Blogs from Vermont, United States, North America - page 6

Bonjour à tous, Quelle surprise hier au soir en arrivant dans le centre de Burlington, de voir autant de monde dans les rues. Hormis les grandes villes de musique, je n'avais jamais vu une telle animation, depuis mon départ, beaucoup plus qu'à Charlottesville, où c'était déjà pas mal. J'avais presque l'impression de me trouver Faubourg St Honoré, pas sur les Champs où c'est populasse, mais dans un beau quartier de Paris. En mangeant j'ai eu tout le loisir d'admirer les promeneurs, et tout ce monde était très bien habillé, les femmes très élégante, pas de surcharge pondéral, l'impression d'être d'un seul coup dans un autre pays que les États Unis. Je suis retourné ce matin, à 9h30, j'ai trouvé qu'il y avait déjà pas mal de monde, dans la rue. Il faut dire aussi que Burlington, ... read more

Friday We had breakfast at the hotel (it was included – well 4 were, we had to pay for 1). We then left to head on our day’s journey. We had to pass back thru Darmouth College on our way out. We crossed the river and arrived in Vermont. Oh yea, I’m down to 7 states now (but that was yesterday). We saw the longest wooden bridge in Windsor (Cornish WIndsor Road Bridge). Crossing that bridge we arrive back in NH. We continue onward and saw a sign for “Fort at Number 4” so we went to see. It is an early 1700s recreation of the northern most fort at Charleston NH and it was at plantation #4 so that is how it got its name. Along the way we googled more facts. Barns are red ... read more

Hey! So I lied. I will actually be blogging for all of my minor trips this summer plus Canada and Ireland! We leave tomorrow for minor trip #1: Vermont. We are going to see family friends for the Fourth, something we've been doing for my whole life. We leave tomorrow morning and leave on Sunday. I will try to blog about twice a day: once about plans and once about reflections on the day. One thing I'm looking forward to: the Billings Farm Spelling Bee! I have won it twice. First blog tomorrow from the car! See ya... read more

Robert Todd Lincoln, the only child or Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to make it to adulthood, built Hildene in Manchester, Vermont, as a summer home. He made his fortune with the Pullman Company, a maker of train cars, and at one time the largest manufacturing operation in the United States. A luxury private car has been beautifully restored and is open for tours along with the elegant home, a Nubian goat farm, formal gardens and miles and miles of walking (and xc skiing trails). This was a spur of the moment visit and we were tight for time (the tours end at 4:30pm). So we hurried through the Visitors Center, skipped the film and didn’t shop at the boutique as our “tram” arrived to take us to our first stop. The Pullman car is luxurious ... read more

My brother called me up and asked if we wanted to go to see an ice castle at Stratton Mountain. So, Dean & I went with them. I didn't know what to expect. It opened up that very same day, so some of the ice was not lit up ~ they were having technical difficulties. There was music playing throughout the display. Otherwise, it was pretty neat and cold and windy. My photos aren't the best, but I refused to take off my gloves. There was a fire pit. It was made out of ice blocks and had 4 long wooden benches around it. We were trying to convince the guys to throw a bench on, but the wouldn't. As we were leaving, about 4 kids were in there and they suggested a game of hide-and-seek. ... read more