Sunday, December 22, 2013

City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks, Dressed In Holiday Style

In the air there's a feeling of Christmas.


Especially at Rockefeller Center in the afternoon.


And, at night?  Rockefeller Center is nuts!


There are ways to avoid the crowded sidewalks
(if you are out early in the morning on a weekend).


But, if you like the press of crowds, you can visit the busy Christmas market at Columbus Circle.


A peaceful way to avoid the crowds is to take the A Train to the Cloisters,
 at the far northern end of Manhattan.  It is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum 
dedicated to medieval art.  Spectacular!

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17 comments:

  1. KarlDecember 22, 2013 at 6:30 AM

    Busy pre-Christmas time.
    Beautiful documentary photographs, the first one is exceptional !

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  2. EG CameraGirlDecember 22, 2013 at 6:35 AM

    Well, I'm not fond of crowds but this looks like fun. :)

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  3. MersadDecember 22, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    Amazing images. They really put you in a festive mood.

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  4. BirdmanDecember 22, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    Always have enjoyed my trips to the Cloisters.
    I'll have to try winter though. Always seem to hit it in summer.

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  5. VPDecember 22, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    A lot of choices, I like the last one!

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  6. Sylvia KDecember 22, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    No, I'm not fond of crowds either, but everyone does look ready for the holidays and these are terrific captures as always!! I do love NYC, but haven't been there in a number of years! Your photos are the next best thing to being there myself. Have a beautiful, wonderful holiday, Jack!!

    Sylvia

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  7. RedPatDecember 22, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Lots wonderful, Jack! I think I'd choose the Cloisters.

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  8. SharonDecember 22, 2013 at 12:35 PM

    Great photos from New York. When I saw that first photo, I thought "it's good to be tall". I wouldn't have able to get that shot. I love The Cloisters too and I didn't know you could take a train out there. My friends and I took a cab there and back. It's pretty silly that I know the London underground better than the New York transit system.

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  9. William KendallDecember 22, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    Beautiful shots of the city, particularly the first one.

    I've heard of the Cloisters, of course... I'd love to see the place.

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  10. Bob CroweDecember 22, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    Always exciting, always packed. Hope to get into the city Friday or Saturday.

    Although I grew up in NYC and have returned a a couple of time a year ever since, I've never been to The Cloisters. Maybe this time.

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  11. RandyDecember 22, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    One day I hope to see this in person.

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  12. GunnDecember 23, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    GOD JUL.

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  13. AndyDecember 23, 2013 at 1:42 AM

    Nice crowd shots Jack. You made feel as though I was right there with them.

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  14. HalcyonDecember 23, 2013 at 3:03 AM

    Lucky you - a Christmas trip to NYC! :)
    I love those Angels. They're heavenly... and now I've got that Christmas song in my head. "Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing over the plains..."

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  15. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerDecember 23, 2013 at 3:38 AM

    Christmas is in the air everywhere . . except our local superstore. They seem to have forgotten Christmas and are hanging up Chinese New Year decorations already!

    Duncan In Kuantan

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  16. KateDecember 23, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    At this point in the season, I think that the Cloisters would be my choice!

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  17. CaTDecember 23, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    haha, yes, new york is too crowded around christmas time. we went there once during that time, but it was a bit too much!!
    we never got to the cloisters...

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