Hello blog friends.  I went to lunch and did Christmas shopping in lower Manhattan during the second week of December.

My husband took the day off from work but had a business lunch meeting to attend and I came along too.  We decide to do the holiday shopping after our lunch, as we were in no hurry.

I took a few photos of the buildings located in the lower part of Manhattan along the way to the restaurant.

Below you can see part of the building that looks like a fin of a fish, it's called the Oculus Building.

A View of the Oculus Building

This was our first time we ate lunch at this restaurant and we went to the lobby of the building.  I asked my husband to take a photo of me in front of this gorgeous Christmas tree.  Look how small I look next to the huge tree.  LOL!

We did not realize it but we were waiting at the wrong area and we had to go back outside to the other side of the building to get to the restaurant.



We had lunch at the restaurant called Manhatta.  It's located at 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY on the 60th floor.  We took an elevator up to the 60th floor and we were amazed at the gorgeous views of the city.

Manhatta Restaurant and Bar

For our lunch we each had appetizers but I forgot to take photos of them.  I had scallops for my main dish that tasted delicious.








After our lunch, while still inside the restaurant, it was photo time.  We had an awesome view of the city.


Look at these gorgeous shots I took while we looked out the window.  We were lucky to have a clear day.





After our amazing lunch, we went to do Christmas shopping in the H&M store and in the Oculus Building.  If you like shopping, then you will like the stores inside the Oculus Building.


If you ever come to visit New York City, you don't want to miss a visit to lower Manhattan.  I would suggest after sightseeing perhaps have lunch or dinner at Manhatta.



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Julie

Hello blog friends.  Guess what?  Well, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet up with another awesome blogger!

I met up with my newest blog friend, Janet who blogs at Rosemary & Thyme!  Janet has the most beautiful blog where she shares about entertaining, tablescapes, and recipes.

We both arranged to meet this past Saturday in New York City, at the French restaurant called Maison Kayser.  Here we are together enjoying our lunches.  Janet is on the left and I'm seated on the right.  We both had salads and quiche, and then lattes.


We both enjoyed spending time getting to know each other and sharing about our blogging experiences.

We had so much fun together that we decided to do a little bit of window shopping.  We visited Fishs Eddy and then ABC Carpet and Home.

I took a few photos while we were walking around ABC Carpet and Home.  I really enjoyed looking at their holiday and Christmas displays.  Their theme was pastels and pink colors.  I love the colors of the plates and how elegant and it looks with the black accent plate.


The little house ornaments and display were so beautiful but very expensive.  Look at the pretty white tree and ornaments.  I love the old fashioned ornaments.


I love the pink deer and trees and the pink tea pot.  There was just so much to look at!



I just love the houses and bottle brush trees and they still seem to be all the rage right now.  Maybe I have given you some ideas for decorating your house or trees this holiday season.

We then went on to the bedding department and had fun looking around there too.


Janet was also so kind and made me mini pumpkin muffins and I just love the packaging it came in.  Janet is a talented baker and the muffins tasted so good!  I love the pretty pearl napkin rings she made me too.

Thank you Janet for our fun day together and for the goodies you made me.  I enjoyed our meet up so much and I'm looking forward to it again!

Need a new idea for breakfast or lunch?  Well I have the perfect recipe for you that is delicious, healthy, and easy to make.

I have this during the week for lunch and it's a great way to fill you up and you can add as many different vegetables as you like.