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Is this not the perfect Colonial town? |
The only thing better than the accommodations at the Copper Beech is the food. In all my years (and that's many) I've never had better scrambled eggs. You're probably thinking eggs are eggs, but trust me....these are not just eggs. I don't know what the chef does, but these eggs are fluffy and flavorful. I tried to get his secret, but even the manager can't pry it out of the chef! Whatever you're doing, Bravo! I'll forever be disappointed in average scrambled eggs!
We were really hoping to take a cruise on the Mary E Schooner but unfortunately since it was off-season and a weekday, not enough passengers showed up so the Mary E didn't sail. That was a bummer. Lucky for us the Mary E is part of the Connecticut River Museum so to ease our disappointment (since we'd called before coming to CT to see if the Mary E was sailing), we were given complimentary tickets to the museum. We hadn't visited the museum on our previous visit and Trip Advisor rates it very highly, so we were more than happy to check it out. It was easy to see why it has great reviews. Here's a peek at a little of what's hidden inside:
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Two of the big attractions for tourists to Essex are the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Ride - which I wrote about in a previous post, and Gillette Castle, also in a previous post. While we really loved both of these, we'd just done both a year ago so we were looking for something new to do. After enjoying dinner at our favorite local eaterie - Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale (where the fried shrimp is the best you can find), we asked our waitress where to go to catch the sunset. You probably know I'm a sucker for a good sunset. She asked another waitress who is into photography and she suggested we go down the road a bit to Hammonasset State Park. Well, photography a factor or not....that suggestion hit the jackpot. What a beautiful place! Because it was post Labor Day, admission was free - nice perk, combined with the fact that it was a weekday evening which meant the beach wasn't crowded. It was early but this was indeed the perfect sunset location, so we waited. While we waited we met a lovely gentlemen who was also there for photo ops. We got to chatting and it seems our new acquaintance, Terry Wild, is a professional photographer who has been in the business for many years and actually sells and licenses his work in the stock photography market. You can check out his work at www.terrywildstock.com We had a great visit once again proving this blog has introduced me to some great people I would not have otherwise met. The sunset was no less exciting and Hammonasset State Park is definitely on our list of stops for every future Essex visit. Here's a few photos ....
From one era to another, we came across this not-so-historic home,
built by architect Wilfred Armster...
You might imagine a place like this stirred up a little controversy in a quaint colonial town and it did. Read about it in this article: http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20141011/30-years-later-guilford-architect-reflects-on-controversial-spaceship-designAlso in Guilford.....
If you're looking for a great little place for a quick getaway for two or three days, head on over to Essex, CT. Book yourself a room at the Copper Beech Inn and spend a few leisurely days checking out this beautiful area. I know you'll love it and will want to go back again and again. For more information on the Copper Beech Inn and the Essex Steam Train, Gillette Castle and the village of Essex, check out my previous blog posts, links below.
Thanks for reading and letting me share my Life As I See It.
http://www.lifeasiseeitphotography.net/2014/07/all-aboard.htmlhttp://www.lifeasiseeitphotography.net/2014/07/the-perfect-small-american-town-essex-ct.html
http://www.lifeasiseeitphotography.net/2015/07/trains-riverboats-and-castles-summer.html
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