This morning Margaret and I left early on a date. We drove to Newark, DE and boarded a train to downtown Philadelphia to visit Macy’s store and see their Christmas displays.
Riding the train to/from is so much nicer than driving and paying to park. We did not have to change trains and there is a train station only a block from the store.
We first checked out some of the window displays
This large display was just inside one of the store entrances
This picture is for our daughter Sheri, who loves all things purple
There is a light show every hour followed by a selection played on their pipe organ. This is a brief excerpt.
One of the nicest Christmas displays was a tour of “Dickens’ London”, a series of animated figures and recordings in various scenes from the story A Christmas Carol. This is the first scene which depicts Dickens introducing the tour. Below are pictures of just a few of the scenes.
The young girl on the right was one of the visitors taking the tour. These were large displays, not small dioramas.
The poulterer’s shop.
Tiny Tim
Margaret checking out Scrooge’s office
Marley’s ghost visiting Scrooge. Other ghosts and chains are suspended from the ceiling above where I am standing.
The entrance to Fezziwig’s. Note Mr. Fezziwig on the right ringing the bell to begin the festivities.
Young Scrooge and Belle
Dinner at the Cratchit home
Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas future.
We had a great date. It was nice to relax riding the train home, especially when it began to rain during the ride.
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