I had arrangements with my friend to go biking along the
East Bay Bike Path today in Rhode Island, but as it was later in the day, I decided to do some sightseeing first in places where I had missed out stuff. My first destination was the
Fatimah Shrine in Holliston, where they have a set of giant rosary beads.
This place is pretty big, with several religious monuments around the place, but the best was yet to come.
The rosary itself, located behind the shrine, was made from rocks with iron chains linking them, and the end piece was a huge anchor, as you can see in the pictures below, which was a pretty interesting concept.
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| The Giant Rosary |
Moving on, I headed to Bellingham, where there is a large
Paul Bunyan statue outside the
Charron Tree Services shop on 1060 Pulaski Boulevard
Next was a
giant baseball bat at the Wayne Butch Watters Jr. Memorial Field in Plainville, located at ~30 Everett Skinner Road.
Done with stuff I missed for the day, I headed into the town of North Attleborough to start my sightseeing there. I first visited the
World War I Memorial Park and Zoo, located on Sunrise Hill, the tallest point in Bristol County.
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| Emu |
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| Ducks |
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| Golden Pheasant |
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| Deer |
The zoo itself was pretty small, with only a few animals around, although Julia's Garden nearby was pretty nice, with a unicorn statue in it as well.
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| Unicorn Statue |
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| Entrance to Julia's Garden |
At the top of Sunrise Hill, there are also partial views of the surroundings.
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| Atop Sunrise Hill |
Other places I visited in North Attleborough today follow, including Whiting Pond on Moran Street and Whiting Street, which has a small waterfall under the bridge, the Baptist Common area on Park Street and North Washington Street, and the town common area on South Washington Street near Bruce Avenue.
Whiting Pond
Baptist Common
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Veteran's Park,
South Washington Street near Bruce Avenue |
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| Vietnam War Memorial, Barrows Park |
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| Korean War Memorial, Barrows Park |
With that it came time to head to
Providence Place in Providence, RI to meet my friend to bike the East Bay Bike Path.
While waiting for my friend to arrive, I decided to walk around for a bit to take pictures of the surrounding buildings in the city.
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| Providence Place |
When my friend arrived, she was here to buy a bike from a guy on
Craigslist. She was a little apprehensive about buying stuff from Craigslist, but after we found the guy, and she tried the bike out, she was happy enough with it to buy it. We had 2 other people to wait for, so we decided to head up to
Brown University, where she used to study, to park our cars.
When her friends finally arrived, she started a short biking tour around the campus. Pictures of the campus follow.
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| Robinson Hall |
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| Manning Hall and University Hall |
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| Carrie Tower |
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| Brown Bear Statue |
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| Sculpture outside Manning Hall |
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| Marcus Aurelius Statue |
Finally, it was time for some chow, and my friend took us to
Kabob and Curry nearby for some Indian food. I got the Cream of Mushroom Soup, which was actually really good, and the Hyderabadi Lamb, a type of curry which was also really tasty. On top of that, the restaurant served stuffed naan, and we tried the coconut and strawberries one, which was simply delicious as well.
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| Cream of Mushroom Soup |
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| Hyderabadi Lamb |
After lunch, it was time to cycle our food away. Along the way to the start at the junction of Gano Street and India Street, I took some pictures of the surrounding architecture.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist,
71 Prospect Street |
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| Bridge to India Point Park |
We actually had a hard time finding the start of the bike path, finally discovering it to be a ramp up the side of I-195, then heading alongside the highway on a narrow fenced path, heading across the Seekonk River into East Providence.
I tried to take some pictures of
Seekonk River along the way.
Finally in the main area, there were several beautiful views of the
Narragansett Bay as we cycled along.
When we finally arrived at the
Claire D. McIntosh Wildlife Refuge, we decided to take a break, and walk out on the boardwalk to the side of Narragansett Bay and enjoy the views to be had there.
Back on the road, we passed by some wildlife as well, including a young bunny rabbit that did not seem very scared of us, happily munching away on grass while we passed by.
Our final destination was the Bristol Harbor in Bristol, having already passed through Barrington and Warren. Like the rest of the bike path, the ocean views here are beautiful as well.
Here at the end point, we decided to take a food break at Sip 'n Dip Donuts at 309 Market Street, where I got a caramel and Vanilla Soft serve, which was just a more intense version of vanilla in my opinion.
The ride back was long and hard for me on my mountain bike, with all the girls leaving me behind in the dust. Somehow I managed to make it to the end only 8 minutes after the last girl. From here, we decided to head back to the Brown University campus to grab something to eat, choosing
Soban Korean Eatery.
You have to order up front at this small Korean restaurant, with me ordering the Doenjang Stew, which has bean paste in a tofu stew. There is complimentary miso soup here, so I helped myself to several bowls, being really hungry after the bike ride. Our meals also came with side dishes, which were okay I guess, although they did not have the potato dish which is my favorite. The stew was pretty good though, considering I have not had Korean food in a while.
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| Complimentary Miso Soup |
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| Korean Side Dishes |
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| Doenjang Stew |
After dinner, we decided to head to downtown Providence to see
WaterFire, an award winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans installed on the rivers of Providence, made of pyres lit up with fire every weekend, a romantic sight to see. Pictures of the fires follow.
With that, we headed home after an enjoyable day of biking and experiencing the city of Providence.
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