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Sunday 9 July

Old and oldest houses in Newport. Interested in pre 1700.

This is 1697. 

Only 17th century found so far, there are supposedly 4 such.

The following, all dated, are pre revolutionary war. Each has a date posted.

Notice the hospitality pineapple above and below.

Newport has the largest collection of pre revolutionary war built houses still standing. 

1700 circa. house.

Lobster dinner at the shack. Not pictured. Excellent rolls, 6 oz. each.

6 July Thursday

Surprisingly good visit to  the National Museum of American Illustrators.  A private non profit featuring 150+ works by Rockwell, Parrish, Leyendecker, Wyeth and many more.

A view of America that never was, white, Episcopalian, frecked, patriotic and happy.  

One is a copy one an original. Guess.

Most of the original art is oil based. An incredible achievement as some did 3000 or more works.The quality is quite evident and well worth the visit; George encouraged us to go.

Sunset in the harbor

Friday 7 July rain, heavy at times

Another early morning Spanish lesson. A quixotic quest.

A day of walking about capped by a fine lobster roll and bouibasse.

Saturday 8 July a fine day

Green animal topiary park, aptly named place on national register. Marsha recommended and joined.

Green Ash tree, large and lovely.

Too many fine ones for the blog. Others on Flickr.

Anthony’s Seafood for roddy clam chowder to go. Part of dinner this evening. Chowder in forground.

Tues 4 July. Fireworks day and open  religious freedom program.

Day starts with traditional band music, reading of the declaration, and 21 gun salute.

All the churches open for viewing, this is the first year of the program; seems to  be in response to Trump.

Synagogue

Five hundred year old Torah

Visited the Quaker house, oldest Quaker in America, 1699.  Touro synagogue, oldest synagogue still operating in North America.

Quaker meeting house

First Babtist, and Trinity, first church in RI. Lots of firsts.

Hot dog and beans dinner.

Fireworks on the Bay. Video on Flickr.

Wednesday 5 July

Cliff walk. One of the required tourist items. Boulders get challenging after the Breakers.

Visit to the number one mansion, the Breakers. Garish to the max. On a very lovely site,match.

As we were leaving asked us if we were coming back. I said nah. QB told me to be polite. I said is was. She said nah. Still newyorkers.

Saturday 1 July

Road trip to our new abode in Newport.

Those with cleaning and quality genes were not happy. Much deserved fussing. Dirty oven, sheets, internet not turned on, etc. All for $8000 a month.

All good on the surface but dirt underneath. A deep cleaning service ordered.

Bird on rooftop. With squawking. Video to big. Rooftop view.

Almost $400 worth of provisioning the condo dinner time arrived. Spanish style.

Cliff walk – one part. Nice views.

1711 house, not the oldest, not by a Longshot.

This one marked 1705

Monday 3 July

First Spanish lesson. Met at the corner cafe.

Long wharf lobster shack.

Friday 30 June. Hot and miserable in Cambridge, ok in Boston. Showers in the evening.

Man playing erhu in Subway.

Visit to Harvard Museum. Main exhibit philosophy chamber where meetings of natural science we held and items demonstrated.

Harvard campus.

At the Harvard philosophy exhibit. An orrery. Would not let us play with it.

Polychrome,Spanish style, one of QB s likes

Hasty pudding house.

Thursday 29 June sunny and warmer. Did not get as miserable as forecasted.

First some Admin: some have noted that the previous posts came from Admin and we’re promptly trashed.  This should now be fixed with a more appropriate From line.

View from hotel window.

A day of walking the Boston Fen, Gardner museum, and eating at B&G oysters. But first a failed attempt.

Used to a diet high in fresh fruit we went to a smallish farmers market to get some for breakfast. Got there at 10:00 and eyed the strawberries and raspberries.  Not available now: we open at 11. Slacking farmers!

QB, as is often the case, has gotten blisters already. Hopefully the visit to CVS will help.

The Boston Fen

Healthy walk to the Gardner museum. Dark and a bit dreary but that was the period. Very fine cloister courtyard.

Dinner at B&G Oyster house. Now recommended.

​​Tuesday 27 June  Isolated Thunderstorms forecasted but did not materialize until dinner time. Then a large one one with thunder and lots of lightening.

Modern jukebox and rotary phone.

Four nights at the Boston Harbor Hotel.  We meet M&G Wednesday morning; they arrive too late to have dinner with us the first night.  Fortunately George has warned us well where not to eat when we are without them.    Libby recommended the Neptune Oyster House.  Small, no reservations. Could not get in.

Dinner with Judith at Mares, decent seafood Italian style. Great to see her again.

Wednesday am. Beautiful day. Breakfast at Flour, highly recommend. 

Boston, unsurprisingly, has many churches. This one is Old South Church.

QB near the ducks on Park at edge of back Bay.

Dinner at Petite Robert, thanks to Libby’s recommendation.

From exhibit at Legion of Honor

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Monday 15 May

So ends the sacking with a flight to Stansted.

Nice breakfast at the hatch in Dublin.

Sunday 14 May Intermittent showers 

Breakfast with Peter Galvin. A thank you get together for a well planned and serviced trip. We will remember the trip and his personal story well.  We will use his company for our next trip in Ireland.

The Little Museum, advertised a 29 minute tour and time afterwards for poking about. History of Ireland since 1776 when the house was built.  Now a non-profit.  The house is part of Georgian Dublin.  A number of such houses in this area. 

One interesting artifact is a first English edition of Joyce’s Ulysses.  

Dublin Castle, old fort and then a fancy social society residence.  We did not go in for the tour – more aristocracy. 

Christ Church visited on the way to Saint Patrick’s to hear choral evensong.  Christ Church is Anglican so they charge to go in and see it.  We demurred but got to hear the choir practice for their evensong.  

Not clear why there are two Anglican cathedrals so close (3 minutes on foot) together.

Saint Patrick’s has had a choir since the 1450’s.  Also a good organ which we wanted to hear.  Neither disappointed.  Service was modern, at least the music, and we ran into a special memorial for a previous Dean. Extended service and more music. 

Picture at end of service.  Photos not permitted otherwise.

Smoked duck at the Merrion