Christmas in New York (Part 3)

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December 23 (of 2023) was the day we went to the New York Botanical Garden for their Holiday Train Show. 


Before we set off we had a little ice-cream. 


Addy took photo with her new bag Gigig had sewn back in the ‘60s. 

At the Garden we ate in the restaurant on the grounds - Hudson Garden Grill. 



It was beautifully decorated.

Addy even did her own little artwork.


The food was delicious.





And so was this cocktail.

Then it was time to check out the train show.



There was an outdoor section, which we thought was really cool.




But then we went inside and it was even cooler.






And so beautiful.





The colours, 





the plants, 





the trains zipping around.





There was a section that looked like New York City.



Addy’s favourite part was throwing coins in the water from Gigig’s purse. Gigig also liked this part because she wanted to get rid of her coins.

The leftover coins were put in the donation box at the end.


There were more lights outside, but we’d had a pretty big day so just had a quick look while heading back to the car.




Hudson Garden Grill

https://www.nybg.org/visit/dining/

New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show

https://www.nybg.org/event/holiday-train-show-2024/


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