We spent the first day doing some outside things like walking the Cliff Walk, since it was such a beautiful day...in the high 40's. We toured The Breakers on Friday, did the Cliff Walk, and walked around downtown Newport doing some window shopping. Fun day. Saturday was drizzly and was a good day to tour two more mansions, Marble House and The Elms, and find a dry spot to watch the UConn Bowl game. We had a really good time. We were worried Jack would be bored, but he actually liked the houses as much as, or more than, his brothers.
I tried to figure out how to put these pictures in slideshow format, but no luck! Sorry for the long post! Maybe I'll figure out a better way next time.
Here is Jack at the top of the "Forty Steps" which is where we started our walk on the Cliff Walk. The Cliff Walk is a beautiful path that goes between the Atlantic Ocean and some of the great mansions. The forty steps lead down to some rock outcroppings you can climb on.
Another view of the start of the Cliff Walk. It was a beautiful day for a walk. It took us about 20 minutes of walking to get to The Breakers.
This is a view of back of The Breakers, facing the ocean.
The only picture they allow you to take inside of The Breakers was of this huge poinsettia tree in the grand hall.
The front of The Breakers.
This is the view of The Breakers from the Cliff Walk. This was our favorite mansion.
This is the administration building of Salve Regina University. Nice! It is just off the Cliff Walk and next door to The Breakers.
This is the back of The Elms, facing the ocean. This mansion had the most beautiful grounds.
This is the back of the Marble House which faces the ocean.
There are number of wharfs in Newport that are full of little shops. It is really pretty at night when they are all lit up.
The Breakers view from the enormous gates
The only picture they allow you to take inside of The Breakers was of this huge poinsettia tree in the grand hall.
The front of The Breakers.
This is the view of The Breakers from the Cliff Walk. This was our favorite mansion.
This is the administration building of Salve Regina University. Nice! It is just off the Cliff Walk and next door to The Breakers.
This is the back of The Elms, facing the ocean. This mansion had the most beautiful grounds.
This is the back of the Marble House which faces the ocean.
There are number of wharfs in Newport that are full of little shops. It is really pretty at night when they are all lit up.
The Breakers view from the enormous gates
