Thankful? Are we ever!
Beyond
Group Travel is still counting our
blessings from our amazing annual Thanksgiving holiday trip to New York City,
held this year November 25-29, 2015. We
were thrilled to share this holiday experience with over 120 travelers
comprising of alumni and families from the Flying
Longhorns, many folks who were
Travelin’ with the Tide
(University of Alabama), avid supporters of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, fun-loving friends from the Traveling
Aggies and loyal clients of Beyond
Group Travel.
Linda and Cindy never tire of visiting NYC to share this holiday with
family and friends and, this year, our newest staff member, Leigh
Stubbs, joined in the
festivities.
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| Leigh, Cindy and Linda at Le Parker Meridien |
This
year we moved to a new hotel and were thrilled with our accommodations at Le Parker Meridien. The location at 56th Street between
6th and 7th Avenues put us in the ideal area to easily
get to so many crowd favorites that NYC has to offer. Without even leaving the premises, our
travelers delighted in the tastes of The Burger Joint and Norma’s,
two of NYC’s hottest and recognized restaurants. They could be pampered from head to toe at
the Drybar (hair blowouts), Tenoverten (mani/pedis), Moonshine (massages and
facials), Blushington (makeup applications), Sharps Barber and Shop (old-school
style barber services) or Skin Laundry (laser and light treatments). And the
kids were thrilled to swim in the top floor glass enclosed pool with sweeping
views of Central Park.
Check out this view from the pool area:
In typical Beyond Group Travel style, we
kicked off our events with a Welcome Reception just steps away from our hotel
at Redeye
Grill. We cannot say enough nice things about the
beautiful private rooms, the delicious food and the attentive service. The special touch to the evening was a visit
from the singing and dancing Toy Soldiers.
They mesmerized the children and adults couldn’t help but tap their toes
and sing along!
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| Kids loved the Toy Soldiers entertainment! |
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| Kicking off birthday and anniversary celebrations with a little help from the Toy Soldiers! |
What trip to NYC at Thanksgiving would be complete without the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? We loved taking in the fanfare with our private use of
A Voce, located in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. No one left hungry as the food and drinks were plentiful and absolutely delicious. And this location gave us spectacular views of the parade coming towards us on Central Park West and turning onto 59th street.
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| Delicious food! |
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| Great conversation! |
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| Wonderful view! |
Our group certainly had the opportunity
to hit many of the city’s highlights.
All were treated to the entertaining Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
The high-kicking Rockettes brought smiles to the
faces of all ages!
And New York without Broadway? Of course not! Everyone enjoyed one or two of some of the best that Broadway has to offer, choosing between The Lion King, Wicked, Jersey
Boys, Aladdin and The King and I.
As if that weren’t enough, our travelers
had the option to venture out on a Circle Line Cruise to see the NYC skyline with
closeup views of Lady Liberty and participate in a
Downtown Manhattan tour led
by our amazing private tour guide, culminating with a moving visit to the 9/11
Memorial and Museum.
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| Fulfilling dreams of seeing the Statue of Liberty! |
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| Our exceptional tour guide giving personal background to the events of 9/11. |
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| Enjoying the view on the Circle Line Cruise. |
We hope you can tell how much fun we had – the compliments received from our travelers truly warm our hearts. We are thankful for each and every friendship that we made new or nurtured on this annual tradition bucket list trip.
Our wheels are already in motion preparing for Thanksgiving in New York 2016. Whether you are interested in traveling yourself or with friends and family, this trip will leave you with lifelong memories of a very special way to celebrate Thanksgiving!
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