We had an afternoon flight out of JFK, so we took a nice walk around before we got our bags packed up and took the subway to the airport. Here you go; a TON of photos!
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| stairway wall and window in the Marriotts where we stayed |
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| another Grand Central entrance topper |
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| in the Daily News building is this fabulous informative globe display |
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| one of the many bits of data: this says "If the Sun was the Size of this Globe, and placed here, then comparatively, the Earth would be the size of a walnut and located at the Main Entrance to Grand Central Terminal". |
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| the front of the Daily News Building, which was the basis of the Daily Planet in the Superman comics and films |
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| we're not getting older, we're getting better! |
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| This is about 1/5th of the tile tapestry that lured us into a building for photos; but we were not allowed to take more than one shot, and were asked to leave, since we weren't guests. I love getting in trouble for my art! |
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| metal clad building |
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| zoom-up details |
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| Yoda wanted to see Grand Central |
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| along Library Walk are numerous plaques like this |
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| and here's one of the Library Lions, decked out for the holidays |
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| Isn't she the one who said "There is no there there" about Oakland CA? |
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| the tree at Bryant Park, with an entranced child admiring it |
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| us at Bryant Park |
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| one of the many kiosks, all the same, that covered Bryant Park and made it feel like a Christmas Village. We want at least one of these little structures for our yard! |
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| pretty items for sale |
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| The old wrapped and held by the new |
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| one of the vintage buses we saw around the city |
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| Macys! |
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| one of their windows, with children admiring it |
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| another |
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| and another |
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| and one more |
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| okay, one more. On the little t.v. screen, we could watch footage of old Macy's Parades |
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| inside Macy's. We could only stay a while before the hectic-ness and heat got to us. |
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| close up of the decorations; again, what happens to these when they come down? I'll take one! |
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| side door |
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| another side door, with my new pal Bob |
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| one last cool building doorway |
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| holiday view of the Lexington entrance |
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| waiting for Jeffery to bring me my bagel at JFK |
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| I found Toto in the Sacramento Fairfield Inn |
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| Headed home! |
Looks like you had a blast!
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