Day 8 — Rhode Island Newport Mansions — The Breakers — Connecticut — Lyndhurst, New Jersey — October 6, 2022

 We passed more colorful trees on our trek from our hotel in Dedham, Massachusetts to The Breakers mansion in Rhode Island. The Breakers is one of the grandest of the Newport summer cottages. It was built by millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He was one of the richest men in America.The Breakers was built from 1893-1895 in an Italian palazzo design and combined the best American and European craftsmanship. The mansion is huge, covering nearly an acre on the 13-acre property. It has 70 rooms, 27 fireplaces and 48 bedrooms for family and the staff. You could look out at views of the water. The Preservation Society purchased the house and property in 1972 from the Vanderbilt heirs. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.  Downloading the Newport Mansion app and listening to it, we were able to do a self-guided tour of the mansion.

After the tour, we ate lunch in Newport at Bowen’s Wharf.  Later we drove through Connecticut, stopping for a break at a truck plaza. We arrived at our hotel in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, around 6 pm for a two-night stay.

Near West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Aquidneck Island, also known as Rhode Island

ShermanWindmill at Prescott Farms, Portsmouth

Middletown

Bronze statue of Christopher Columbus erected in 1953, Newport 

Newport homes

Gate. Leading into The Breakers

I might have wore my name tag on my back. :-)

Quick pic on a side stairway leading to the second floor

What a view!

Forester, James Bowditch, determined the pattern of the South parterre garden

Arlen and I enjoyed a lobster lunch at this restaurant

Interesting as to whom established Bowen’s Wharf

Lighthouse in the distance

Connecticut Island

North Kingstown

Arlen is trying to figure out the route we are taking.

Stratford

Bridgeport

Downtown Bridgeport

Cos Cob, CT, a neighborhood of Greenwich

Bronx — West Farms

Bronx — Highbridge

Bronx

New York

George Washington Bridge