Fun on I-95!

This last weekend the Murdock's found themselves on a weekend trip to Connecticuit and Rhode Island! Jeremy had a tradeshow and meeting in Providence, Rhode Island so we decided to make the trip over the weekend to see some sights along the drive up Interstate 95! Kylee was such a trooper, we were so happy that she did so good the whole weekend! We left early Saturday morning and drove over the Tappan Zee bridge, through White Plains NY and into New Haven Conn! We wanted to check out the Yale campus, and Jeremy ofcourse had learned on the travel channel that the American hamburger was invented at a small place next to Yale called Louis' Lunch and so we had to stop in.......so we did....and it was CLOSED! A cop told us that every August the owner shuts down to take a vacation and to clean out the grease from his grills! So we were pretty dissapointed..but we took a stroll through Yale University and saw some beautiful architecture, lots of historic buildings, and some scary people! We found that the campus is soooo pretty and serene, its own little town, but New Haven outside of the campus area is pretty ghetto!

So we took off for New London CT where we stayed Saturday night. We saw Mystic CT, or Mystic Seaport which is a cute little seaside community with lots of old ships on display. Dinner was a dream for Jeremy....fresh lobster....we went to Captain Scott's Lobster Dock in New London right on the harbor, and it was packed! 30 minutes just to order the food! Jeremy was in heaven eating lobster rolls, and I enjoyed some chicken tenders........

Captain Scott's Lobster Dock, CT

Sunday we made it into Providence Rhode Island....the drive is very pretty, and Providence is a very cute "big city" as the capital of RI....its a very walkable downtown because it isnt very big. Jeremy liked the downtown area but due to weather reasons we could never live there! We checked out Providence and then drove out to Newport RI. How come every city with the word Newport in it is so dang cool?! Newport RI is a really neat place! We would def go back there, it had so many cute little shops along the boardwalk, lots of little seafood restaurants, plenty of really old and historic buildings, lots of pretty ocean views and then there are The Mansion Houses. We got tickets to see The Marble House-it was owned by the Vanderbilt family and was amazing! We took a tour of it, Kylee fell right to sleep and we loved checking out the place....overall Newport was a real nice place to visit again.....with maybe just adults next time! Monday Jeremy got to his meetings and was in heaven again eating dinner with coworkers and clients at a pricey seafood restaurant in downtown Providence. He got his seafood cravings out for a little while on this trip! Kylee and I got to lounge around the executive suite at our hotel. Tuesday morning we drove back home and its been back to normal since then.......next trip is in a few weeks to Palmyra and Niagara falls!

Down town Providence, RI

The Marble House, RI

Kylee and I exhausted after a long day of travel.

Our good little traveler