Reading and Roaming
MAINE IN 2021 On Saturday, we traded hot Florida sun and humidity for cool gray Maine. Due to airline schedules and a cancelled flight to Portland on Friday, we flew into Boston’s Logan Airport. Waiting for our bags and then dealing with the scrum of people all pressed together waiting for the bus to the rental car …
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WINDING DOWN MAINE Our airline threw us a curve when it changed our departing flight from a very civilized 12:45 pm to before sunrise at 6:00 am. Thus, we left our rental house a day early, drove down to Portland and spent the night at the airport Hilton Garden Inn,. We’d been told that the hotel was …
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PORTLAND INTERLUDE As is our wont, our annual trip to Maine included about 36 hours in Portland. Portland is red brick and squawking gulls (Florida seagulls don’t seem to squawk, at least I haven’t heard them). It’s also home to a branch of the ubiquitous Sherman’s (books lowercase, gifty items uppercase), the seriously good Longfellow …
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MEANDERING IN PORTLAND We had a day and a half to ramble up and down Portland’s red brick streets and to explore the shops and restaurants of this New England center of cuisine and culture. The sidewalks of slightly uneven rectangular red bricks add charm and old world authenticity while echoing the 19th century building …
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