G.G.T. Tibet Inn Burlington

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... knew??) Then off to see an apple cider mill, and then to Ben & Jerry's factory for a tour and some ice cream. It just so happens that this weekend was a big festival in Stowe, the fall colors are in full swing, AND it's a 3 day weekend for most over here (Columbus Day), so we had 6000 of our closest friends with us most of the day. That evening we had a great meal and then back "home" to crash. By the way, this is a very nice place ...

The day dawned sunny and bright, and we headed for the Adirondack Northland. We bought an updated version of the Navigation Disc for the car before we left (another long, long story) so we had all the latest maps, and we were off.East to I-81 and North through Syracuse (close your eyes), and off to Watertown. There is no snow in Watertown yet, but there soon will be. It is the ...

The verdant hills of Vermont and the crisp, sunny days that met us there, eased me back into the U.S. after a week steeped in francophone sophistication and grace. A few days in Burlington, with super cool couple, Scott & Mildred and their adorable twins, Stigs and Marcello, allowed us to take it easy and experience downtown ...

Well another bicycle affair has commenced as off 10:30 this morning! This time with the addition madre (mom). The four (Dave, Carmen, Alexis, and Emily) made some last minute tinkering adjustments on their bikes. Alexis and Emily have added rear-view mirrors to their helmets, which is step one in Dave's 5 ...

Hey everybody!
 That's right-The bike trip is on again this year. There are some changes to the group though. This year our merry pedalers include Dave, Emily, myself, and making her bike trip debut-CARMEN! My sister Jade will be our blogger this year and my dad Ken will be bringing my school things to Rochester and ferrying my fellow riders back home to Vermont. 
Our plan of the moment is this: We will most likely ...

... asked Bri, “Do you see our bridge?”
- Christen said, “I don’t get it… There should be a bridge...”
- Bri finally responds, “There. It’s not a bridge. It’s a car ferry. A TOLL CAR FERRY.” Total cost of the toll car ferry? $13.25. What the hell.
- Sat for twenty minutes waiting for the next car ferry. It was at this point that Christen decided to tell Bri that the gas ...

 Everything was just fine with the RV and Truck when we arrived at Whitcomb House in Essex Junction Vermont.  It looked just like we had walked out of it yesterday other than the mouse house we found in the bottom drawer.  So much that Bounce sheets act like a repellant to mice etc.We were so tired we just open the slides and made the bed and climbed in.  Oh that felt great. After a quick hour we got up and started the unpacking process ...

... of my packing, which is probably the best I've ever been, but at the same time, I felt like I was forgetting a lot of things. Meg came over for a bit, then I headed over the to Pi Phi house for dinner and good times with Trish. Josh and Hung were also there, and Meg came by later on. Other people were supposed to come, but they bailed (buttheads). We played Wii, insulted one another, and had dinner. The usual. It was a "Bon Voyagé Amanda ...

... planting our gardens, watching all the incredible birds, including a nesting pair of Baltimore Orioles right in our back yard. We're experiencing another great Spring, though a very different one from California. The sweet smells of the lilacs and honeysuckle remind us we are home in Vermont. We are also delighted to be back with our two cats, who give us such pleasure each day. We're not sure they really missed us or now even remember we were gone ...