One of my favorite towns within 1 hour ride from my house is Portmouth, New Hampshire. It is full of interesting shops, great restaurants, interesting museums, and it is beautiful! The town incorporation in 1653. It is named Portsmouth in honor John Mason, who was the captain of the port of Portsmouth, England, in the county of Hampshire, for which New Hampshire is named. Two of the interesting museums in Porthmouth are:
* Strawbery Banke Museum — a neighborhood featuring several dozen restored historic homes in Colonial, Georgian and Federal styles of architecture.
* USS Albacore Museum & Park — a museum featuring the USS Albacore, a U.S. Navy submarine used for testing, which was decommissioned in 1972 and moved to the park in 1985.
My favorite restaurants are:
Ristorante Massimo (Italian), Cafe Mirabelle (French), and Popovers (eat-in bakery with the best Popovers). I also have to mention my favorite chocolatier Byrne and Carlson, as no trip to Porthmouth is complete without a stop there.
The photo in this post is Porthmouth waterfront, and it is my contribution to Watery Wednesday and Outdoors
35 comments:
Love those day trips.Looks like a great place to explore
That's a spectacular shot. Amazing colours.
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The waterfront view is glorious! Lovely colours!
Such a lovely calming purple sea!
It is so nice to find a favorite day trip destination. Mine happens to be the napa valley.
Happy new year.
What a fantastic photo, the colors are awesome. I love the day trips also, but Portsmouth is too far for me.
Love the clouds, and their reflections in the water!!
The colors in this are beautiful and definitely give the water a whole different look.
What glorious colours! A real blueberry sky. Often a daytrip feels better than a three week holiday.
Wow, Amazing colours.
Beautiful colors. We were just talking today at lunch with my ex-SIL, who is still like family and lives in NH, how beautiful the colors are at sunset and sunrise due to less "stuff" in the air then in some more populated industrial places.
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The colors are wonderfully rich!
I thought I recognized those buildings! Portsmouth waterfront is a wonderful place! Not to mention Popovers is pretty darned good too ; )
What a striking, lavender sky. Sounds like an interesting place to visit.
Beautiful colors in this pictures;-) Great!
Wish you a Happy New Year!
What a beautiful view, gorgeous colors.
I like how the sky colors are reflecting in the water.Great capture.
Glorious view of and interesting information about this 'destination' that would be significantly more than a 'day trip' for ME since I live on the West Coast ;-)
Hugs and blessings,
beautiful view~!
My Water Wednesday. Happy New Year!
lovely! Happy 2010!
Now there's a great place - have seen pictures of New Hampshire, have never been ... it's on my must do in this lifetime list!!
I like finding nice destination spots for a drive. This one seems to have all the amenities one would need. I think I will start with the Italian restaurant.
What a lovely picture.
I wish you a happey new year.
/Magnus
Beautiful shot of a beautiful place. There is so much natural beauty in your area. Did you notice the leaves were also on the tip of the rock.
My daughter would love this photo. The colors is her absolute favourite colors.
That would be a great place for a getaway. Happy watery Wednesday...Mine is up too.
Lovely colours!
Portsmouth is right down the road from me. I live on the seacoast of New Hampshire. It is a great town. Happy New year.
Beautiful colours here! What a wonderful shot! Hope you have a Happy New Year! Sherri : )
Happy New Year from our house to your house. Lovely sky and water image.
Joyce M
Great colours! Lovely pic.
Happy new year from sweden...
Portsmouth is extremely lovely when the sky is this gorgeous!
A beautiful picture both from the camera and with words. Thanks for sharing.
Mama Bear
very pretty ~ May 2010 be filled with beauty and blessings for you and yours. hugs, Cherry
beautiful photo again! the color of the sky is perfectly blended!
Wow gorgeous shot!
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