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A boutique bed & breakfast 2 hours fron NYC
A boutique bed & breakfast offering a sophisticated country experience in the heart of a charming turn of the century small city. The 1700s house has been completely renovated and offers updated yet classic finishes with all of the modern conveniences. Perfectly situated, the house is a short stroll from downtown and the Amtrak train ...
Weekend in the Catskill mountains
... end of April (requested in January and April was the earliest time permitted), I saw my request scrubbed from the list and no one 'available' to chat with me and explain what's going on or its status, Tuesday. Had to get away before I broke down.
But by Wednesday night, last night, went to bed without remembering having even left Manhattan just that morning. Was perfect. And the weather was too! Despite there being snow on the ground in parts, this morning I ...
Photos: Train ride along the Hudson River
Being unable to see family for Christmas or New Year's (work revoked the plans at the last minute), I was given four days off this past weekend to celebrate the December holidays.
Having planned to spend Christmas with my family in the Catskills earlier, I took a train up along the Hudson River from New York's Penn Station (a 2-hour ride) to see them now.
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We visit the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival
... and what you see pictured is the ruble where my old MP barracks and headquarters were). I had thought they would leave it standing and dedicate it to me for keeping the commies out of New York....but I guess not. SIDE STORY-I was once part of the detail that guarded President Nixon....I was in a building just 10 feet from him...and they let me have a loaded gun!....all of my other fellow MPs were on rooftops all around but they did not have ...
A return to the Heldebergs
After our week in Chautauqua, we drove to Berne, NY, to visit our friends and former upstate NY neighbors, the Chartiers. We slept in their great camper in the front yard and really enjoyed being back in our old neighborhood.
One day we visited the historic mansion of one of the famed artists of the Hudson River School. No wonder he ...
This bed and breakfast was formerly known as: The Fairlawn Inn


