Leaving Mom's to head back to New York City

Tom left Monday, and we left Tuesday, with fond farewells; heading back for our last night in NYC.

Jeffery added more little ornaments to Mom's tree

State Capitol building - Providence RI

leg-stretching stop in New Haven

dark shot of the Christmas tree at the Yonkers Ramada Inn where we dropped off our rental car

waiting in the freezing cold for the train back to Grand Central

now you know where we were

the tree in the grand hotel (Marriotts on Lexington)

view from our hotel window

we could see the top of the Mr. K building from our 18th floor hotel room

Saks 5th Ave. window

Saks window - this is the outfit I want!  But where would I ever wear it?

cheery mail box

looking down the alley to the Rockefeller Center tree

candy shop window

this is for Sharon - the tree before it's lit.  No ornaments on it, but tons of lights.  Note, the scaffolding is gone from around the tree.

all the bell ringers danced to music, so we had to donate

I discovered another unseen place in Central Park!  How did I miss this?  The refurbished band shell is in the background

post topper on one side of the plaza behind Mother Goose

the other post topper

last view taken of Central Park.  Farewell you beautiful place!

another window, another dress I'd love to wear

pretty decorations

this was a real lady, skating in the front corner window of a huge store, can't recall which one (I looked it up and know now that the store was Barney's, and the designer of the windows was Baz Luhrmann and his wife

another window had this mechanical owl in it, which was bigger as me at 8 feet tall

Barney's doorway overhanging decorations

Sara introduced these moving "yard artworks" to me on Facebook months ago, and we got to see them in action.  They were totally mesmerizing!

Here's another shot of the magical art works, wish I could show them in motion

Tiffany's at night

the wall behind this Christmas tree was a waterfall

a big apple

at the New York Palace Hotel, which we wandered through just to see the festivity

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel

The World's Fair Clock at the Waldorf, decked for the holidays

art deco stair accoutrements

Mr. K building at night

Mr. W at night, our last night

I will be posting one more day in NYC, with the Christmasy views for you to enjoy.  I can't help putting it all here, because I wish you to see the Excess, and the Magic.  I wonder what happens to all the decorations after the holiday, and we ponder the electricity needed to put on the show that is a big city at Christmas!