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December 25 2023

A New York Christmas

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I had another blog all written for today but as I sit here in the stillness of my house waiting for my family to wake up, I realized that today is Christmas! With that in mind I wanted to write a blog about taking photos in New York City the year we decided to spend Christmas day traveling to NYC to see my host sister from Germany and meet her family.

NY subway December 26th

This is one of the very first photos I took in NYC, for me this photo was eerie because we arrived in NYC December 25th at night and went straight to our air b-n-b. December 26th, we went into the city to meet my host sister from Germany and the subway was completely empty. Every movie I’ve ever seen with a NY subway in it was packed to the hilt. But not on December 26th.

Looking over NYC from the Empire State Building

The top picture was taken from the top of the Empire State Building. It’s icon but nothing fancy, just the typical photo taken from the top of the iconic building that is on every post card you see.

Looking back at NYC

The bottom photo was taken from a boat that was going to the Statue of Liberty looking back onto the island of NYC. It is also a icon photo and one that needed to be taken even though you could pick up a post card with this same photo at every corner.

St. Patrick's Cathedral candles

This photo is from inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral. It was a beautiful church and I have many photos that I loved but this one in particular stands out to me because you could light a candle for someone who has passed on. The beauty in that was something I wanted to remember. This is what photos are for me….the small things that I want to remember later.

Lady Liberty

As you travel you want to take the photos of the celebrated and well-known locations. The Statue of Liberty was one of those for me. Remember to take photos at different times of day.