We had considered staying here two nights but since we had to change rooms anyway, we decided instead to head on up to Conway then we will come back tomorrow night and spend another night here then.
The hotel we stayed at in Manchester had a really unique feature - it is right up next to this ball park - you can walk right out onto their patio area and watch the ball game if it is going on.
Not that I'm a big ball fan but I did think that was pretty cool.
This was such a nice hotel so I'm looking forward to coming back tomorrow night.
The bed was so comfortable.
We stopped at this pie spot to get something to eat and a coffee before hitting the road.
Slightly Crooked Pies
They had a nice little display outside of their shop.
I love the cherry wallpaper they had.
And their little set up - it was nice.
This is what I'm going for - the lady told us it was award winning.
We kind of expected a few more options for pies so we only ended up getting the one but that's fine.
The had Snoopy napkins so I took one for my travel journal.
I also got a sticker, a greeting card and I saved the container that the pie came in.
Journaling is so fun.
They had some cute things you could buy.
Cherry container!
The lady that worked there was very nice and very chatty.
She told us all about the history of Manchester and how the French Canadians make up a big part of the city.
They came here to work in the textile business and lots stayed.
She said she used to be a reporter and travelled all around the area for stories so she had lots of information to share with us about towns to visit, things to see etc...
We told her we wanted to check out the Kancamagus highway - it's supposed to be very scenic - so she told us we'd take the main highway up to Lincoln then hop on the the highway there and head over to Conway.
We passed some cool things on the way out of town, like this mural on the side of a building.
And this fancy house.
Another fancy house.
It took us about an hour and 20 minutes to get to Lincoln and we were ready for a break and a snack when we got there.
It's a pretty town, kind of reminds me of a small mountain town like Revelstoke or something in BC.
We saw a Bagel spot first thing so headed on over there.
It was in this house that looked like a wood cabin.
Had a nice porch on the front - lots of people around so a good sign.
Yup - looks like they are really busy.
They had a very large menu.
You ordered then you went outside and waited for them to call you to pick up your food.
Jason got the cream cheese, salmon, tomato and capers on a poppyseed bagel.
Lots of good stuff in there.
I picked the roast beef that came with spinach, tomato and horseradish and I got it on a sesame bagel.
Both were delicious - I can see why they are busy.
We walked down the road just to stretch our legs a bit.
I am just loving seeing all the trees in their fall glory - the reds and oranges are my favorites.
I liked this mural between the two buildings.
We hit the road after a bit of a walk and on the way out of town, noticed this really pretty spot by the river so we pulled in to take some pictures.
This is a ski resort - you can see the gondola going up the mountain.
Looks like there is lots of options of things to do here.
We walked over to the bridge.
The mountains covered in all the orange trees looks so pretty.
The pictures just never quite capture the beauty of it all.
This was looking down the river.
What a stunning view.
You can see that there is a trail there to the left - this would be an awesome place to go for a bike ride.
Jason makes the best faces when I want to take selfies of us.
He likes to ham it up a bit for the pictures.
The Kancamagus highway was not disappointing - the entire drive was scenic.
We did stop at a few spots to take some pictures - there was some cloud cover in some spots but it didn't make it any less stunning.
I mean just look at all those colors.
Every time I'd see some really nice orange or red trees I'd want Jason to take pictures or videos which was basically the whole drive.
I mean, how many pictures of trees can 1 person take?
Apparently, a lot!
We made it to North Conway, found a place to park then just walked around the town checking out all the little shops..
The town had such a great vibe - It is consistently picked as one of the best towns to visit in America.
These were in the window of a shop.
I thought it said New England Charm at first - both work.
Nice shirt - great advice.
Life is good.
They had all different kinds of jerky here.
A gorgeous building.
Neat restaurants - Cheese Louise.
They had all different kinds of grilled cheese sandwiches.
These buildings remind me of a fishing town.
So not surprising to see it was a seafood place - it was closed for the season.
Zeb's General Store is a really famous store in the town, a must see.
So we went in and checked it out - they had a LOT of stuff in there.
This is the founder, Zeb himself.
A lot of the stores had these fall displays out front.
This was in front of a coffee shop.
There was a lot going on here.
They had a Halloween window display - I really liked it.
The Penguin - cute name for a store.
They had this whole display of ducks with rubber boots.
I think they are so adorable.
Their display out front was these polar bears.
We stopped at a bakery and shared a slice of chocolate cake - it wasn't that good.
Another pretty tree (sorry, not sorry).
I love this little gelato 'truck'.
Yup - another pretty tree.
There was a very pretty green space in the center of the town and it was bordered by some very lovely trees.
The mountains in the background add to the charm.
I loved this building.
When we got up close, we discovered it was a train station.
You can actually take a 4 hour scenic train ride from here.
It goes twice a day - wish we'd known about it sooner, we could have tried to make it here in time to do it today but maybe someday we'll come back and do it.
Another cute store.
The fall display they had out front.
They had these flannels for sale with horror pictures on them.
I like how they were displaying their wares.
We walked for a couple hours, I ended up buying a Christmas tree ornament and Jason got a t-shirt.
We were starting to get hungry though by this time so found a spot to go get some supper.
Saw this display on the drive over.
Another pretty tree.
Then we saw this covered bridge so we had to stop and get some pictures.
These are so cool.
You could walk across it so we did that.
Pretty view of the river from the bridge.
Jason and I.
So pretty - what a view the house right there has.
Of course lots of pretty trees.
Love.
Pretty orange tree.
This place was right beside the bride too.
It looks so spooky.
Back on the bridge looking in the other direction.
There looks like a nice sandy beach down there.
We walked down to the sandy beach so that we could get a picture of the side of the bridge.
So many pretty trees just everywhere you look.
The restaurant Jason found was inside of a casino.
I ordered the chowder and it was delicious.
They know how to make good chowder in these parts.
Jason had PB&J ribs.
He said they were good but really saucy.
Then I got the burger - it was only 5 bucks (on special) and it was actually a really good burger.
They were doing draws every hour or so and if your name got called, you had a chance to spin the wheel and possibly win 1000.00 bucks.
While we were there, they called a fellow, he spun and actually won the 1000.00 - good for him!
After we ate, we each gambled 20 bucks but we didn't win anything.
Our hotel was a resort that Jason found, it seemed like it was kind of out in the boonies and it was really dark when we got there so you couldn't see the property that well but what we saw of the front when we pulled up looked really nice.
I can't wait to see it in the light tomorrow.
Our room had a cute living room area.
And a murphy bed.
I've never seen one in person before I don't think.
Jason went to work out in the gym the we went to check out the pool
They have a heated outdoor pool and hot tub.
This is the lobby area.
This leads out to the pool.
This is the pool - it was huge.
Then there were two hot tubs next to the pool.
The pool was huge!
Chilling in the hot tub - it was nice and refreshing being in the cool night air.
Jason being goofy.
I had so much stuff from today that I ended up making two journal pages.
This was from the am.
Then this was from the pm.
That's all for today, until next time, be happy
