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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usneb026.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.	usneb027.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 Basket Maker.	usneb028.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 Tin Maker.	usneb029.jpg Farmington, Connecticut, in the Fall.	usneb030.jpg Farmington, Connecticut: the cemetery.
usneb031.jpg An Autumnal scene: Cider Apples waiting to be pressed.	usneb032.jpg Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Rockwell is famous for his depiction of small town America. Rockwell lived in Stockbridge from 1953 until his death in 1978. The museum, set in large grounds, has the largest collection of Rockwell originals in the world. This is a self portrait.	usneb033.jpg Mark Twain's House, Nook Farm, Hartford, Connecticut, was built in 1874. While he lived here, he published 7 major novels, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn" and "The Prince and the Pauper."	usneb034.jpg Mark Twain's House: details of the school room, used by Mark Twain's three daughters.	usneb035.jpg Mark Twain's House: details of the school room, used by Mark Twain's three daughters.
usneb036.jpg Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut: the garden has recently been restored. Hill-Stead was built in 1898-1901 for Alfred Altmore Pope, a retired iron industrialist and his wife. It contains their collection of antiques and major impressionist works of art.	usneb037.jpg Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut: the garden has recently been restored. Hill-Stead was built in 1898-1901 for Alfred Altmore Pope, a retired iron industrialist and his wife. It contains their collection of antiques and major impressionist works of art.	usneb038.jpg Hill-Stead Museum: Monet's painting "Boats Leaving the Harbour" adorns the mantle in the Morning Room.	usneb039.jpg Hill-Stead Museum: detail of Monet's "Haystacks", 1890, in the Ell Room.	usneb040.jpg Hill-Stead Museum: few private drawing rooms contain such an outstanding collection of art, from Manet's "The Guitar Player" to Degas' "Dancers in Pink" to Monet's "Haystacks", and "View of the Bay and Maritime Alps".
usneb041.jpg Windham Hill Inn, West Townshend, Vermont, was once a dairy farm, built in 1825. It is now one of the most delightful inns in New England with the advantage of an excellent restaurant.	usneb042.jpg Windham Hill Inn: the Tree House is one of the most romantic rooms, because it has its very own private porch, but all the rooms are attractive.	usneb043.jpg Windham Hill Inn: the Tree House has its own porch, which in the autumn is knee-deep in leaves.	usneb044.jpg The Windham Hill Inn: lying in a hammock in the garden.	usneb045.jpg Autumn leaves.
usneb046.jpg Newfane is one of the prettiest villages in Vermont, with picture postcard white clapboard houses and a church.	usneb047.jpg A cemetery near Townshend, Vermont.	usneb048.jpg Including the longest single span covered bridge in Vermont, the 1870 Scott Covered Bridge is 276 feet long. The bridge spans the West River, west of Rte.30 below the Townshend Dam, about 3 kms west of the village of Townshend.	usneb049.jpg Kenniston Hill Inn is situated just on the outskirts of the harbour town of Boothbay in Maine. The Georgian colonial-style house was built in c.1786. It has 10 rooms, all with private bathrooms.	usneb050.jpg Kenniston Hill Inn, Boothbay: owners David and Susan Straight on the porch of the house.