Connecticut

 When we left NYC we headed through Connecticut along the shoreline. We weren't there long but we had a great experience on that Saturday morning. We found a nice lighthouse in a park that charged $30 for out-of-state cars to park. That didn't slow us down. We just parked about a mile away and walked in. We got some good exercise and still got to visit the lighthouse and I got to walk in the Atlantic Ocean.

 After our nice walk and lighthouse we found some amazing coastal seafood for lunch through roadfood.com which is a favorite website when we travel. Lenny and Joe's was a great find for our first day in New England.

Our second visit to Connecticut came just a week later. We had explored New England all week and were heading back to NYC when we headed through Hartford to visit the state house. This would be our fifth state capital of the trip but it may very well be the most impressive and unique in its architecture. Because it was the weekend we were not able to go inside but the detail on the exterior was worth the stop.

 We settled in for the night after finding a local pizza joint in Hartford. It put us in a great location to get to NYC the next day for the Met's game and the flight home. We did lots of walking on vacation and I was happy when Dale suggested that we walk the Yale Campus in the morning before leaving Connecticut. It was an interesting blend of old and new with much less ivy than I had imagined. We enjoyed both visits to Connecticut even though it wasn't a main destination.