A Nantucket Lighthouse
After my outrageously expensive week in Vancouver living the high life, I thought I should go somewhere easy on the pocketbook the next weekend. A friend of mine from Amsterdam was visiting and after being on the road for so long I wanted to go somewhere nearby, relaxing, and relatively easy to get to. So, we went to Nantucket.
I have never been there and had no idea what to expect. The only thing I knew about Nantucket is that it is an island. And apparently it is the smallest island in the whole freaking world. Within a few minutes of being there, we literally ran into someone we work with from DC. What are the odds? And because it is such a small island we ended up running into him and his wife repeatedly over the weekend. So much for relaxation away from work.
Nantucket is a likable sort of place full of rich island people and cute little island mansions. In fact, all the houses and buildings looks the same. Every building erected has the same gray monotone wooden siding – from the houses to the schools to the churches. Slightly strange, but appealing in a way.
Typical Nantucket House
The Church
We spent the weekend hanging out. The town is full of boutique style stores that are pretty much too expensive to buy anything. It is also full of some really nice restaurants. I won’t bore you with the details, but we spent most of the weekend eating food and drinking cocktails. There just wasn’t much else to do there. But eating foods and drinking cocktails was fine with me!
Since we didn’t take a vehicle over, we rented a scooter and piddled around the island. We did stop and have lunch at a gorgeous hotel called The Wauwinet, at their restaurant called Toppers. It was delicious, but you have to be prepared to part with a few bills to eat there. Check out these desserts though – Candied Cherry Tomatoes and Sugared Thyme, and other lusciousness.
Candied Cherry Tomatoes
Sexy Desserts - Yum!
They were a party in my mouth! More adventures soon!