Newport, RI

While we are parked in Mystic, CT, we decided to drive over to Newport, Rhode Island and check out how the other half lives.

There are several mansions you can tour in Newport. We choose to go through a mansion called The Breakers. It was actually a summer cottage owned by the Vanderbilt family. It was impressive enough to wow Andrew a few times (and after Plymouth Rock, we know how he calls it like he sees it).

Front gate of The Breakers

View from the back lawn.

I would have loved to show you more but we couldn't take any pictures inside. Bummer. Something about protecting the artifacts from the flash. Or could it be the need to sell all of those pretty picture books in their gift shop? Just a thought. A cynical one but a thought nonetheless.