Around Newport RI
Sep 1, 2015 21:52:10 #
It was a beautiful day. Just the kind of day to walk about town and take a few.
by the bay
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on the bay
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at the museum
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The Cemetary
iron work banisters
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Sep 1, 2015 21:55:03 #
Sep 2, 2015 06:56:05 #
Thanks for bringing back some great memories. I spent 2 years in Newport while in the Navy in 69-70. Beautiful spot. Great images.
Sep 2, 2015 08:14:56 #
Beautiful shots Pebbles. I lived in South County near Charlestowm for three years in the early eighties and I miss the beauty of the place. The Ocean State is one of the most beautiful and most ignored places on earth.
Sep 2, 2015 08:28:29 #
Thanks for checking in Matt
MattPhox wrote:
Great advertising for a great city.
Sep 2, 2015 08:32:34 #
I was in the Navy also and ironically was stationed in Washington DC, lived in Lanham Md and spent time on Chesapeake bay. Loved them blue crabs.
MikeMcK wrote:
Thanks for bringing back some great memories. I spent 2 years in Newport while in the Navy in 69-70. Beautiful spot. Great images.
Sep 2, 2015 09:09:42 #
It is a pretty state with plenty of history. Yesterday I sat on the same bench in Trinity Church where Washington and queen Victoria sat when they visited here. Not at the same time mind you. It was a mecca for religious tolerance in the early days. It was a stronghold for the British during the American revolution. It was the birthplace of the American Navy. It was a vacation spot for the super wealthy in the early 1900 and a playground for yachtsmen. It's my home.
jsmangis wrote:
Beautiful shots Pebbles. I lived in South County near Charlestowm for three years in the early eighties and I miss the beauty of the place. The Ocean State is one of the most beautiful and most ignored places on earth.
Sep 2, 2015 09:24:26 #
pebbles wrote:
I was in the Navy also and ironically was stationed in Washington DC, lived in Lanham Md and spent time on Chesapeake bay. Loved them blue crabs.
I was in DC from 64-68 then to Newport. Worked for a VADM named Rickover.
Sep 2, 2015 09:36:16 #
pebbles wrote:
It is a pretty state with plenty of history. Yesterday I sat on the same bench in Trinity Church where Washington and queen Victoria sat when they visited here. Not at the same time mind you. It was a mecca for religious tolerance in the early days. It was a stronghold for the British during the American revolution. It was the birthplace of the American Navy. It was a vacation spot for the super wealthy in the early 1900 and a playground for yachtsmen. It's my home.
Is that the same church where JFK and Jackie were married? I have a lot of great memories from my few years living in a place that was called Snug Harbor. I worked 2nd shift building Milstone III in Waterford, CT. I used to get up in the morning and walk down Succotash Rd to Jerusalem with my my daughters to watch the fishing boats come in.
Sep 2, 2015 10:28:38 #
Sep 2, 2015 10:54:08 #
No, the Kennedys were married at St.Mary's catholic church in Newport. Jackie's childhood home was on the famous 10mile drive at a place known as Hammersmith farm. This was also known as a summer whitehouse. There is a second summer whitehouse nearby at fort Adams where president Eisenhower spent his summers in the late 50s.
jsmangis wrote:
Is that the same church where JFK and Jackie were married? I have a lot of great memories from my few years living in a place that was called Snug Harbor. I worked 2nd shift building Milstone III in Waterford, CT. I used to get up in the morning and walk down Succotash Rd to Jerusalem with my my daughters to watch the fishing boats come in.
Sep 2, 2015 10:55:11 #
Thank you Susan for your kind comment.
Susan yamakawa wrote:
Loved the museu statue and the staircase;)
Sep 2, 2015 11:20:33 #
Love NP we lived on Long Island and used to come by boat great place to visit.
Sep 2, 2015 12:02:52 #
Long Island has its own charm. Places like Sag Harbor, the Hamptons, Montauk and of course all those wineries! We loved the Peruvian Fest also.
bugz198585 wrote:
Love NP we lived on Long Island and used to come by boat great place to visit.
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