April 21st 2025: Daffodils and Shopping in Connecticut

 Today, we headed toward Goshen NY, passing by Hartford CT,

Park Place Towers

stopping in Southington CT for a quick bite at the Chick-fil-A here,

getting the Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich,

the Cobb Salad (Chick-fil-A® Nuggets, freshly breaded and pressure-cooked, sliced and served on a fresh bed of mixed greens, topped with roasted corn kernels, a blend of shredded Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses, crumbled bacon, sliced hard-boiled egg and grape tomatoes. )

and the 5 Ct Nuggets Kid's Meal.

With that, it was time to continue our journey again, this time stopping at Laurel Ridge Farm in Litchfield CT for the blooming fields of daffodils there.

Definitely the right time to come and visit. 

After a quick stop in Thomaston CT,

Black Rock Lake

                        

we headed to the Danbury Fair mall in Danbury CT,

getting dinner at the Cheesecake Factory there.

We got the Lemon-Garlic Shrimp (sauteed shrimp, basil, tomato and lemon-garlic sauce. Served with asparagus and angel hair pasta)

the Carne Asada Steak (steak medallions covered with sauteed peppers, onions and cilantro. Served with creamy ranchero sauce, fresh corn and white rice)

and the Mango Key Lime Cheesecake (topped with Mango mousse on a vanilla coconut macaroon crust).

The pasta was not bad, but the pieces of steak were a tad small, and the cheesecake way too sweet. Overall, an okay meal. 

We ended our day at our hotel in Goshen NY, the Fairfield Inn & Suites Goshen Middletown.

Looking forward to Legoland tomorrow!

September 12th 2020: Center Springs Park, Manchester CT

 This morning, we decided to check out Center Springs Park in downtown Manchester CT at the corner of Bigelow Street and Main Street. Nice park, 

with the Cheney Rail Trail located at one end of the park.

My main goal here was to look for the waterfalls here, which were really hard to find, being fenced off, but thankfully I found a path on the way back to the lower falls, which were nothing but a trickle,

The main upper falls were not any more special either, being marred by graffiti.

From here, it was on to West Hartford CT,

VFW Hannon-Hatch Post 9929,
83 South Street

passing through Hartford

Korean United Methodist Church

Broadview Community Church

St. Lawrence O'Toole Roman Catholic Church

Memorial Baptist Church

St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Cedar Hill Cemetery

and Newington CT.

Church of Christ Congregational

Our destination was the KT Bakery, a small Vietnamese place in West Hartford.

We ate outside of course,

getting their specials for the day, Bun Mam

and Mi Kho,

which came with a side of soup.

Very authentic and delicious, although with a touch of MSG.

We got the Che Ba Mau for dessert,

and several mooncakes and Banh Pia to go.

Pretty good meal, and desserts too.