Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut: Insurance capital of the world! We have spent a rather quiet 24 hours in Hartford which has been a welcome relief from the non-stop moving we did in in New York City. We have browsed through a thrift store, which had these really great clothes if you wanted to dress up like an american granny (or Corne and Twakkie) in a white and purple tracksuite, we walked down to a "Stop n Shop" where we argued over what to buy for breakfast and lunch (I wanted fruit, Katie wanted chips), we laughed at the fact that a 2 litre bottle of 'soda' was 79c but a 500ml bottle was $1.16, we indulged in a giant chocolate chip cookie (American's really do know how to make great cookies and ice-cream) and we witnessed a wedding in a magical rose garden.

Last night we went to dinner with some of Emily's friends (my old friend from camp). I was thrilled to bump into some science geeks and the conversation soon turned to weird and interesting insects from around the world. The home-made vegetarian burgers were most delicious as was our first taste of Rhubarb and Strawberry pie (another thing American's do well are their dessert pies...the meat pies still need a little work though).

Today we are heading back to my old camp for a visit and then we pack our bags, say farewell to Connecticut, and head to New Hampshire for what I am sure is going to be an incredible summer!