We flew into JFK very late, got our rental car, and drove to Boston. Ada stayed to hang out with her online friends and I drove up through Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.
New Hampshire State HousePortland Head LighthouseDelicious bakery in PortlandMaine State CapitolThe storm made the roads horrible so I had to skip Acadia 😦 I went to the hotel early and went for a swim, got some dinner, and went to bed very early. Left for my next adventure at 4:30 am. The roads were quite snowy so it was slow-going. And then it was no-going when I ran over some wood dropped in the road and got a flat tire. I called AAA and they promised to send someone in an hour. It was really really cold so I had to run the car most of the time. After almost 2 hours a really nice man stopped and helped change the tire. I called AAA back and told them not to bother. Ugh. At least it was really pretty once the sun came up 🙂Polly’s pancakes. Delicious maple syrup but I didn’t care much for the pancakes. I was really hungry after the car trouble. I spent the previous hour at a car place getting a new tire. Beautiful New Hampshire winter morningVermont State Capitol. Nestled right up against a mountain in a really small capital town. New York State CapitolBoston Massachusetts templeLongfellow House -Washington’s HQCool gardensJFK’s birthplaceFrederick Law Olmstead’s beautiful grounds……and his house Adams NHPReally cool hedges that were unfortunately covered with boards in order to protect them Picked up Ada from the hotel and we stopped at The Blueberry muffins for breakfast and Captain Parker’s Pub for the most delicious lunch. Incredible mozzarella sticks and seafood chowder!Yay the ocean! Ada disagrees I wrangled a smile out of her anyway. 🙂Cape cod lighthouse was moved 4 times because of erosion.We missed the New Bedford Whaling museum but we did wander the cute historic village. 🙂Rhode Island State HouseHugest dome!Roger Williams NMSpeakers corner in the first American settlement. The first state house The first Baptist churchConnecticut State Capitol The most amazing pizza made by actual Italians 🙂The Hartford temple is really beautiful!First stop after lots and lots of horrible traffic…Paterson Great FallsFounded by Hamilton It was a site of great industryAlongside some amazing falls!Drive through lots of Pennsylvania Dutch territory to get famous pretzels. Alas, they were not big soft ones like I was picturing. 😦The chocolate, on the other hand, was all I was expecting and more!Pennsylvania Capitol has the coolest green dome!Flight 93 Memorial was so touching The Tower of Voices is cool. A chime for each person who diedMovie night in the hotel room. West side story!Shenandoah National Park in the early morning. Picked up Ada from the hotel and headed to Richmond Richmond temple will be super beautiful when it’s done!Virginia State HouseMaggie Walker did so much for civil rights in her timeColonial National Historic Park -Jamestown The frogs here were captivating!Cool old graves and churchBeautiful windows inside the church Ada wouldn’t pose by the statue of John Smith because he was a terrible person……but she said a cannon was fine 🙂We found a little place with the most amazing biscuits and fried catfish!George Washington’s BirthplaceChatham ManorIncredible gardensThe incredible view……made for a great spot for cannon fire onto FredericksburgThe manor was also used to treat wounded union soldiers
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