I once thought mansions only existed in movies, until I set my foot on the Gilded Age Mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. A must see for architecture buffs, history lovers and for ordinary people like me – a must visit to feel awed, amazed, astounded. These photos were from the Read more…
Sunsets at the Rhode Island are beautiful and can be viewed in a lot of places, owing to its long shorelines. (sunrise too if you wake up early). Lighthouses are plenty too – but as mentioned in a previous post – hard to locate and mostly inaccessible. Nevertheless, here’s a Read more…
St. Mary’s Church was the first Roman Catholic parish established in the state of Rhode Island in 1828. On September 12, 1953 St. Mary’s Church was the setting of the wedding of then Jacqueline Lee Bouvier to then-Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy (later the 35th President). On this first trip to Rhode Island here Read more…
And so it was, a New Year’s eve away from home. We had french fries and a sandwich lunch at Harry’s Handy Lunch at the heart of Newport, Rhode Island. Since it was a year end, there was no other restaurant open. Most of them were scheduled to open in Read more…
Rhode Island is known for lighthouses obviously because the state is composed of around 30 islands and long coastline. But the lighthouses are difficult to locate. Some are already privately owned, others are under re-construction while others can only be found in certain islands. After failed attempts with one lighthouse, Read more…