Although, horrid weather was predicted for today, it really wasn't too bad. It was cloudy, but warm and no rain, so, as Washingtonians, we were pleased.
We headed to Newport, Rhode Island today. Newport is the location of the summer homes for the extremely wealthy. We chose to tour two Vanderbilt homes - the "Breakers" and the "Marblehouse". These two mansions were built by Vanderbilt brothers for their family summer vacation homes. It was unbelievable to see these extravagant castles. The "Breakers" was staffed by 40 servants and the "Marblehouse" had about the same in their time. These mansions were modeled after the castles of European royalty. I'm sorry, but photos were not allowed in the castles.
The town - home of the America's Cup - was very quaint and we enjoyed a nice lunch and a long walk through the historic areas. The village green had a beautiful old church at one end. I could not really do the tall steeple justice.
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