My original destination plan was Mystic, CT, but about 5 miles away in Groton is a Navy Lodge, where we are happily ensconced for a much lower price tag. It's a LARGE room with 2 queen beds and a kitchenette, off base in the housing area, with a nice walking area for Apollo. It was a pleasant surprise.
Not gonna lie, the reason I wanted to go to Mystic is because of the movie. When you're throwing a dart at a map, that's as good a reason as any. And Mystic did not disappoint. It's a cute little fishing village with a good sized walking/shopping/eating downtown area right on the river. Very picturesque and New England.
We had dinner at Mystic Pizza, where they were smart enough to jump on that movie train and ride it for all it's worth. Mystic is almost literally the Town That Julia Roberts Created. Someone told me that I'd be disappointed because the Mystic pizza is "just pizza", but that's not true. It's a perfect medium crust - not thick like pan pizza and not thin like New York style, it was just right. Very crispy because they're smart enough to serve in in a textured pan that keeps the pie raised up so the crust doesn't get soggy. My 'za had spicy beef, sausage, and mushrooms on it and it had a serious kick. I'm going to have my leftovers for breakfast here shortly and I'm sad because I know that when I heat it up it will only be good, not fabulous like it was last night. They play the movie Mystic Pizza on a loop on all of their TVs.
After dinner we walked Apollo along the downtown until we came to a little pavilion by the water, where the local orchestra was playing for a fairly large crowd. It was like the song Saturday In the Park - a community coming out on a warm Tuesday evening to sit by the water and listen to old show tunes and standards, little kids running around with ice cream on their shirt, neighbors talking to each other, alcohol didn't appear to be a draw or even available.
Afterward we went for the windshield tour and just drove aimlessly to see what's what. UConn has a campus here right on the water (Avery Point) and it is GORGEOUS. Medieval architecture, terrific location, very picturesque. I took a pic of the UConn Police headquarters that I'll post here shortly - it was a whole world away from the cops in Paterson or Newark.
LIFE CHOICES, PEOPLE!!!!! MAKE GOOD ONES!!!!
On the way from NJ we detoured because I needed to see Sleepy Hollow. There wasn't much there, which surprised me, but Tarrytown is adorable! Super cute walky downtown, storybook homes and buildings, it looked like you'd think from the literary descriptions of it.
Not sure what we're doing today. I have to work for awhile, and if nothing important comes across my desk we'll take off and explore.
Not gonna lie, the reason I wanted to go to Mystic is because of the movie. When you're throwing a dart at a map, that's as good a reason as any. And Mystic did not disappoint. It's a cute little fishing village with a good sized walking/shopping/eating downtown area right on the river. Very picturesque and New England.
We had dinner at Mystic Pizza, where they were smart enough to jump on that movie train and ride it for all it's worth. Mystic is almost literally the Town That Julia Roberts Created. Someone told me that I'd be disappointed because the Mystic pizza is "just pizza", but that's not true. It's a perfect medium crust - not thick like pan pizza and not thin like New York style, it was just right. Very crispy because they're smart enough to serve in in a textured pan that keeps the pie raised up so the crust doesn't get soggy. My 'za had spicy beef, sausage, and mushrooms on it and it had a serious kick. I'm going to have my leftovers for breakfast here shortly and I'm sad because I know that when I heat it up it will only be good, not fabulous like it was last night. They play the movie Mystic Pizza on a loop on all of their TVs.
After dinner we walked Apollo along the downtown until we came to a little pavilion by the water, where the local orchestra was playing for a fairly large crowd. It was like the song Saturday In the Park - a community coming out on a warm Tuesday evening to sit by the water and listen to old show tunes and standards, little kids running around with ice cream on their shirt, neighbors talking to each other, alcohol didn't appear to be a draw or even available.
Afterward we went for the windshield tour and just drove aimlessly to see what's what. UConn has a campus here right on the water (Avery Point) and it is GORGEOUS. Medieval architecture, terrific location, very picturesque. I took a pic of the UConn Police headquarters that I'll post here shortly - it was a whole world away from the cops in Paterson or Newark.
LIFE CHOICES, PEOPLE!!!!! MAKE GOOD ONES!!!!
On the way from NJ we detoured because I needed to see Sleepy Hollow. There wasn't much there, which surprised me, but Tarrytown is adorable! Super cute walky downtown, storybook homes and buildings, it looked like you'd think from the literary descriptions of it.
Not sure what we're doing today. I have to work for awhile, and if nothing important comes across my desk we'll take off and explore.
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Thanks for the tour of the United States of America. 
I think it's the last of its kind left in the states. 
We also split another order of whole clams, but these had real bellies on them and gagged me out. Blick. Like eating the mustard from a blue crab. I'll stick with the deep fried rubber band clams, thanks.