Even though I’m a country girl at heart, there is still
something to be said about going to Downtown New Haven on a Saturday and just
spending the day with your mom. I know the blog assignment said to take the
bus, but when your mom lived in New Haven her whole life, we decided to just
park in one of the parking garages and walk around taking in all the sites, but
the bus is a great alternative to those who don’t want to park in New Haven so
here is a link to the schedule:http://www.cttransit.com/Uploads_Schedules/nh_Bwhalley_satsunsched.pdf
Our
first stop brought us to the Grove Street Cemetery, where Eli Whitney, the
inventor of the cotton gin, is buried. Although many people think that it is
strange that I enjoy walking around a cemetery looking at all the graves, but I
do it because looking at the dates just shows you how historic not only your
town is, but also the state of Connecticut itself. After looking at the
tombstones for a while it was coming close to lunch so we headed on over to
Pepe’s down on Wooster Street, which in my opinion is the only place to go for
pizza, and like usual during the summer and fall that place gets packed, but it
definitely worth the wait; but if pizza isn’t your thing, then I would recommend
you going to Shake Shack on Chapel Street, their food is really good and they
have a menu for your dog!! Finally we ended are day by going Yale University on
College Street because the architecture of the buildings is just amazing!!!
Going
to downtown New Haven always brings out the city girl inside of me, and I just
love looking at all of the buildings and knowing that aside from all the bad
things you hear about New Haven, it is a town full of culture and history.
(Eli Whitney's tombstone from the Grove Street Cemetery)
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