City Lights

The day after Thanksgiving we went into NYC again to see all the store Christmas displays.

Our first stop was to visit the new Freedom Tower. It is still under construction, but when it opens it will be the tallest building in Manhatten.

We walked around the construction site trying to get a glimpse of the courtyard gardens and fountains on the foundations of the old towers. We didn't realize that you had to have a ticket to see them since they don't open to the general public until construction on the tower is done. So we didn't get to see that, but we did come across an amazing wall memorial honoring the fallen first responders on the side of a fire station on the far opposite corner of the construction site.

We then took the subway to the start of the Christmas displays on 5th Ave. Our first stop was Bloomingdale's, which had a cool interactive display. If you stood in just the right spot, your picture was taken.
G&G and my family!
Aunt M, Aunt R and Cousin K being silly for the camera!Lighted snowflake in the intersection of 5th Ave and 48th street (I think that was the side street).

Candy Cane wreath hanging off a storefront.

Lady Liberty's robe is entirely made out of jelly beans and the bridge in the background is made from crystals.

Belt buckles on the front of another store.

A glowing ball on top of a building. We all thought it was the New Year's ball since it was in Times Square, but were not actually sure what it was.

C waving at the Macy's window display. If you look closely you can see the fairy puppet dancing in the window as she takes dreams and makes them into ornaments.

Their theme was Believe, which was also the theme for the parade the day before. On the 34th Street side the window displays were "Yes, Virignia." On the Broadway street side the displays were a journey to follow dreams to the North Star as the fairies manufactured them into ornaments.