New York State weekend....

It was nice to spend the weekend in New York State....In just a short drive you can explore a totally new world.......First was the Country Living Fair then dinner and hit some cute little shops in town...

 

had to go into this shop...for my Friend Jeff who is an amazing paper artist....and because of him I am so into the paper arts.....

I saw this paper wedding dress and knew I had to go in and check out the shop...

I love paper art and knew this was going to be an interesting shop.....check out these paper shoes....

and this dress.....

love this paper cut out chandelier.. what a quaint little town with some nice restaurants and shops...a great detestation for sure....

there is so much history here......

we traveled down the road a bit to the Vanderbilt Mansion

it's free to go in and has the most amazing views......

I must say this  was one spectacular view.....the weather was perfect, the grounds were perfect.... this was one of my favorite spots on earth.so peaceful and serene....

when I booked this trip all the bed and breakfasts were booked so the only close hotel was a holiday Inn.......... so I booked it figuring it was only one night and we were only going to be sleeping there..... We were happily surprised.... the place was really nice...spotless, totally newly renovated...and I loved the keys..... 

and the pads...how did they know I needed a reminder!!!!

happy happy.......a great day at the fair,  some nice sight seeing and now a nice place for a good nights sleep....

we learned about the Walkway over the Hudson....it used to be a train track over the Hudson river that they turned into a walkway...it was awesome....1 mile across, perfect for a nice walk, run or bike ride.....

it was another perfect day..perfect temperature for a  nice power walk..........

couldn't believe how high the bridge was over the water.........

and such beautiful sights........

would love to  live here and walk this every day.....

 next stop on the way hope was Beacon NY, also along the Hudson and were we in luck...they had a strawberry festival and farmers market,right along the river.... then we took a drive into the charming little town.....

we decided to have a little lunch and Thai food it was......

some Thai iced tea....and a Thai beer....

an old factory soon to be artists  space.....and they had local graffiti artists make paintings to fill the spaces.....

I must say we had a very fun filled weekend with so much to do and see and only a car ride away.... 

hope you got to do something interesting this weekend....