51 best of new england

i am at the office right now and ready to write my ass off... i want to use their computer as long as i can...

so here is my best of new england tour thing for those who might want to travel to the northeast... it is worthwhile although you need good weather to appreciate it...

this is the tour how i did it... i will add some interesting places that i would have wanted to visit but that weren't in the program

START: BOSTON.. it is a nice city but don's spend more than two days here. you can do the freedom trail which bring you to several historic parts of the city but which is very boring and some of these historic sites are so small you almost don't see them.. better is to just walk around on your own and stop where you want to stop... you can also do a black heritage trail which brings you to a nicer area of the town... there are a few area's in the city that are different from one another but you can easily visit them by walking... the metro system is very easy to use, so you can try that too... the only reason why you need the metro is to go to harvard, the famous university but there's nothing going on there... it is not cambrdige it is not heidelberg it is not leuven it is just boring.. only go there if you have time

EASTERN MASSACHUSSETES: it all depends in what direction you travel of course... i went to SALEM, north of boston which is worth a stop. there's a few museums about teh which trials... i wanted to do the live one but there is also a thing with dolls.. there is also a wax musem, you can walk to the harbour, i would not visit the house of the seven gables cos that is not worth its 12 dollar but it is worth stopping in salem... south of boston going to cape cod you have PLYMOUTH which is the place where the first settlers, the pilgrims arrived... there's nothing much to see there except from a replica of the Mayflower, the ship on which the pilgrims arrived.. that is worth visiting

CAPE COD: i would go back there.. we stayed in hyannis which only has some JFK memorials like a memorial (duh) and a museum.. apart from that it is not that interesting.. but you should just drive around cape cod... i liked the lighthouse and the beach of CHATHAM, i loved PROVINCETOWN which is by far the gayest village i have ever seen but which is cool because it is small and you have incredibly cool shops and restaurants.. that is really worth a trip...

ESTERN MASSACHUSETTES: i only drove along the BERKSHIRES which is the area where the rich had their houses.. i.t is nice.. the drive from ADAMS to Pittsflied (not on the Highway but on the scenic route is cool)... we visited the SHAKER'S village near Pittsfield and that was worth the visit too... it's this religious group who lived in their own village but got extinct because they didn't believen in sex... haha... we stayed in NORTHAMPTON but i did not have time to visit the city as the hotel was way out of the centre but it did look cool though.. so i would stop there again

RHODE ISLAND: i did not visit PROVIDENCE but i would want to as it is a student city and apparently very cool to hang out in... i did go to NEWPORT where you can easily spend an afternoon... do visit the old centre near the port.. that is cool and then visit the TEnnis hall of fame which was ok too, and THE BREAKERS or any other of the big mansions there.. i found the visit to the breakers worthwhile.. it is not versailles of course, but it is amazing.. i loved walking there too... there are a few cool bridges getting you into newport so you might want to make pictures there too

MAINE: i did not visit too many things in MAine but i would definitly recommend PORTLAND because that is the nicest city i have seen in New ENgland.. it is small but has an art college and many art students and stuff... i just liked the harbour atmosphere and you have a lot of restaurants and the port of course.. yes, i liked portnad... going to portland you need to take the scenic route off highway 1.. i guess it is called 1a... visit YORK VILLAGE (nice) and drive to cape neddick which has a cool light house.. KENNEBUNKPORT is where the bush family lives but i would just drive through it.. some nice houses...

NEW HAMPSHIRE: this is beautiful territory.. the white mountains were really awsesome... i did a serpentine tour entering new hampshire near CONWAY... do visit the covered bridges in Conway.. nice... then take the KANAMAGUS higway to lincoln.. that is a beautiful ride.. the FRANCONIAN notch just takes you back up north but was not that spectacular.. you can visit the WASHINGTON HOTEL In breetton woods.. i didn't because i was with the bus but it looks cool... we went back to the eastside and stayed in grafton but i would not do that detour... The ride to WILDCAT MOUNTAIN was nice though but i would not include it in a tour if i had to do it... on the border with Vermont you have this place called BATH which is very touristy but fun...

VERMONT: less awesome than new hampshire but different... more farms and villages and stuff... i liked it though... do visit MONTPELLIER,,, i really liked that city, then you can visit the BEN AND JERRY ICE CREAM FACTORY which i unfortunatly did not do... that is nearby montpellier... you can visit the quarry in BARRE but it is not a must... the drive from montpellier over highway 100 to RUTLAND is nice with some waterfalls and stuff.. rutland is not really worth stopping... you hvae to go further south on the eastern site of vermont which has GRAFTON a very very nice village where you can take a lot of pictures and they have a cheese factory and covered bridges... stop only in BRATTLEBRO if you have enough time... the highway along the border with massachussettes is nice..

CONNECTICUT? haven't been there.. but i would include it especially New Haven