 Bridge crossing Connecticut River in East Haddam, CT. Goodspeed Opera House on far side.
|  The Goodspeed Opera House, built in 1876 by William Goodspeed as business HQ and bank.
|  Small air strip just down river from Goodspeed.
|  Lea and DIL (daughter-in-law Mariann).
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 Cris, not goofing for the camera for a change, with Mariann.
|  Yours truly with The General, on breezy afternoon.
|  Old home on Farmington River in Simsbury, now a Bed & Breakfast.
|  The Heublein Tower on Talcott Mountain as seen from Farmington River in Simsbury.
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 Cris, about to tame his wild hog.
|  Circa 1800's home in New Britain, CT.
|  Litchfield is popular spot for well heeled New Yorkers to maintain a country home, like this one.
|  Another Litchfield home; the rock fence without mortar is common feature of many CT country areas.
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 Another home in Litchfield with different rock fence design.
|  Litchfield town center; we had wonderful lunch here at a very upscale country dining room.
|  A driver's delight, smooth country road with little or no traffic, with great scenery all around.
|  Vast open view from country road seen in previous image, in the Litchfield area.
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 This home on the country road, photo by Cris with my camera.
|  Lea loved this windmill, also along side the country road.
|  One of the many beautiful old churches we saw, this one just off town center in Litchfield, CT.
|  Old businesses dot the small towns of CT, this one founded in 1852, Torrington, CT.
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 Looking across the street from Cris and Mariann's home in New Britain.
|  Cris and DIL return home after short ride on perfect day.
|  DIL waves while Cris hangs on to his hog.
|  Another pretty home in New Britain area.
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 This beautiful home in peaceful setting, with golf course view in rear.
|  1899 Firehouse in Middletown, CT.
|  Bridge across CT River in Middletown.
|  The Aetna Home Office (rear view), as seen from I-84 @ 75 mph.
|
 Hartford Skyline as we approach on I-91. Blue dome at left is home of famous Colt Firearms, Est. 1855.
|  The Traveler's Tower, where Cris works. Rush hour traffic reports used to be broadcast from this tower
|  Capitol dome seen from downtown.
|  CT State Capitol, front view.
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 Soldier's and Sailor's Memorial Arch, dedicated in 1886 to honor 4000 Hartford citizens who served in Civil War.
|  On May 28, our plane pulls up to gate in Hartford to begin our journey home to CA.
|  Home at last, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana. Seemed like a long wait before the carousel started to deliver our luggage.
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