Oh my gosh, SO cute!! 
For real, put it on your "go to" list right now. Super cute historic walking town with narrow brick or cobblestone streets, a crap ton of shops and eateries, and personality to spare. We checked in to our B&B, put our things away, and rolled out to explore. Walked for hours without even realizing we'd done it - we're staying right downtown, so park the car and don't see it again until we head to Boston. We didn't take the camera when we went out yesterday but will get pics today.
The place we're staying says it's a hotel, but it's really a B&B, and we actually have a 1-br apartment that was a nice surprise considering the price. And we have that crappy Motel 6 in Biloxi to thank for it! When I saw the horror that was Motel Hell, I realized that I had booked us into one in Newport as well. Yeah, cancel. Then I found America's Cup Inn and they had availability for us. I thought it would be just a room with a minifridge and microwave - noooooo! It's a fully furnished apartment, right in the heart of downtown, including a full breakfast and afternoon tea. When I get places like this it makes Monello and me feel like we live in the town and aren't just visitors, which we like very much.
We had a mini lunch at Mission, which is a no frills hippie burger and dog joint where they grind their own beef fresh every day and also make their own hot dogs. I had a Chicago dog, which had too much relish on it, but the dog itself was really REALLY good. Monello's burger was delicious and clearly fresh made.
After hours of walking, we hit up Smoke House, which is open air and on the water, to check off RI on our BBQ list. We split a sampler platter and it was pretty good - not TX or TN (where they take that chit seriously) good, but the meat was flavorful and they had home made sauces to slather on. The one to beat is still Black's in Lockhart, TX.
We'll definitely have to come back here and spend more time. Our three days will be enough to walk and bike the downtown historic area, but apparently there's a bunch of other stuff to explore as well.
For real, put it on your "go to" list right now. Super cute historic walking town with narrow brick or cobblestone streets, a crap ton of shops and eateries, and personality to spare. We checked in to our B&B, put our things away, and rolled out to explore. Walked for hours without even realizing we'd done it - we're staying right downtown, so park the car and don't see it again until we head to Boston. We didn't take the camera when we went out yesterday but will get pics today.
The place we're staying says it's a hotel, but it's really a B&B, and we actually have a 1-br apartment that was a nice surprise considering the price. And we have that crappy Motel 6 in Biloxi to thank for it! When I saw the horror that was Motel Hell, I realized that I had booked us into one in Newport as well. Yeah, cancel. Then I found America's Cup Inn and they had availability for us. I thought it would be just a room with a minifridge and microwave - noooooo! It's a fully furnished apartment, right in the heart of downtown, including a full breakfast and afternoon tea. When I get places like this it makes Monello and me feel like we live in the town and aren't just visitors, which we like very much.
We had a mini lunch at Mission, which is a no frills hippie burger and dog joint where they grind their own beef fresh every day and also make their own hot dogs. I had a Chicago dog, which had too much relish on it, but the dog itself was really REALLY good. Monello's burger was delicious and clearly fresh made.
After hours of walking, we hit up Smoke House, which is open air and on the water, to check off RI on our BBQ list. We split a sampler platter and it was pretty good - not TX or TN (where they take that chit seriously) good, but the meat was flavorful and they had home made sauces to slather on. The one to beat is still Black's in Lockhart, TX.
We'll definitely have to come back here and spend more time. Our three days will be enough to walk and bike the downtown historic area, but apparently there's a bunch of other stuff to explore as well.
I don't want to hear one single rich person ever again express sympathy for the poor. Newport is a huge wedding destination, and venues start at - ready? - $50,000 for a lower echelon no frills joint. That is JUST to rent the venue. So there are a number of things these limousine liberals could do to cut back, still live luxuriously, and feed an awful lot of poor children. I have nothing against rich people, just the ones who pretend to give a crap about poor people while yachting about and dropping $8 mil on a home they will use three months out of the year and shelling out $100k+ for a venue for a wedding that has a 50% chance of ending in divorce.
