twenty-three

Well, we’re back in the good ol’ Ramada INN of Boston tonight, after our two-day trip North into New England. We’ve seen a lot of country the past couple of days. First, up the coast to Portland, ME, weaving through the seaside towns along the Atlantic. Then across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to Burlington, VT, which sits along Lake Champlain. Today, we capped it off with a drive back across Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts right into downtown traffic in Boston. It’s been quite a trip.

Today’s highlights included spending a couple of hours in Stowe, VT, a little town up in the "mountains" of Vermont. Tucked up in the hills, this small tourist town was a great stop. There were lots of shops, cool lodges, a ski area, and even the Von Trapp lodge, where the people from the Sound of Music settled once they immigrated to the US.

Next up, we stopped at the Ben & Jerry’s factory for a tour of their first processing plant and hopefully for a special taste of ice cream. If we only go on two tours this trip, I guess that a brewery and an ice cream factory are alright. Ben & Jerry’s was a little less impressive than Samuel Adams’, but it was definetly cool. We tasted one of their new flavors, Bananas on the Rum, which was quite amazing.

Finally, we’re back in the hotel and getting prepped for our day trip to New York. We’re off to see the wizard…I mean the witches of Oz. That’s right, we’re seeing Wicked on Broadway tomorrow night.

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