The Ambitious Odometer

Thursday, July 18, 2013

{Road Trip} Day Eight - Yogurt on the Way to Kennebunkport

After sleeping in just a little bit, we left the hotel and stopped at Stonyfield Farm to see first hand where some of our favorite yogurt is made...

Though they no longer give tours of the facility, the little ones enjoyed watching a great video and sampling many different products. They probably loved playing with all the farm-themed toys most of all...

while Hubby and I stocked the cooler with smoothies and yogurt tubes for the road!

Our next stop was The Pierce Manse, home to our 14th President (and the only President from New Hampshire), Franklin Pierce...

I actually had plans to make a stop at his birthplace in Hillsborough, as well, but unfortunately traffic and construction put us a little behind.

We made a stop at the state house in Concord...

before continuing on into MAINE!

First stop...

Kennebunkport...

Okay, I think that I could get used to vacationing here!

Some of the sights...

The Wedding Cake House

The Bush Compound at Walker's Point

The Clam Shack

where Hubby and B sampled the renown lobster roll...

B was most interested in checking out the live lobsters swimming in the tank!

He's going to love what's on tap for tomorrow!

More {Road Trip} 2013 Fun

Day One - Pennsylvania

Day Two - Sesame Place

Day Three - Bridges, Lighthouses & Methods of Transportation...Oh My!

Day Four - Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY

Day Five - More Presidents & a New Baby Cousin

Day Six - Notable Lunch Spots

Day Seven - Cheers! to the Presidents from Boston

Day Nine - Beaches, Shops & Lobsters!

Day Ten - More Parks - State, National & International...

Day Eleven - From Maine to Montreal...

Day Twelve - Canadian Holiday

Day Thirteen - Niagara Falls & Making Our Way HOME

Day Fourteen - Home Sweet Home

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

{Road Trip} Day Seven - Cheers! to the Presidents from Boston

We woke up this morning and headed down to Plymouth Rock first thing...

before heading into the outskirts of Boston to Quincy to visit the birthplaces of both John Adams and John Quincy Adams...

as well as their family home where 4 generations of the Adams family lived...

We ate a quick lunch and from there, hopped on the T to travel to Brookline to visit the birthplace of John F. Kennedy...

Where we were able to see the room that he was born in...

and the room where he spent the first few years of his life!

I especially loved the monograms found on both the towels in the bathroom and the bedspread in the guest bedroom...

The rangers were all so nice and even let B help retire the flag...

We then enjoyed dinner at the former Bull and Finch Pub, the inspiration for the television show, Cheers!

After dinner, we headed back to our car in Quincy...

B was thrilled when one of the T workers gave him his own "Charlie Card"...

Hubby once played the song, "M.T.A." by the Kingston Trio for the little one a couple of years ago...

and B has loved it ever since ~ he was really hoping to see old "Charlie" in person... :)

On the way out of town, we made one last stop at the birthplace of George H. W. Bush...

which is still a private residence, and is understandably fairly hidden by trees!

More {Road Trip} 2013 Fun

Day One - Pennsylvania

Day Two - Sesame Place

Day Three - Bridges, Lighthouses & Methods of Transportation...Oh My!

Day Four - Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY

Day Five - More Presidents & a New Baby Cousin

Day Six - Notable Lunch Spots

Day Eight - Yogurt on the Way to Kennebunkport

Day Nine - Beaches, Shops & Lobsters!

Day Ten - More Parks - State, National & International...

Day Eleven - From Maine to Montreal...

Day Twelve - Canadian Holiday

Day Thirteen - Niagara Falls & Making Our Way HOME

Day Fourteen - Home Sweet Home

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

{Road Trip} Day Six - Notable Lunch Spots

We got up, grabbed breakfast out at a diner with S & S, and bid them farewell...

Our first stop was about an hour up the road in New Haven, Connecticut...

In New Haven, we made stops at both the birthplace and first home of President George W. Bush. George W. Bush was born at Grace-New Haven Hospital, what is now Yale-New Haven Hospital...

We're probably one of the only people to stage a photo op right in front of the hospital sign!

From there, we headed over to the Yale campus, and George W. Bush's first home. Since he was born when his father was in law school, his parents lived in a married housing apartment located in this building...

For lunch we stopped at Louis' Lunch, one of the establishments that claims to have served the very first hamburger sandwich!

It's a teeny tiny building - probably seats no more than 25 people inside... Things to know ~ their hamburger sandwich is served on toasted white bread (no bun) and both ketchup and mustard are strictly prohibited...

Next on my list was a stop in Mystic, Connecticut...

What a beautiful seaport!

As pretty as it is, the seaport isn't why I planned this stop... I just couldn't be so close and pass up the chance to sample the one and only Mystic Pizza! Yes, I am a fan of the movie and am always thrilled when I happen to find it randomly playing on television... We just had to stop in, and besides, I had yet to eat lunch (since hamburgers aren't my thing)...