christmas in the city

Despite numerous trips to New York throughout my life (and all during different seasons), I'd never experienced a New York Christmas.  New York is pretty good at the whole Christmas thing: the storefront decorations along Fifth Avenue, ice skating, the huge tree at Rockefeller center (still confused as to the logistics of that thing, where are the decorations stored the rest of the year?), all the Christmas shows, the old-school subway cars, etc., etc.  While part of my holiday season was punctured by a tropical vacation, my boyfriend and I carved out an afternoon/evening to partake in some Christmas cheer.  We went ice skating in Central Park, where it started to lightly snow as soon as we got on the ice (which made worth the ridiculous entry fee and long wait), checked out the Rockefeller decor, and stopped in a few stores to sneak in some last-minute shopping.

While it's always nice to be home for the holidays, a little Christmas magic in New York is delightful too!