

My kids years apart..got engaged under the tree and then went ice skating...They only realized that a couple of years ago.

Never had any desire to go to Times Square on New Years Eve..

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LoganPup — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 22:12:12 GMT

@bronxgal1 wrote:
**Just about every year I go with my daughter, son in law and 4 grandsons to NYC.--for Christmas. We go other times also, but this is for Christmas. We go to dinner at Carmine's on 44th st. The food is so unbelieveabley delicious!

***We walked to Rockefeller Center--the tree is magnificent!

***We then went to St. Patricks Cathedral. The church is always decorated beautifully!
*The creche is a must see! St. Patricks is very special to me--I graduated from there-- many, many, many years ago!!
***Times Square was very crowded but there was a lot of security.
*We went to Bryant Park--on 42 st. They have a" Holiday Shopping". We had the most incredible hot chocolate--very expensive, but never tasted any hot chocolate so delicious!
*We had a wonderful day!

How wonderful, I so enjoyed reading your descriptive outing.

Thank you for sharing.

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spiderw — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 22:12:18 GMT

I can appreciate and relate to all you said, bronxgal1. I spent so many years, decades of being at NY and my favorite time was and has been the Christmas season! I had the feeling of excitement when I was a youngster and still do seeing the tree, St. Patrick's, the decorations in the store windows, Macy's, the show at Rockefeller Center, there definitely is a feeling of Christmas in the air.

Thanks for sharing your uplifting post and bringing back many memories I cherish. Love the Bronx and Brooklyn, I had two close girlfriends, still do , who lived there and I often visited.

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AuntG — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 22:18:11 GMT

Loved your description of all the fun things you did. NYC at Christmas would be a dream come true for this country girl.

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manny2 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:04:25 GMT

Do you get the roasted chestnuts @bronxgal1 ? Even if you don't like them, there is something about walking around with that warm bag in your hand. I love the city.

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bronxgal1 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:31:48 GMT

I used to get those delicious nuts! Unfortunately, I can't eat nuts anymore!

* BUT--give me one of those scrumptious hot dogs--anytime--YUM!

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SharkE — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:40:35 GMT

Better take pictures before some idiot burns it down or tries too again.