Some campground friends recommended we tour the mansions of Newport. Leslie arranged for a guided tour and we drove down (1.5 hours) in the rain. The tour took us around the town of Newport and past the huge “summer cottages” of the rich and famous. Most were hard to see through the trees and landscaping. The Breakers, former cottage of the Vanderbilts, was open for touring and our tour bus dropped us off there for time to explore the house. The tour of the house is self-guided tour took us through the main floor and the bedrooms/bathrooms of the Vanderbilts. It was interesting to see what they considered roughing it at a summer cottage. The gold gilding was overwhelming. But to be honest, none of the furniture looked very comfortable. The craftsmanship was absolutely amazing. After our tour of the house it was back on the bus back to the Behemoth. We picked out a local brewery (Coddington Brewery) to enjoy an early dinner and a couple of local beers.
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| Main Gate to the Breakers |
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| The Breakers "Cottage" |
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| Main Hall of the Breakers |
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| Deck of the Breakers looking out over the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Kitchen of the Breakers |
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