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Hartford Hotels: 158 Reviews - 220 Photos
Uncasville Hotels: 114 Reviews - 438 Photos
Danbury Hotels: 19 Reviews - 50 Photos
New Haven Hotels: 207 Reviews - 340 Photos
Manchester Hotels: 19 Reviews - 8 Photos
Newington Hotels: 1 Hotel
Stamford Hotels: 49 Reviews - 146 Photos
Groton Hotels: 15 Reviews - 42 Photos
Stratford Hotels: 1 Review - 5 Photos
Essex Hotels: 28 Reviews - 102 Photos
Branford Hotels: 3 Reviews - 6 Photos
Hamden Hotels: 1 Review
Myrtle Beach Hotels: 2 Reviews - 1 Photo
New London Hotels: 11 Reviews - 45 Photos

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Hartford

by traveldave

Connecticut's capital and largest city, Hartford is one of the oldest cities in the United States and can boast the country's oldest public art museum, public park, continuously published newspaper, and second-oldest secondary school.The area that would eventually become Hartford was the site of a fort established at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut rivers in 1623 by Dutch fur traders from the New Netherland Colony. They abandoned their fort in 1654. However, before that, in 1635, the first English settlers arrived and established a village near the Dutch fort. They initially called their settlement Newtown, but soon changed it to Hartford after Hertford, England, the hometown of one of the original settlers.The English settlers were led by Pastor Thomas Hooker and his followers, who had set out from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to establish a better Puritan community. Thomas...

Beautiful Scenery

by msbrandysue

When you get out of the big cities you will find that Connecticut has some amazing scenery. The hills are beautiful, and the trees are so green. The sun makes it all the more beautiful. If you're tied up in the city it won't take long to get out, only a few miles. You can thank me later. :)This picture is not good but it still gives a hint...

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Something Different

by paulapes

Visit GILLETTE CASTLE off Route 9, south of Hartford. I understand that they just completed a four-year, $11.5 million restoration project, so it should be especially nice now. This is the former castle home of actor William Gillette, who was born in Hartford, CT and best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.Great place to take the kids and very interesting home. Very different too! You also have a gorgeous view of the Connecticut River valley. In nearby Essex you can take the scenic train along the river, or take a boat excursion down the river and across the sound to Long Island, NY for a day trip--that's a terrific trip too.The castle is located at 67 River Road in East Haddam. Gillette Castle State Park is open from 8 a.m. until sunset year-round. Self-guided castle tours are offered continuously from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. daily from Memorial Day weekend until Columbus Day....

OYSTER FESTIVAL

by moiraistyx

Matthew emailed me an advertisement for this event along with a note saying wanna go see ASIA. Now all of us die hard 80's fan's remember who that is. Anyway, I jumped at the chance to ago under the circumstance that we would have to also tour a little bit of the area. He agreed in a heart beat. Well as things go, plans change and we ended up going on Saturday and I was only able to see the aquarium and the festival. The festival is more like a carnival than an oyster festival. There are loads and loads of oysters, don't get me wrong, but there's alos rides, games, activities, live entertainment and so much more. I actually tried on oyster and didn't vommit. Patrick took one look at it and said heck no. The festival itself has been around for over 25 years. It bring over 5 million annually into the Norwalk community and it helps to support a dozen or so local organizations. This is a...

So what did I really think of Connecticut wine?

by karenincalifornia

First of all I have to make one thing clear. I am not a wine snob. I don't think Robert Parker is a god. I don't subscribe to Wine Spectator. I don't sip a wine and roll it around my tongue and say "Hmmm, a slight nutty taste - Brazilian nuts - with a touch of kumquat and a very very slight hint of Thai basil with a sprinkling of freshly ground green peppercorns...." But I have to say, even to this wine unsnob, Connecticut wines are just not there yet. I'm sorry, all you Connecticut lovers. The Connecticut wines just don't compare to California wines. I'm not sure why - is it the soil? The climate? And the peach and apple wine. While it is kind of a novelty, it shouldn't be called wine. "Spoiled peach juice that sat in a vat too long" would be an adequate name for the peach varietal. Connecticut, please stick to peach preserves and apple sauce!

It's all relative

by karenincalifornia

You know you're talking to someone from Connecticut when they say New Haven is a ghetto. Ha. I lived in Los Angeles. New Haven is not a ghetto. I can't tell you how many times I have heard Nutmeggers say Yale University is next to a rough neighborhood. This picture shows the "rough neighborhood" around Yale. OK, I'll admit it. I don't see acreage, gates, horses, stables, tennis courts, a lacrosse field, or long winding driveways. But rough? George W. Bush was born in New Haven. I mean, how rough can it be? It's not as if New Haven is Compton, California.

Where Being First is Best

by karenincalifornia

In Connecticut, being first is a a very desirable thing. You want your ancestors to be the First Families. You want to descend from the founders of your town. You want to have the first law school in the country. Being one of the first families in your equestrian club is a very good thing.This might not be the first church in the US, but it is pretty darn close. This is the First Church of Christ, first church in New Haven, consecrated in 1639 and is located on the green just outside Yale University.

Yalie Architecture

by karenincalifornia

Not everything at Yale is Gothic with spires, turrets, steep roofs and gargoyles. The School of Architecture has a strikingly different style. When I first saw it, I wondered if it was a Frank Lloyd Wright. It wasn't, but it was a good guess. The building was designed by Paul Rudolph, who was Chairman of the Department of Architecture at Yale University from 1958 to 1965, and heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright.

From one extreme to the other

by karenincalifornia

Connecticut certainly didn't stick with the humble law school theme. In 1824, Yale Law School was founded. Its building goes to the other extreme. The Law School building rivals the Notre Dame in Paris, just about. Perhaps the most famous of all law schools in Connecticut, it educated and graduated some very famous people as well - Bill and Hillary Clinton are two examples.Tuition here for 3 years would buy a house in some parts of the country - total is $117,000, and that doesn't even include living expenses.When we visited the law school, we were told we could not take any pictures of the inside of the building. Why is that? Can anyone tell me?

Famous people go to humble Connecticut law schools

by karenincalifornia

Litchfield, Connecticut has the distinction of being the home of the first law school in the United States. It was the home of Tapping Reeve, an attorney, who gave his brother-in-law, Aaron Burr, legal training. This was the beginning of the Tapping Reeve Law School. The law school, from outside appearances, is very unassuming. It's a mid-sized, very average looking house. You may be surprised to find out that this little school educated 2 vice-presidents, 101 United States congressmen, 28 United States senators, 6 cabinet members, 3 justices of the United States supreme court, 14 governors and 13 chief justices of state supreme courts before closing in 1733.The Tapping Reeve Law School is open April through November. Since I was there in January, I could only walk around it and put my face up to the windows.

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