NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 4 PM

After leaving the quilt shop, we headed south on some back roads.  We stopped at the Vermont Country Store where a covered bridge had been moved to.  The Kissing Bridge.

After a short respite and a few purchases, we headed out, looking for a place for lunch.  We lucked out and found a nice little cafe that served fresh and organic.  Garden Cafe and Market in Londonderry Vermont.  We had Turkey Reubens again.  They had lots of original artwork on the walls, including a painting of Clinton and Monica (very strange).

It really rained the rest of the way through Vermont.

We entered New York State on our way to the capitol, Albany.

HEN HOUSE FABRIC SHOP

Next stop Hen House Fabrics in White River Vermont.  A very nice shop owner.  

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 4 AM

After a very comfortable night we walked down the block to a fantastic little cafe, Coffee Corner Diner.  We were pleasantly surprised to see a table full of people playing musical instruments.  We thoroughly enjoyed them while we ate our breakfast.

We then walked down the street to Capitol Grounds to get lattes.  Darrell couldn't resist buying this t-shirt.  We love Bernie and were kinda hoping we'd run into him in Vermont.

With lattes in hand, we checked out of the hotel and headed south, trying to make time.  

It clouded up and started raining.

While trying to find a quilt shop (that we found out was out of business) we stopped at an old cemetery)

We made a u-turn and headed back to the highway.

On the road again, headed south.

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 3 PM

After the stop in Littleton NH, we headed west to Vermont.

Welcome to Vermont!

We meandered our way to Montpelier, the capitol of Vermont and headed straight for the State House.  It was getting late and we made it there with just 15 minutes to spare.  They said we could take a quick tour on our own.  There was no metal detectors at the door, but there also wasn't a guest book.  It is a very small, but one of the most beautiful and well maintained capitol buildings we've seem.   The dome is wood covered in gold leaf.  Everything is very well crafted.   It was charming.

The Vermont State House

The stairs in the Vermont State House

We checked into the Capitol Plaza Hotel just down the street.  We had a room on the 4th floor overlooking the main street.  We walked a few blocks to a Thai restaurant, Royal Orchid for dinner.  It was just okay, not as good as the Royal Orchid in Renton, Washington.