Welcome to post #2 of my four part “Christmas break” blog series :). Read my first post here!

In this blog, I want to share one of the most amazing days I had in a really long time! My family took a trip to NYC on a Tuesday night and met up with a couple of my Aunts, my Uncle & my cousins for a delicious dinner in Little Italy.

We took the train into the city in the last afternoon. Mom & I were bright eyed... Dad & Kath, not so much haha.
We took the train into the city in the late afternoon. Mom & I were bright eyed… Dad & Kath, not so much haha.

NYC is breathtaking - especially this time of year. I've been countless times and it still leaves me in awe :)
I couldn’t stop snapping pictures. NYC is breathtaking – especially this time of year. I’ve been countless times, but it never fails to leave me in awe 🙂
Obviously we had to stop at the tree!
Obviously we had to stop at the tree!
...And take lots of pictures! We met up with my Aunt Julie (AJ) in grand central - she was actually riding the same train as us!
…And take lots of pictures! We met up with my Aunt Julie (AJ) in Grand Central – she was actually riding the same train as us!
We made our way to Little Italy :)
We made our way to Little Italy 🙂
We met up with my cousins for dinner at Pelligrino's - which was amazing! We were stuffed to the brim.
We met up with my cousins for dinner at Pelligrino’s – which was amazing!
Group pic outside of the restaurant!
Group pic outside of the restaurant!
Since we weren't too stuffed (lies) we went to Ferraro's and had some yummy Italian pastries & warm beverages.
We decided to go to Ferraro’s for dessert! We had the yummiest Italian pastries & drinks. (My sister may kill me for posting this – sorry, KBell love you)
We ended up enjoying ourselves too much! I was 11:00 before we knew it and after having some subway troubles, we missed the train we planned to take home. Luckily the next one wasn't leaving too much later & we were on our way.
We ended up enjoying ourselves too much, because before you knew it, it was 11:00pm. After having some subway troubles, we missed the 11:30pm train we planned to take home. Luckily, the next one wasn’t leaving too much later! We got some extra seats, kicked our feet up & we headed out 🙂

We eventually got home around 1:30am – a really long night, but it was worth it. How often do you get to enjoy NYC on a weeknight AND get to sleep in the next day!? Never ;).

It was a really fun trip! We laughed, we ate, we sight-saw – I am so glad that I decided to go :). Maybe we can make it a tradition?

Have you ever been to Little Italy? Or anywhere in NYC during the holidays?

 

XOXO

 

7 comments on “NYC Trip With the Family”

  1. Lovely photos! I was NYC for New Years 2014/15 and we didn’t get to eat at Little Italy. Maybe when I get another chance to go back to the USA, I might take a trip there 🙂 My fave part about our NYC trip was the Empire State Building. Those views are breath-taking 🙂

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