NEW ENGLAND B&B - THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Photos by Preben S. Kristensen 22/06/2006 www.thetravelphoto.com - tel:+447785225161 Email: infinitypress@tin.it |
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usneb001.jpg Throughout New England, the range and intensity of the Fall Colours are unforgettable. |
usneb002.jpg Throughout New England, the range and intensity of the Fall Colours are unforgettable. |
usneb003.jpg Throughout New England, the range and intensity of the Fall Colours are unforgettable. |
usneb004.jpg Throughout New England, the range and intensity of the Fall Colours are unforgettable. |
usneb005.jpg Throughout New England, the range and intensity of the Fall Colours are unforgettable. |
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usneb006.jpg Throughout New England, the range and intensity of the Fall Colours are unforgettable. |
usneb007.jpg Pumpkins are a sign of the Fall Harvest and families search for large ones both for the kitchen and for halloween lanterns. |
usneb008.jpg Hartford, Connecticut is a small city with a surprising number of attractions, from the Wadsworth Athenaeum, to Mark Twain's house. |
usneb009.jpg Butternut Farm Bed and Breakfast, in Glastonbury, Connecticut, was built in 1720. Owner, Don Reid, has restored the building to its original state. Exterior. |
usneb010.jpg Butternut Farm, Glastonbury: the keeping room was used for drying herbs. Nowadays, the fire provides visitors with a warm welcome. |
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usneb011.jpg Butternut Farm, Glastonbury: the best guest room has a pencil post cherry 4-poster bed, candle sconces on the walls, a 1790 wing chair, an antique blanket chest and oriental rugs on the stripped wooden floor. |
usneb012.jpg Butternut Farm, Glastonbury: the public rooms are all full of antiques. |
usneb013.jpg Butternut Farm, Glastonbury: details from bedrooms and public rooms. |
usneb014.jpg Butternut Farm, Glastonbury: details from bedrooms and public rooms. |
usneb015.jpg Butternut Farm, Glastonbury: details from bedrooms and public rooms. |
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usneb016.jpg Don Reid serves a gourmet breakfast to guests in the breakfast room at the Butternut Farm. |
usneb017.jpg Don Reid feeding his Geese. |
usneb018.jpg The Stanley-Whitman House, in Farmington, Connecticut, was built in the 1720's and was owned by a well-to- do weaver: although sparsely furnished, every piece of furniture in the kitchen was beautifully hand-carved. |
usneb019.jpg The Stanley-Whitman House, in Farmington, Connecticut, was built in the 1720's and was owned by a well-to- do weaver: although sparsely furnished, every piece of furniture in the kitchen was beautifully hand-carved. |
usneb020.jpg The Stanley-Whitman Museum, Farmington: onion skins were used by early settlers to make a fabric dye. |
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usneb021.jpg Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, is a village composed entirely of buildings from the early 1800's, filled with actors living life in 1830. Each one knows his profession inside out and a day spent here gives one a fascinating insight into history. Old Sturbridge Village: mill pond. |
usneb022.jpg Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, is a village composed entirely of buildings from the early 1800's, filled with actors living life in 1830. Each one knows his profession inside out and a day spent here gives one a fascinating insight into history. Old Sturbridge Village provides an insight into daily life in the 1830's: here, a guide to the herb garden, explains how they would have been used for medicinal purposes, according to the diary of an 18th century woman. |
usneb023.jpg Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, is a village composed entirely of buildings from the early 1800's, filled with actors living life in 1830. Each one knows his profession inside out and a day spent here gives one a fascinating insight into history. Old Sturbridge Village: in the bank, the banker explains how the books were kept and on what basis loans were made. |
usneb024.jpg Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, is a village composed entirely of buildings from the early 1800's, filled with actors living life in 1830. Each one knows his profession inside out and a day spent here gives one a fascinating insight into history. Old Sturbridge Village: the manor house: detail of wall mural and Bonnet. In the 19th century, murals were a popular form of decoration. |
usneb025.jpg Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, is a village composed entirely of buildings from the early 1800's, filled with actors living life in 1830. Each one knows his profession inside out and a day spent here gives one a fascinating insight into history. Old Sturbridge Village: the village is peopled by actors in costume. |