June 10th 2017: Roses at Elizabeth Park, West Hartford CT

I started out this morning in the town of Marlborough,

Yawkey Sports Training Center

having breakfast at Main Street Cafe, a somewhat decent diner in the downtown area,

getting the Steak Tip, Mushroom and Cheese Grapper (fresh sauteed mushrooms, marinated steak tips and cheese in grilled wrap served with home fries),

which was pretty tasty.

Later on in the day, we headed to Elizabeth Park in West Hartford CT, where the roses were somewhat blooming. The pictures I took here follow.

After leaving Elizabeth Park, we headed to lunch at Mount Everest Spice, an Indian restaurant in town.

The buffet spread was really small, so it was good we had a coupon to use, with which we got the Garlic Naan (Leavened bread baked in a tandoor with garlic and cilantro), the Aloo Paratha (Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced potato mixture and baked in tandoor) and the Boti Kebab Masala (tender mutton marinated overnight in a spicy onion masala and a touch of yogurt).

The food was just alright I guess, being a little on the sour side.

For dessert, we headed next door to the Elmwood Pastry Shop, a hole in the wall dessert place,

where we got the Tiramisu.

At least the cake was better than our Indian lunch.

After our meal, we headed into the downtown area,

Bethany Lutheran Church

Noah Webster Library

Town Center Apartments

Old Town Hall, 46 South Main Street

Town Hall, 50 South Main Street

Cow Parade, De-Calf

The Heritage

Town Common,
South Main Street and Memorial Road

First Church of Christ Congregational

Connecticut Veteran's Memorial

Fringe Hair Works

Police Department

where the event Celebrate! West Hartford happened to be going on.

After walking around the carnival for a bit, we headed to the Blue Back Square area to shop around

before heading to another mall in Manchester CT, the Shoppes at Buckland Hills.

With that, we headed toward home, deciding to stop by Sturbridge back in Massachusetts for a bite at Sturbridge Seafood, a popular seafood place in town.

We got the Raspberry Point Oysters and Shrimp Cocktail for appetizers,

and the Paella (shrimp, mussels, clams, scallops, chicken, sausage, peas, saffron rice) for our main dish.

The raw stuff were fresh, while the paella was simply heavenly with all its rich flavors. Glad we decided to stop here for dinner.