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Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusses, Rhode Island, Conneticut
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Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusses, Rhode Island, Conneticut
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General
The New England states are the founder states of the USA. The scenery with its forests, middle range mountains, lakes, meadows and coasts remembers to England or Poland. But also the culture and attitude of the people is very European. If you want something different to Europe than visit the South-West, if you want something similar to Europe, than go here. The Lakes and the Atlantic Sea is pleasant for swimming, great sand beaches and the water is 20 degrees in Summer. In Juli and August it might be more difficult to find a room, and the prices are higher. The peak of the prices are during the times of the foliage at the Indian Summer in September/October.
Entrance fees and prices for leisure activities are eyewatering high, even there is not much to see ( 50 Dollar for a simple open air museum, 150 Dollar steam train up to the Mt.Washington for a couple with small child).to top
Vermont
the green state, which is barley pouplated, with small nice villages, a hilly scenery with forests and lakes. Biggst town is Burlington with barely 50.000 inhabitants Einwohnern. Vermont deduced its nam from French, that means (vert =green and mont = mountain, hill)Lake Chaplain at Burlington
very nice lakes area with small beachesBeach at Lake Chaplain
Burlington
nice shopping mall and Shelburne open air museum with old (by American standards) ) restaurated buildings, bridges and a light house.
Entrance fee more than 20 Dollars per person, too much for what they offer.Green Mountains
forested middle range mountains with many hiking opportunitiesMount Pellier
capital of Vermonts with a small capitolMount Pellier
nice small villages
Bennington: typical Vermont village in the old quarter with historical Museum
Dorset: small pretty village with sidewalks in cream-coloured marble
Woodstock: a picture perfect Vermont village with white houses and other buildings and a wooden roofed brodge (link: woodstockvt.com),
Grafton: nice litte town ( graftonvermont.org ) ,
Manchester: Ski resort in the Green Montains
Middelbury: smalltown with old college and its art museum
Stowe: pretty locality with short and long hiking trails. Starting point of the Long Trail ( greenmountainclub.org ),Activities
Hiking: Long trail 175 miles 300 km, 10-14 days traverse Vermont through the Green Mountains greenmountainclub.org (hiking),Links:
travel-vermont.com,to top
New Hampshire
old American state, was initial state for the indepedence movement against England. There fore the slogan "Live free or die!" New Hampshire was also the middle of the Hippie-movement in the sixties. It´s the first state for the primary elections for the presidental elections. .LIVE FREE OR DIE!
The scenery is from flat green with lakes and beaches to mountainous forested. The highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains is the Mt. Washington 6.288 ft (1917m)
Indian Summer / Foliage
the leaf colouring in September/October takes four weeks and is presceeding from North to South. The leave colouring is here particulary intense and spectacular, because of the big differences of temperatures between day and night and the many species of trees in this area.It is Indian Summer, because it was usually the time of the last Indian attacks before winter. Popular roads or trails through the autumn forests are beside Kancamagus Highway 112, State No. 100 in the Green Mountains the Molly Stark Trail (No 9) in Vermont and the Mohawk Trail (No. 2) in Massachusettes. Also the Litchfield Hills in Connecticut (No.7) is a main destination of "Foliage Fans"
Information about, where is the "foliage" and its "peak" at the moment
Links: yankeefoliage.com, http://empire.state.ny.u/tourism/foliag und mainfoliage.com.
Be aware that the accommodation are often booked out and prices double and triple at this time !White Mountain NP
this national park around Mt. Washington is the greatest attraction of New HampshireWhite Montain NP
Mt. Washington Hotel
Between Lincoln and Conway leads the road State No.112 over the Kancamagus Pass 2.868 m (about 1000m). The Kancamagus Highway is spectacular especially at the times of the foliage, at other times it is not so impressive. Then it is better to go from Lincoln to the north to the state road No. 93, passing the Frankonia Notch and continuing on the state road No. 3 and No. 302 by passing Mt. Washington.
Lakes Region
nice scenery with lakes aroung Lake Winnepesaukee. iMany beaches and water sport opportunities.pretty nice localities
Hanover: nice old and small town with Dartmouth University (hanovernh.org),
Ivy League Universities
Group of eight Elite- Universities in the North East of the USA. Ivy should be named after the growing of ivy at old university building and the winners in antic games. Another theory tells that the origin is dedecuted from the Roman number IV.
The number of four were the Football-League of Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Princeton. Later the Universities Brown, Cornell, Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College came along. The Ivy League is connected with academic excellence, but also with social elitism, high fees, strong selection at the entry, rich people and WASP America.Links: visitnh.gov,
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Maine
the most north western US-State with a pretty coast, long white sand beaches and a sparsely populated back-country. Fresh fished Lobsters are a speciality here.white houses and churches
beach
light hosue at Cape Neddick
Arcadia NP
New England's only national park with a splendid coastal rock and cliff scenery
Camden: has a small old harbour. the town is pittoesque situated at the feet of the mountains. Nice view down fromMount Battie (camdenme.org)
other pretty nice villages
Bar Harbour: popular summer resort
Boothbay Harbour: small fishermen village
The Kennebunks: old villas, boutiques and Bush's estateLinks: mainetourism.com, visitmaine.com, mainfoliage.com,
Massachusettes
is originated from the Indian name mass-adchu-s-et, which means "at the great hill".Boston
founded 1630 AD as "Trimountain". Boston is the cradle of the revolution, which led to the American Indepence. Famous is the incident of the "Boston Tea Party", as the settlers refuse to pay tax on Chinese tea and threw it into the harbour basin. Today old and new buildings stringed together in the center. A red line on the pavement, the Freedomtrail, guides to the important sights of the American Revolution. It started at the Old State House, the seat of the government and ends at the eldest warship of the US Marine the "US Constitution".Boston City
Freedom trail
In the quarter Cambridge it is possible to visit the Campus of the Havard Universität and the Massachusetts Institut for Technology (MIT).
general Info
accommodation is rather expensive, especially in summer. To find a accommodation to reasonable prices stay more than 50km out of town. There is a bridge toll of 3 Dollar for entering Boston. Coming early you can park at the central park, but have enough quarters with you. Then you can stroll around for three hours.Cape Cod
splendid beaches, dunes in a natural state and many bike trails. Problems of finding a parking place. Provencetown at the end of Cape Code was a hip town of artists, writers and gays, today it is only a rather touristy place. In Sandwich were the famous Sandwich-glasses produced.Cape Ann
there is the pretty small fisherman town Rockport, which was an artist town some years ago. Famous photo and painting motive is the red fisherman's hut in the village. Whale-watching-tours are offered, partly with a money back guarantee, if there are no whales. But it is unlikely that you get your money back, you will see at least dolphins which counts to the family of whales.Marthas Vineyard
an island with superb beaches surrounded by coloured rocks and cliffs. Pretty villages. All is very exclusive and expensive. Pretty are the beaches with coloured granite rocks at Gayhead, where even bare swimming should be common.Nantucket
Dunes, beach, and a very exklusive island with small houses with grey shingle roofs. Ferry time 2 hrs.The Berkshires
nice green hilly scenery with many mansions of the richpretty nice villages
Deerfield : old border town, founded 1666, with many historical buildings ( historic-deerfield.org),
Shelburne Falls: from interest is the waterfall ( shelburnefalls.com)
Marblehead: old town with offshore marina ( visitmarblehead.com )Links: mass-vacation.com,
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Rhode Island
Providence
capital with the Capitol, the huge government building. The eldest quarter is College Hill with old splendid mansions, for example the Old State House or the Rhode Island School of Design Museum.Providence Capitol
New Port
nowhere are more American colonial buildings. Between 1890 and 1914 New Port were summer resort of the rich and many of them settled here in palace like houses. Thirteen of them could be visited and counted more than 1 mio visitors. There is also a marina and a lively old quarter with pubs, restaurants and shops.New Haven
home of the Yale University, in which Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy were students.New Bedford
Form interest is the whale fishing museum. "Moby Dick" was written in New Bedford. Many old villas of rich people.pretty nice villages
Watch Hill: beach, a carrousel from 1867 and a pittoresque lighthouse ( visitwatchhill.com )Links: visitrhodeisland.com,
Connecticut
Conecticut Valley
nice valley, steam train tours are offered.Hartford
art museum and birth house of Mark TwainMystic
pretty old town with an old draw bridge at the Mystic River and the sea museum "Seaport" (entrance 20 $ pp), where the Charles W. Morgan II, an old whale fishing vessel built in 1841 is the main attraction.other pretty nice villages
Lichfield: starting point for the "Indian Summer", therefore rather touristy.
Essex: Fishermen town with old capitain houses
East Haddam: the victorian Opera is a popular photo motive, also a rather trashy replica castleHiking: Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, 200 miles Connecticut - Mt. Monadnock (Newhampshire)
Links: ctbound.org, tourism.state.ct.us, visitconnecticut.com,
New York City
look: New York City,view from Brooklyn-Bridge Park
in German yet
Links
USA general: usembassy.de (Visa etc.), usa.de, nps.gov US- Parks, us-infos.de,
beaverbear.com/ferryskd.html fFerry llinks), vusa-germany.de,Newengland: discovernewengland.org,
Vermont: travel-vermont.com,
Newhampshire: visitnh.gov,
Maine: mainetourism.com, matc.org (hiking),USA/East
Massachusses: mass-vacation.com,
Rhode Island: visitrhodeisland.com,
Conneticut: ctbound.org, tourism.state.ct.us,
New York State: iloveny.state.ny.us, nysparks.com (hiking)
Foliage/Indian Summer: Links: yankeefoliage.com, http://empire.state.ny.u/tourism/foliag und mainfoliage.com.
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