Then we drove all around Yale University. We loved how many of the buildings look like a castle or a fortress.
It was time for some regional food! We headed to Pepe's for Apizza. They are famous for their "tomato pies". We had three small: the original "plain" pie (no mozzarella!), margherita, and white clam. I never had thin crust so crispy and delicious before. I also never had a clam pizza before, but I really enjoyed it!
Next we headed to East Haddam to see the Gillette Castle. William Gillette was an actor who portrayed Sherlock Holmes for many years, and is credited with giving Holmes his characteristic hat and many of his often quoted sayings. This was a fascinating place. The castle was built overlooking the Connecticut River, which he was cruising up when he spotted the place where he decided to build his retirement home. Having spent many years on a boat or on trains, he built his castle in a similar style, utilizing every nook and creating furniture to fill unusual spaces. He also built a scale model railroad that traveled around his property, and a beautiful lily pond.
While in New Haven, we ate at Louis Lunch, where the first Hamburger was created. They serve it on toast with onions and tomato, and absolutely no ketchup! It was thick and tasty, and we enjoyed every bite.
Then we headed to Mystic Seaport, where we spent a day in the seaport village.
We toured old ships,
visited a shipyard where they were restoring an old ship,
saw village shops,
visited a ropemaking shop to see rope being made,
visited a sailmaker's shop,
saw a collection of ship mastheads, listened to some sea shanties, and had fun!
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