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Posted On: August 2nd 2025, 07:34 pm
Rhode Island weekend trip, part 2: Newport
We spent a couple of days in Newport, where we visited a few summer "cottages," drove the scenic Ten Mile Dive, and splurged on some lobster rolls.
Pics 1-8: Marble House, the summer home of William K and Alva Vanderbilt. If you watch The Gilded Age, the Russell Family's story line borrows heavily from the lives of this couple down to the arranged marriage of their daughter Consuelo (Gladys in the series) to the Duke of Marlborough (Buckingham in the series.) Later in her life, Alva built the Chinese Tea House in the background of picture 6 where, among other social functions, she hosted suffragist rallies, using the dishes like the ones you see in picture 4. (Naturally, these are available in the gift shop.)
Pics 9-14: The Breakers, the home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice. Picture 10 is what I told my boss I want to buy for my office setup at work. (Not approved 😅) Picture 13 is the chandelier from the children's play cottage, which is bigger than many people's apartments.
Pics 15-17: clam chowder and a lobster roll trio at The Lobster Bar (and our waterside view)
We spent a couple of days in Newport, where we visited a few summer "cottages," drove the scenic Ten Mile Dive, and splurged on some lobster rolls.
Pics 1-8: Marble House, the summer home of William K and Alva Vanderbilt. If you watch The Gilded Age, the Russell Family's story line borrows heavily from the lives of this couple down to the arranged marriage of their daughter Consuelo (Gladys in the series) to the Duke of Marlborough (Buckingham in the series.) Later in her life, Alva built the Chinese Tea House in the background of picture 6 where, among other social functions, she hosted suffragist rallies, using the dishes like the ones you see in picture 4. (Naturally, these are available in the gift shop.)
Pics 9-14: The Breakers, the home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice. Picture 10 is what I told my boss I want to buy for my office setup at work. (Not approved 😅) Picture 13 is the chandelier from the children's play cottage, which is bigger than many people's apartments.
Pics 15-17: clam chowder and a lobster roll trio at The Lobster Bar (and our waterside view)
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