Wednesday morning, we drove back to Portland from lovely Bar Harbor. We hated to BH, since the people were so nice, the weather cooperated for a change, and the Maine lobster was outstanding if not better. So, in a driving rain storm for most of the three hour ride back, we hit the highways and byways of central Maine. We must have hit every road delay with one way traffic. But as we pulled into Freeport (home of LL Bean) for a brief stop to stretch and have a little soup, we were glad to be back in the city, and [View Full Entry]

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This morning we left Boston and headed off to Cape Cod. First stop this morning was the coastal town of Plymouth which is where the Pilgrims landed back in 1620. Once we secured parking for our car, we got out to do a little exploration of the area. Our first goal was to locate the Plymouth Rock, an important symbol in American History. The location of the rock was quite obvious from the moment we arrived. Along the shore, there was this structure that looked like a miniature version of the Lincoln Memorial. We all immediately knew that this is where [View Full Entry]

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It was a drizzly morning today as we made our way over to Penn Station to catch our Amtrak train to Boston. It was only a 4 hour trip and we were excited to get out of New York and start exploring Boston. The first half was rather uneventful as we crossed through various small towns in Connecticut. The train didn't seem to be going as quickly as I thought it should and every now and then, it would completely stop for a few minutes. One of the stops seemed to be lasting for quite a while. I looked out the [View Full Entry]

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Today is the second day of the Topsfield Fair Flower Show. [View Full Entry]

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This Airport is huge. All the signs are in English. There is a huge bus system... employee buses only, buses to parking areas, transit buses to the city, shuttle buses to hotels and more than any other, buses to rent-a-car agencies ...Hertz, Avis, National ... and Terminal A,B,C,D,E buses But without a sign and without asking the route, progress to the next terminal seems a mystery ... who knew there was more than one terminal ... after inquiring the solution became clear ... know the letter of the terminal you seek and know that pillars outside the exit door at Arrivals [View Full Entry]

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Today is the first entry day for the design division of the Topsfield Fair Flower Show. The theme for this years flower show is "Special Days to Green UP". These photos are of entries that were done for the flower show. [View Full Entry]

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See you later UK! After our farewell goodbyes to family we headed through to departures to board the BA that would take us to Boston. A cheeky beer to celebrate departure then joined the queue to be seated on board. Bowks gave me a little tap on the shoulder and whispered in my ear that she thought Hermione Granger from Harry Potter was stood behind us. After a few stealth looks and a little support from the Daily Mail front cover with a picture of her on, we boldly asked her if it was her, and…yes it was! So after a [View Full Entry]

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Sunday September 27th 2009 Between the months of September and February in America, Sunday means one thing to the majority of people who live here - American Football Game Day! Ever since we decided to head on Honeymoon to Boston I have pestered Kay continually about being able to go and see the New England Patriots play American Football at Gillette Stadium which is outside of Boston. American Football has been a passion of mine for quite some time, so for me one of the real perks had arrived and being a ‘Football’ and ’Patriots; fan as I will continue to [View Full Entry]

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Saturday September 26th 2009 Saturday in Boston is like any Saturday in a major city - BUSY!! When on holiday you can easily slip into the false sense that everything is quiet as all you can see in the polished metallic glass of skyscrapers is your reflection, and not those ‘everyday folk’ that are working away inside. Up until now everything in Boston was chilled, relaxed and quite a breeze. Oh boy how that changed this morning!! We headed out of the hotel at about 11am, and having had such a good meal at ‘The Pour House’ diner the night before [View Full Entry]

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After the action-packed weekend in Maine, there were only a few days before I was homeward bound so I made sure to visit all my favourite haunts. I really love America, but there are a few things that do annoy me. One of these is the permeation of "Starbucks' Speak". To give an example, I went to order my coffee and said something along the lines of - "Can I have a small chai tea latte, iced, with skimmed milk, but not too much ice, please" Admittedly, the mannie behind the counter (I think they are called "Baristas"?) looked at my [View Full Entry]

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