We continued walking northwards towards the magical & mystical building topped with the golden statue. As we approached, I still had no idea what type of building it was other than extraordinary. Something about a drive-through floor on the ground level is so charming. I finally asked an officer & he informed me that it was simply a municipal building with ordinary city business. I couldn’t believe such an amazing structure was an ordinary (local) government building. We walked past a few other courthouses and city hall on our way to Chinatown.
Chinatown was a hustling, bustling chaos. I envied all the fresh foods & just cooked meals, but wasn’t really interested in any of the fake goods they were selling.
Another stoic old building from an era gone by. I’d love to live in a city with so much history & slowly get to know each building intimately- about it’s history and heyday, the stories hidden in the walls & the people that passed through such historic structures.
We wandered into Little Italy where the smells enticed us to try a cannoli & eventually have a delicious lunch. I loved the quaint neighborhood feel of all the little shops with their quirks and personalities.
It was so cool to get to see all the Christmas decorations & I’m a huge sucker for lights spanning streets. Very funny story about how we wandered into a spa, looking for a mani/pedi & ended up getting a couple’s massage. Yea- that’s what you do with best friends when it’s 20 degrees out & anything sounds good to get inside and warm up.
We met up with Stephanie’s friend at lunch & then started making our way back towards Madison Square Garden to pick-up our final person. We passed by some gorgeous holiday displays outside the giant retailers, and there was one (Lord & Taylor??) that had the most amazingly detailed moving window displays for the holidays. I peeked inside a few stores to see the inside decorations, but didn’t want to stay long enough to be tempted to buy anything.
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: Happy 60th Birthday to my dad- can’t wait to throw him an amazing party tomorrow night.
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