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| Sunrise cannon and National Anthem at Fort Adams in Newport harbor |
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| Tradition is for all boats to raise their flag at sunrise (8AM) when cannon goes off |
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| Morning in Newport harbor |
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| The boys go shopping... |
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| No caption needed... |
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| Local homes in Newport |
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| and bigger... |
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| as we get closer to the "Mansions" |
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| Travel by pedicab to the Mansions |
Newport
mansions:
The purpose
of these opulent super-mansions, built in America's "gilded age"
(late 1800's-early 1920's), was to host social events for the rich and famous
in the summer months. In order to be "accepted" into the Newport
social society, your family couldn't
have worked for the past 3 generations! Caroline Astor created the
"social register" and it was capped at 400 names.
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First Mansion:
Marble
House: Inspired by Petit Trianon at Versailles, built by Alva Vanderbilt & Richard
Morris Hunt out of 500,000 cu ft of marble and gilded wood.
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Back of Marble House
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| Lacy closing a deal...(wired in) |
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| Water view from Marble House |
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Next mansion:
Rosecliff:
This original Newport estate was expanded and designed after the Grand Trianon at Versailles by Tessie Oelrichs, heiress to a silver
mining fortune, in 1891. Tessie hosted the famous
"Bal Blanc," which highlighted the Astor Cup Race in August 1904. She
decorated Rosecliff with white hydrangeas, roses, orchids, and lilies, ordered
white swans for the fountain, and had a fleet of white ships constructed to
float on the shore beyond the estate.
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| This was where the Great Gatsby was filmed |
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| Back of Rosecliff |
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On to lunch at The Black Pearl on Bannister's
Wharf |
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| Too much beer at lunch??? |
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| On to more shopping... |
Walking back from returning bikes, I stumbled (oh no that was later) upon a Margarita Contest and so went to get the crew! Here are the recipes from our favorite ones:
Newport Margarita
Dell's
Lemonade
St
Germain (Elderflower liquor)
Blackberry/blueberry
ice cube (pureed fruit frozen in cubes)
Tequilla
Orange Margarita
Agave
Margarita Ripe Bar Juice
Absolut
Mandarin
Tequila
Lime
garnish
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| Our dockmasters had a booth so of course we had to vote for them! |
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| Bill and the girls |
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| Orange Margarita: delicious! |
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| secret to Orange Margarita |
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| Watermelon Margarita |
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| What-a-melon Margarita |
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| Bill continuing margarita buzz on the boat |
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| Boats at West Wind Marina in Newport (we're small potatoes here!) |
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| Water taxi to New York Yacht Club (in Newport) for dinner |
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| Captain enjoying not being captain! |
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| NYYC dock |
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| New York Yacht Club from the water |
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| New York Yacht Club harbor |
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| New York Yacht Club from land |
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| More cocktails on the bridge after dinner with our new friends from San Diego |
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