Lathrop House B&B

A short stop

by Rusket

"Memorial Bridge"

We had four hours between trains, and decided to take a walk. From the Amtrak Station we went down Lyman Street and up Main Street, where we found the Walk-in Visitor Info Center. They gave us a map and a brochure of Storrowton Village Museum, which we decideed to see. It was a long walk! According to another VT Springfield page, 6.44 kilometers! Across the Memorial Bridge and along Memorial Avenue. Not many other pedestrians and no buses in sight either, the myth about americans driving eveywhere they go, seems to be true :-)

From the map we saw that Riverfront Park with RiverBus cruises and the Basketball Hall of Fame are on the right side of the bridge, that is the left when coming from downtown Springfield. But we had already made our decision, and kept on walking :-)

"Connecticut River"

According to the map: An American Heritage River. A broad and quiet river. In the background: The railway bridge.

"A green lung"

Pleasant view of the Memorial Bridge and downtown Springfield from the other side of Connecticut River

Kai's Springfield Page

by KaiM

I don't really know Springfield, MA. Actually I only know some dark roads and the Greyhound bus terminal. I just spent one night there because of some bus schedule difficulties. Read my travelogue to get to know more about my experiences in a lonely bus terminal while I was dreaming, thinking and waiting for the bus to Boston. The following text probably sounds completely stupid and crazy, but it's a real-life experience. Or was I just dreaming in a semi-concious state of mind?