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The Clarkeston

Warren on Dec 29th 2011

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Very nice bed and breakfast

We spent a couple of nights, post Christmas, in Newport, where we stayed at the Clarkeston Inn on Clarke Street. originally, we were booked at the Melville, just down the street, but were upgraded to a room in the Clarkeston. They are both, along with several others on Clarke St., part of the Inns of Newport. Most are on the register of Historic Places. Clapboard, cape cod style buildings. Even though it was an upgrade, our room was a bit small, though it did have a working fireplace which made for romantic evenings. problem was, it was on the first floor, right sandwiched between the front door and the kitchen, and right across from the dining room so it was a bit noisy in the mornings. Breakfast there was good—pancakes, eggs, french toast, coffee, juice—though not outstanding. The location couldn’t have been better.

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the Clarkeston Inn

Warren on Dec 29th 2011

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Room in the Clarkeston Inn

Warren on Dec 29th 2011

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Our lovely upgrade came with a working fireplace…logs provided. Very romantic!

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Newport Graveyard

Warren on Dec 29th 2011

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Visiting the Fabulous NYBG Holiday Train Show

Warren on Dec 10th 2011

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How do you get to Radio City Music Hall?

 

Well you can practice, practice, practice. Or you can hop the Metro North to the Botanical Garden station in the Bronx for the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden. There you will find more than 100 replicas of iconic New York buildings and landmarks—the Brooklyn Bridge, Yankee Stadium, the Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall—all made entirely from plants parts such as twigs, leaves, seeds, bark, and leaves. While vintage model trains run through the displays in the magnificent Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

i’ve been there before and count it as one of the must-see New York holiday attractions. This was the first time for Lauren and she could not get over it. “I feel like a kid!” she kept gushing. We say a lot of people there on the Thursday afternoon we attended, but didn’t see one without a smile.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. you can purchase them online here.

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TWA Building

Warren on Dec 10th 2011

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The latest addition to the exhibit. Yes, it’s the TWA Building at JFK.

Complete with a Boeing 747

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Yankee Stadium!

Warren on Dec 10th 2011

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The Annual Holiday Train Show at the NYBG

Warren on Dec 10th 2011

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it’s the Guggenheim at the NYBG. Made from logs, mushrooms, sticks and twigs.

It’s a True New York Extravaganza

 

 

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