Taking off from New London, CT. I love these old port towns with their ferries and freighters, tug boats and trawlers. Once whalers were made in these towns, tall wooden whaling ships. Now container cranes wait for their cargo in the stillness of morning. Families challenge the chill, fishing on the beach wearing Boston jerseys [...]

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And so our trip is in its final hours as we have begun our journey home. It is overcast and chilly, a nice break from the humidity of days prior. Everything looks very green from the windows of the train, a layer of fog laying over the backdrop of hills. We cut the mist as [...]

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Stopped in for some lunch at the Rosebud Diner for that classic diner car experience. Aside from the flat screen TV in the corner the experience was pretty authentic, from the waitress that you assume has worked here for the duration of the establishment’s existence pushing the daily special to the signage hanging around the [...]

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Post museum stop to admire the Charles. A lovely day, boats on the water, sun shining. Can’t beat it.

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Love the performers in the T stations. This cellist was quite the delight.

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Ran across a classic VW while on a walk around Cambridge today.

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A little video from the train as we zip through New York.

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