Midtown / 5th Avenue

The centre of New York City and home to Times Square, Rockerfeller Centre and Broadway. This is first on my list of places to visit!

It is also home to the city's most famous and tallest builidings, The Empire State and The Crysler. However, although everyone missions up the Empire State building, I will be going up the Rockerfeller as you can see all of Central Park with floor to ceiling glass windows and there is much more room, unlike at the top of the Empire.  

Midtown is situated between 14th and 59th street, between the Hudson River to the East River.

5th Avenue runs straight through the heart of Midtown, and in this particular section, the streets are lined with prestigious shops and is often ranked as the most expensive shopping street in the world.

Places to visit:

There is 2 major department stores, situated in Midtown, that have to be visited when on a trip to New York.

Bergdorf Goodman:

A luxury goods department store based on 5th Avenue.

These are examples of the Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows for 2010, designed by David Hoey, and titled 'Wish You Were Here'. The aim is to take the audience on a journey through fantasy travel, sly visual wit and far-flung places. I think this is definitely achieved, and I am looking forward to seeing the window displays when I'm there.

Bloomingdales:

This is an iconic American department store owned by Macy's, situated on 3rd Avenue. Bloomingdales is where the famous "brown bag" originated from.

And at just $20, its a bargain compared to alot of the things in store!

As well as all the luxury stores in Midtown, an interesting store to visit is ABC Carpet & Home:

ABC is a chic, home furnishings emporium located on Broadway in New York City. It's the largest rug and carpet store in the world. It's a good place to visit as it is a change from the usual clothes stores and great inspiration can come from home furnishings.