Our next New England adventure was to Newport, Rhode Island.
Newport was the summer location of choice for the summer mansions of Gilded Age millionaires, such as the Vanderbilts and Astors.
The mansions are still there and many are open to the public.
We visited The Breakers, the Vanderbilt “summer cottage.”
It’s a 70 room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo inspired by 16th century palaces (yes, I got that from a website - I don't know anything about architecture and wouldn't know a palazzo if one hit me on the head).
Yeah, sounds exactly like a “summer cottage” to me!
Photography isn’t allowed in the mansion . . I mean cottage . . . so it’s hard to describe what it’s like.
There was a whole lot of marble, wallpaper gilded with platinum, and an entire room just for playing cards. There were secret passages everywhere so the servants could do their jobs and not ever be seen. I know I hate it when I can see by servants serving me, don't you? Actually, only the women were never to be seen. It was perfectly acceptable to see the male servants. It was an interesting look at ridiculous opulence, and a fun way to spend the morning!
We explored Newport’s waterfront, had some decent seafood, and stopped by Brown University in Providence, RI on our way back to Boston.
The Harvard Law Couples Association took all of us married Harvard Law students and families to the Franklin Park Zoo.
It was Joshua’s third zoo experience, and he had a great time.
The Couples Association handed out little adventure hats to all the kids and it’s still one of his favorite toys even now a few weeks later!
Josh is 14 months now and officially done with footy pajamas (his choice, not mine), as well as bottles and pacifiers (that picture on the right was one of his last nights with his binky) – here’s him in his new big boy PJs.
He looks so ridiculously OLD!!
Our next New England adventure was to Newport, Rhode Island. Newport was the summer location of choice for the summer mansions of Gilded Age millionaires, such as the Vanderbilts and Astors. The mansions are still there and many are open to the public. We visited The Breakers, the Vanderbilt “summer cottage.” It’s a 70 room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo inspired by 16th century palaces (yes, I got that from a website - I don't know anything about architecture and wouldn't know a palazzo if one hit me on the head). Yeah, sounds exactly like a “summer cottage” to me! Photography isn’t allowed in the mansion . . I mean cottage . . . so it’s hard to describe what it’s like. There was a whole lot of marble, wallpaper gilded with platinum, and an entire room just for playing cards. There were secret passages everywhere so the servants could do their jobs and not ever be seen. I know I hate it when I can see by servants serving me, don't you? Actually, only the women were never to be seen. It was perfectly acceptable to see the male servants. It was an interesting look at ridiculous opulence, and a fun way to spend the morning! We explored Newport’s waterfront, had some decent seafood, and stopped by Brown University in Providence, RI on our way back to Boston.
The Harvard Law Couples Association took all of us married Harvard Law students and families to the Franklin Park Zoo. It was Joshua’s third zoo experience, and he had a great time. The Couples Association handed out little adventure hats to all the kids and it’s still one of his favorite toys even now a few weeks later!
Josh is 14 months now and officially done with footy pajamas (his choice, not mine), as well as bottles and pacifiers (that picture on the right was one of his last nights with his binky) – here’s him in his new big boy PJs. He looks so ridiculously OLD!!
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