Hi friends, welcome back! I’m wrapping up my Christmas Bucket List and today I’ve got some of the most iconic trees in the city. I’ve been seeing on social media that the crowds at Rockefeller and Bryant Park are miserable, so I planned to beat them all one morning. I left my apartment a little before 6am and ubered up to Rockefeller before sunrise. There were a decent amount of people where it didn’t feel like a ghost town, but everyone was very polite waiting their turn to get pictures at the popular spots. I’d 1000% recommend doing this if you’re looking for that Hallmark movie vibe vs. not being able to move freely near Rockefeller.
While I was getting my pictures it started snowing those big, fluffy flakes and it felt like a very magical morning. This year’s tree is from East Greenbusy, NY and is about 75 feet tall. It’s adorned with a Swarovski star and over 50,000 multicolored lights.
I then walked up and down Fifth Avenue and had the windows all to myself. By the time I made it back to Rockefeller, the sun had risen and I got my daytime pictures. A very productive morning!
You can start skating here at 7am, bright and early! The general admission skate ranges from $24-124 for one hour. Seems like a long time to skate in a tiny circle.
After Rockefeller I headed to Bryant Park to see the Christmas tree and was happy to see all the ornaments on the tree. There were a few years they skipped ornaments and it didn’t sit well with me.
I was here around 8:30am before everything opened but come twelve hours later and this place is an absolute zoo.
That wraps up all the big decorations in NYC! I’ve got two more posts of all the other decorations around the city so stay tuned 🙂
