The holiday season is officially over. Many people consider New Years to be the end of the season and it probably should be but one can't forget the end of college football. Now that we have a new national champion it is officially time to call it the new year. Our first holiday season in the city was really interesting.There were MANY surprises about being in the city over the Holidays. It is truly hard to decide what is worth writing about so I will attempt to give a visitor guide of things that you will probably not find in the guide books.
The first surprise was the awesomeness of the many Holiday Markets that can be found all over the city throughout the season. There are these 15-50 stall markets set up in these temporary huts. I now you are thinking how any "I Love NY" shirts can they sell. These markets are night like this at all. They are filled with local artisans and small business selling hand crafted gifts. These are a great place to get one of a kind goodies. If you were on my list this year you may be a proud recipient and not even know it.
The tree at Rockefeller Center is a sight to be seen but something we learned was don't go to see it the first Saturday after it is lit. We made that mistake. We headed that way and found huge crowds. It you want to go make sure to wait till a week or two after it is lit and try for a weekday or night and not a weekend.
Another surprise was no snow. The holidays in the city were supposed to be snow filled but not this year. We had hoped to see 5th Ave and Central Park covered in the snow. We didn't get to see that but the window displays on 5th Ave were still great. We enjoyed seeing the amazing displays in the windows even without snow. So if you come around Christmas time make sure to hit 5th Ave and see the window displays.
Well Happy New Year and stay tuned for more surprises!
