J and I woke up from our car camping (in the most literal way) and hit the road early. Before we left the rest stop, I snapped a few pictures - one educational, one environmental. Both worthy of a look.
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I learned about the beginnings of the interstate system in 11th grade -
one of those kind of random, pretty useless things that Ms. Konrad taught me
that has stuck through the years... |
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"We've got plans for your bottles and cans."
If every recycle bin rhymed at people,
maybe we would all recycle more... |
We were just a 15 or so minute drive from Burlington. I was SO excited to show James this city in Vermont that I had been to for the first time in June, and absolutely fell in love with. Once again, it did not disappoint. We just went through the city, got some breakfast, and kept on going. That beautiful country to the north was calling...
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| Down the hill into downtown Burlington |
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| I'm pretty sure you couldn't get a more beautiful blend of colors...gorgeous. |
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| Have coffee, have flowers for my amazing friends Erin and Chris, have everything I need... |
For my morning caffeine fix, James and I stopped at
Uncommon Grounds, a coffee shop located downtown on Church St. They source their baked goods locally, and the place smells delicious. When I was in Burlington in June, I spent a few hours in there studying. Heaven.
For food, I had a bagel from the Market Basket in Concord, and we stopped in
City Market, Burlington's local co-op for cream cheese. City Market has these fantastic little signs in bright neon telling you if the product is local or organic, or both. Honestly, it's refreshing. As most people who are interested in food do, I look at price vs. values claims when trying to decide what to buy. I enthusiastically picked up some local cream cheese without any hesitation or desire to eat the Philadelphia cream cheese that was $.20 cheaper.
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| Breakfast - coffee, bagel, cream cheese. |
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| Caffeine goodness. |
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| Sallying forth to 89! |
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Part of the awesomeness of the car we rented was
the radio that told us what song was playing. |
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| It was the first real pop of fall colors. Just that tiny bit. |
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| Seriously, if you've never been to Vermont, it pretty much all looks like this. Too pretty. |
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| Getting gas in gallons one last time before we had to start buying it in liters |
Next post - Montreal!
-Bethy
Looks like an amazing time!!
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