April 2012 - Newport, Rhode Island
We made a day trip down to Newport to see the mansions. It was incredibly foggy the entire time we were there, but the mansions were really breath-taking. In more ways than one.
The Breakers mansion. It's really out-of-control extravagance.
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The view from the back
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Not one of the main mansions, but one of my favorites that we walked by
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The Breakers mansion. It's really out-of-control extravagance.
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The view from the back
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Not one of the main mansions, but one of my favorites that we walked by
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The Rosecliff mansion - not quite as over-the-top as Breakers.
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The Rosecliff mansion - not quite as over-the-top as Breakers.
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Marble House, by the Vanderbilts. By far my favorite of the ones that we saw. The marble on the interior is _incredible_.
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The backside
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Marble House, by the Vanderbilts. By far my favorite of the ones that we saw. The marble on the interior is _incredible_.
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The backside
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A little Chinese house thing in the back of the Marble House.
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The Newport harbor. |
A little Chinese house thing in the back of the Marble House.
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The Newport harbor. |