Newport

[lizziebelle]

Collinwood, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

I went down to Newport yesterday with my friend B to visit C, who lost everything in a fire recently. We took him some clothing, toiletries, and gift cards, and spent a very pleasant afternoon tooling around the lovely city of Newport. I definitely need to spend some more time there.

Pictured above is the Carey Mansion, which fans of the original Dark Shadows may recognize as the exterior of Collinwood. The pic was taken through a gap in the hedge, as it is a private residence.


We then headed down to the cliffs, where this sign warned us of danger:



It's pretty darned spectacular. It's no mystery why the robber barons built their "cottages" there.







It was a spectacular day all 'round.



I highly recommend visiting Newport. It was just what we needed. :)

Comments

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

Wow - what a gorgeous place! And I'm so glad you finally had some sunshine to enjoy it.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was a very dramatic day, with alternating sunshine and billowing clouds. But yes, finally some sunshine! :)

[perseph12.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing these images :). You have reminded me that I need to spend more time in Newport, as it's so close and so lovely...I could stand with playing baroness for a day!

I am deeply sorry for your friend. Is there any way we can help C? Anything that he needs?

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

It looks beautiful and totally unlike its Welsh namesake. :)

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

What spectacular photos! I remember Collinwood!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks, honey! He'll be needing more stuff when he eventually gets an apartment, like furniture. I'll post something here or on Facebook when that happens. :)

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that places here named after places there rarely resemble the original! ;)

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

It was very cool to see it in person!

[perseph12.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Thank you for being such a diligent friend :).
tranari's parents have some lovely furniture and high-quality home goods that they would like to share.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Wonderful, thank you! I'll let you know when he's closer to needing stuff. :)

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

It belatedly occurred to me that we have more than one Newport over here (I suspect you do too) and the Newport on the Isle of Wight is more splendid and prosperous and therefore probably a better comparison. :)

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Lovely!!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

It's a really cool place. :)