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Christmas, Christmas tree, Empire State Building, festivals, gifts, holiday, lights, Macy's Department Store, nature, New York City, New Zealand, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, SantaCon, seasons, Shopping, snow, summer, Union Square, winter
It’s weird not being in NY for xmas. No Empire State Building lit up in green & red lights, Union Square Holiday Market, garlands and lights all over the city, Macy’s Christmas Windows, SantaCon, snow and most importantly, no Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree!
However, part of travel is discovering new countries and cultures holiday beauties. Here, in New Zealand, there are Christmas Trees. Also, called Pohutukawa (poh-tow-kow-ah) trees. Through their rich emerald leaves, they bloom a blaze of red in the summer season, which here in the southern hemisphere is December–just in time for xmas as a natural display of green and red decorating the streets and coastlines!
All my NZ xmas tree photos were taken all over parts of the north island, but I’m here in cozy Dunedin on the south island having my xmas eve/day. Cheers to a new bright holiday season!