Again, sorry for the tardiness of the blog from yesterday, it is very tiring sightseeing! So yesterday started off with a scrumptious breakfast cooked by George. We had egg strata (all locally sourced produce), fresh fruit and home baked apple spiced muffins. So tasty but also extremely filling. Of course after eating all of that we didn't need to eat lunch.
After breakfast we hit the road again and headed in search of covered bridges. We drove a short distance and found the first one, Goldbrook Bridge, also commonly known in the area as Emily's Bridge. This is due to the fact that some of the locals believe that the bridge is haunted by an old farm girl who committed suicide off the bridge after being jilted at the alter by her fiance. We walked through the bridge, drove through the bridge and took many a photo of the bridge.....but discovered no such girl.
Toot putting "gas" in the Chrysler - see below:
From here we headed south to Northfield to see another 3 covered bridges which spanned a beautiful river in a small town. After this we headed back north west to Burlington. Burlington came across as a slightly hippyish college town. It was Saturday morning and the farmers markets were on. We wandered around here for a bit and then headed to the water front. Burlington is located on the eastern edge of Lake Champerlain. It was beautiful down by the water with a small boardwalk, swingchairs along the foreshore and a nice grassy area for people to chill out on.
After Burlington we headed back to Stowe via the Trapp family lodge (built by Maria von Trapp aka Julie Andrews). We had a look around the outside and took some pictures of the beautiful view they have. It is located quite high up one of the mountains just on the edge of Stowe up a somewhat narrow and windy road. If we had a spare $700 a night we may have stayed there but it wouldn't have been anywhere
near as personal as the Brass Lantern.
The lodge is still owned by the family.
We stopped back in the town to take some more photos before heading back for a rest and some reading at the B&B. After a lie down and a read, we decided to head out for some dinner. This time it was the local Mexican joint, Fridas. As being a Saturday night and we hadnt booked, it was a little crazy but we found a seat at the bar and ordered some drinks and food there. Great atmosphere, awesome local cider on tap and the guacamole nice and fresh (they literally make it in front of you). It was fun talking what we thought was english to the barman only for him to misunderstand an order of 2 cokes please. He thought it was some spirit he had never heard of and asked us to repeat or point on the menu. Obviously the music was louder than we realised. We headed back to The Brass Lantern to turn in for our beauty sleep before another big day today.
Sunday...
This mornings breakfast consisted of fresh fruit, waffles with Vermont maple syrup and herb scrambled eggs and maple sausage links. It was all delicious. Toot even tried some Maple bacon ice cream on her waffles. Interesting taste but lovely. George must think he is feeding an army, he serves large serves and enjoys cooking up a storm. We also found out that George is one of the local peace keepers. Just after breakfast there was a marquee going up on the oval for Oktoberfest. The people putting this up were approached by a bunch of local soccer mums saying it couldn't go up as there was going to be a soccer match. They were told that the people had a permit for the marquee. George went to keep the peace. We checked out of the Brass Lantern and it was time to hit the road again. We were sad to leave as their hospitality was amazing. This was both of our first B & B experience and it was lovely. Would highly recommend this place to anyone.
On the road we first had to make a couple of quick stops. One to get a few sneaky bottles of the cider we drank last night (only to be questioned by the lady at the checkout about our age, she couldn't believe how old we were, did we mention we love this country) and another quick stop at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill to try a cider doughnut and their local fresh cider (not the hard stuff though). Once on the road again we headed south east so that we could visit Hanover (the home of Dartmouth College). It was Sunday so unfortunately there were no tours but we had a quick nosy around the town and then jumped back in the car. Once back on the road we headed to the beginning of the Kancamagus Highway. The Kancamagus Scenic Byway takes you through a path cut through the White Mountain National Forest with breathtaking views of the White Mountains, the Swift River, Sabbaday Falls, Lower Falls and Rocky Gorge. The Kanc takes you to an elevation of just under 3,000 feet at its highest point at Kancamagus Pass on the flank of Mt. Kancamagus near Lincoln, NH.
Once off this road and pulling into the town we are currently in, we struggled a little to find our hotel After punching it in correctly to the Gerty the Garmin GPS we arrived at a tree on the side of the White Mountian Highway. No hotel in sight. Correct road, no hotel.. We travelled a little further down the road and tried to find street numbers (not as easy as it sounds) and decided after a further 10 mins of driving that we would turn around and try again. We finally found a hotel with a similar name and went in to ask. Turns out they have recently changed ownership and therefore changed the name a little and for some reason unknown to us or the not so friendly lady behind the counter, the GPS never picks up the right address for this place. Oh yay!
Once we finally checked in, we decided to head back into town and do some......you guessed it, outlet shopping! We dont pay tax for shopping in this state, rock on! We then headed for a pensioner hour dinner consisting of steak and salad and of course, the baked potato, Americas favourite. This time dinner was jazzed a little by some stuffed shrimp for Toot and some crab cakes for Gordo. Dinner finally done and time to head back for an early night.
Time to plan tomorrows adventures and shopping stops.
Til then
Ta ta!
After breakfast we hit the road again and headed in search of covered bridges. We drove a short distance and found the first one, Goldbrook Bridge, also commonly known in the area as Emily's Bridge. This is due to the fact that some of the locals believe that the bridge is haunted by an old farm girl who committed suicide off the bridge after being jilted at the alter by her fiance. We walked through the bridge, drove through the bridge and took many a photo of the bridge.....but discovered no such girl.
From here we headed south to Northfield to see another 3 covered bridges which spanned a beautiful river in a small town. After this we headed back north west to Burlington. Burlington came across as a slightly hippyish college town. It was Saturday morning and the farmers markets were on. We wandered around here for a bit and then headed to the water front. Burlington is located on the eastern edge of Lake Champerlain. It was beautiful down by the water with a small boardwalk, swingchairs along the foreshore and a nice grassy area for people to chill out on.
After Burlington we headed back to Stowe via the Trapp family lodge (built by Maria von Trapp aka Julie Andrews). We had a look around the outside and took some pictures of the beautiful view they have. It is located quite high up one of the mountains just on the edge of Stowe up a somewhat narrow and windy road. If we had a spare $700 a night we may have stayed there but it wouldn't have been anywhere
near as personal as the Brass Lantern.
The lodge is still owned by the family.
We stopped back in the town to take some more photos before heading back for a rest and some reading at the B&B. After a lie down and a read, we decided to head out for some dinner. This time it was the local Mexican joint, Fridas. As being a Saturday night and we hadnt booked, it was a little crazy but we found a seat at the bar and ordered some drinks and food there. Great atmosphere, awesome local cider on tap and the guacamole nice and fresh (they literally make it in front of you). It was fun talking what we thought was english to the barman only for him to misunderstand an order of 2 cokes please. He thought it was some spirit he had never heard of and asked us to repeat or point on the menu. Obviously the music was louder than we realised. We headed back to The Brass Lantern to turn in for our beauty sleep before another big day today.Sunday...
This mornings breakfast consisted of fresh fruit, waffles with Vermont maple syrup and herb scrambled eggs and maple sausage links. It was all delicious. Toot even tried some Maple bacon ice cream on her waffles. Interesting taste but lovely. George must think he is feeding an army, he serves large serves and enjoys cooking up a storm. We also found out that George is one of the local peace keepers. Just after breakfast there was a marquee going up on the oval for Oktoberfest. The people putting this up were approached by a bunch of local soccer mums saying it couldn't go up as there was going to be a soccer match. They were told that the people had a permit for the marquee. George went to keep the peace. We checked out of the Brass Lantern and it was time to hit the road again. We were sad to leave as their hospitality was amazing. This was both of our first B & B experience and it was lovely. Would highly recommend this place to anyone.
On the road we first had to make a couple of quick stops. One to get a few sneaky bottles of the cider we drank last night (only to be questioned by the lady at the checkout about our age, she couldn't believe how old we were, did we mention we love this country) and another quick stop at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill to try a cider doughnut and their local fresh cider (not the hard stuff though). Once on the road again we headed south east so that we could visit Hanover (the home of Dartmouth College). It was Sunday so unfortunately there were no tours but we had a quick nosy around the town and then jumped back in the car. Once back on the road we headed to the beginning of the Kancamagus Highway. The Kancamagus Scenic Byway takes you through a path cut through the White Mountain National Forest with breathtaking views of the White Mountains, the Swift River, Sabbaday Falls, Lower Falls and Rocky Gorge. The Kanc takes you to an elevation of just under 3,000 feet at its highest point at Kancamagus Pass on the flank of Mt. Kancamagus near Lincoln, NH.
Once off this road and pulling into the town we are currently in, we struggled a little to find our hotel After punching it in correctly to the Gerty the Garmin GPS we arrived at a tree on the side of the White Mountian Highway. No hotel in sight. Correct road, no hotel.. We travelled a little further down the road and tried to find street numbers (not as easy as it sounds) and decided after a further 10 mins of driving that we would turn around and try again. We finally found a hotel with a similar name and went in to ask. Turns out they have recently changed ownership and therefore changed the name a little and for some reason unknown to us or the not so friendly lady behind the counter, the GPS never picks up the right address for this place. Oh yay!
Once we finally checked in, we decided to head back into town and do some......you guessed it, outlet shopping! We dont pay tax for shopping in this state, rock on! We then headed for a pensioner hour dinner consisting of steak and salad and of course, the baked potato, Americas favourite. This time dinner was jazzed a little by some stuffed shrimp for Toot and some crab cakes for Gordo. Dinner finally done and time to head back for an early night.
Time to plan tomorrows adventures and shopping stops.
Til then
Ta ta!
hey girls, that sounded amazing,wish I was there to experience it all, glad your having a wonderful time. love ya xoxo
ReplyDeleteWow these photos are stunning! The bridges and the coloured leaves are so pretty! Sounds like you are having an amazing time :)
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