Manse [status]
Mar. 25th, 2025 10:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterDear former self, Thank you for making this week's lab be one where we can all just kind of phone it in. We all NEEDED the reprieve!
When I am not frantically trying to keep up with the demands of the semester, this spring I am working with a friend to put together an itinerary for a bike touring expedition along the Erie Canal. I bought a copy of the guidebook put out by Parks & Trails New York, and have been browsing through it while eating breakfast and dinner. Along with that, at some point or another I also picked up some maps that highlight the historic mansions and gardens in the Hudson Valley (plus the companion Cycling the Hudson Valley guide). I think I was originally inspired to pay attention to the mansions of the Hudson Valley because ofmallorys_camera's posts about visits to the Vanderbilt Mansion.
Anyway, the map and guide to Hudson Valley mansions made for some interesting breakfast reading this morning. I'm not sure if I'll ever make it a point to go out and visit all of the listed destinations, although I could imagine someone striving to do so, and it would certainly be an interesting project.
I do enjoy spending some time ogling interesting architecture, but I'm also sometimes repulsed by extravagant displays of opulence, which is why I have never tried to go inside Versailles to look around, in spite of passing through the area multiple times. (the Versailles kitchen garden, on the other hand, was AWESOME to visit!)
The map/guide presented the Hudson Valley mansions based on historic order, and as such, I think I might be more inclined to try and visit some of the earliest Dutch structures. I think I also like the idea of being able to go to these sorts of places to maybe drink some tea and enjoy a nice pastry there, if that's an option.
What about you? Is this the sort of thing you're ever inclined to check out? Or do you tend to favor other sorts of destinations?
When I am not frantically trying to keep up with the demands of the semester, this spring I am working with a friend to put together an itinerary for a bike touring expedition along the Erie Canal. I bought a copy of the guidebook put out by Parks & Trails New York, and have been browsing through it while eating breakfast and dinner. Along with that, at some point or another I also picked up some maps that highlight the historic mansions and gardens in the Hudson Valley (plus the companion Cycling the Hudson Valley guide). I think I was originally inspired to pay attention to the mansions of the Hudson Valley because of
mallorys_camera's posts about visits to the Vanderbilt Mansion.Anyway, the map and guide to Hudson Valley mansions made for some interesting breakfast reading this morning. I'm not sure if I'll ever make it a point to go out and visit all of the listed destinations, although I could imagine someone striving to do so, and it would certainly be an interesting project.
I do enjoy spending some time ogling interesting architecture, but I'm also sometimes repulsed by extravagant displays of opulence, which is why I have never tried to go inside Versailles to look around, in spite of passing through the area multiple times. (the Versailles kitchen garden, on the other hand, was AWESOME to visit!)
The map/guide presented the Hudson Valley mansions based on historic order, and as such, I think I might be more inclined to try and visit some of the earliest Dutch structures. I think I also like the idea of being able to go to these sorts of places to maybe drink some tea and enjoy a nice pastry there, if that's an option.
What about you? Is this the sort of thing you're ever inclined to check out? Or do you tend to favor other sorts of destinations?
no subject
Date: 2025-03-25 04:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-25 05:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-25 08:53 pm (UTC)