During our stay in Barnard, Vermont, we took a day trip up to Burlington. It was about 2 hours away---there is a GREAT deal to do in Burlington; we barely scraped the surface. From a natural perspective, Burlington is home to Lake Champlain- a gorgeous lake that is mainly within the borders of the US; however, some of it is within Canada's borders in the province of Quebec. It is a freshwater body of water and is connected to the Hudson River by the Champlain canal. There are a variety of water activities in this area- but our visit was short and we wanted to get to a few places before dark. Burlington is a college town, much like Colorado's Boulder- in fact, their 'downtown' area was so similar, it was quite strange. This town is much more eclectic than the rest of Vermont- it had a new-age 'hippy' feel to it, in fact.
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| We made it!! |
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| and here's where all the 'makin'' takes place! |
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| It looks rather industrial.... |
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| The story of their chocolate |
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| inside the store |
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| The Lake Champlain Chocolate insignia |
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| Loved this Metal and Light building in Burlington---the rhino w/ the pumpkins! |
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| Burlington's City Hall |
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| The quaint downtown district |
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| Bicycles were everywhere...again, like Boulder! |
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| Loved the menu of this delightful little cafe' |
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| Don't you just love the word BISTRO? I do! |
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| I SO wanted to take this 'kitty' rug home w/ me! |
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| Some of the architecture of Burlington |
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| Loved the little 'flat' pumpkin on the tree stump |
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| The colors of Burlington |
In my opinion, Burlington was more 'city' than I needed in my trip- but we did love our trip to the chocolate store. We also had a yummy little meal at City Market- Burlington's version of Whole Foods....we headed back to Barnard and our wonderful inn...it had begun to rain.....stay tuned!!
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