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Food at the restaurant looked great, although I feel some of the presentations and combos may be a bit off to my liking, but that's me!
not at all - I thought some of the combinations were a little odd, shall we say, and I hear you about the presentations too.
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I would have loved to have tried the foie as I love the stuff, but only have it every few years and usually a memorable place to have it! Seems like a lot of dishes or a few with nuts as being a foodie, I'm not a big fan of nuts as when they are presented in dishes, it's not subtle as it should be but overwhelmed, which is not good!
I don't remember the dishes being overwhelmed by the taste of nuts, so that is something....
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Sounds like a good day for your welcoming at Dave's and Rob's. So cool you were able to start your three week adventure here!
It was a great start to our adventure!
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I'm a bit leery about your next post and wondering?
Sunday 11 September – part one: two things broken… and you’re hungover? Not a good start to the day!
I first asked what time it was about 3:30am, then drifted into a light sleep for the next hour. Eventually, about 4:45am, we decided to give up with sleeping and surface, and I got caught up on trip report for the next hour or so.
Finally, after Dave told us that they’re early risers and usually up by 6:00am (yeah, right!) we headed downstairs at 7:00am, only to see no sign of anyone else. We sorted a few things out with the cases, and tried to keep one of the cats away from – he seemed to love me, and given I’m apparently allergic to cats (I haven’t got near enough to one to find out how badly since the results of the tests eight years ago ), I didn’t think that was a good idea.
Eventually, Dave and Rob emerged, with Dave declaring himself hungover, which surprised us, given as far as we knew, he’d had a glass of wine last night with dinner, and a couple of glasses of spirits when he got back to the house, the same as me – and I was fine. We had said we’d start the tea ourselves, but we had no idea where anything was, and no wonder, the toaster and kettle were in the walk-in pantry in the kitchen. We’d never have looked there…
Disaster struck not long after the toast was put on, as apparently the toaster stopped working and then it got worse, the coffeemaker decided it didn’t want to know either. The next thing we knew Rob had the vacuum out, and was vacuuming out what we assume were coffee beans. We didn’t like to ask. We’re not coffee drinkers, so maybe we’re biased, but I figured it was a heck of a lot of work for one drink.
We enjoyed our breakfast, then headed out of the house to get down to Le Meridien hotel 10 minutes walk away to collect our rental car. Oh boy, it was still humid as we walked along, although at times, thank goodness there was a bit of breeze in the air. That felt good! We got some photos on the way…
We found the hotel easily enough, and it looked very nice…
We were directed to the car rental place next door, and for once, there was no hard sale, which was such a pleasant change. We did ask if there were any bigger cars, as we were a bit concerned about whether all our cases would fit in the boot (trunk), but they were all already assigned, so that wasn’t a goer. Oh well, we’ll just have to pray it goes..
We headed into the garage, found our car, and the boot did look pretty big, so fingers crossed, it would be good news when we got back to the house…
We set off, thankfully roughly knowing the way, as the GPS took a few moments to wake up…
Dave and Rob were waiting for us, and we loaded the car up, and thank goodness everything did fit, although it was a tight squeeze, and a fourth case would’ve sent us over the edge! We sadly said our goodbyes to them. We’d loved being able to spend the night with them, but it felt like far too little time.
We made our way out through Cambridge…
… and ended up going through Harvard Square, which we recognised from their wedding last year.
Then we were heading out – on to some wonderfully deserted highways! I like travelling on Sunday mornings…
The bar area looked so restful. You were fortunate to meet up with a coworker who is pleasant. I kept thinking what if it was someone that was boorish. Lol.
I have to go Google the resort, as I am having difficulty figuring out if it is a new place which was designed to appear old or an old place with newer areas.
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What a fabulous visit with your friends. Their delighted was beautiful. A local property recently held an estate sale with a similar bed. I wish I had room in my house, as the price was only $300.00.
I thought the restaurant had the perfect name, consider ing your love for Eeyore.
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Not everyone can handle their liquor like we can Cheryl! hahahaha....
It is a shame it was such a short visit with Dave and Rob. But it's better than nothing! Yes, peacefully quiet roads - and in and around Boston to boot! Score!
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What a fabulous visit with your friends. Their delighted was beautiful. A local property recently held an estate sale with a similar bed. I wish I had room in my house, as the price was only $300.00.
Oh wow, that sounds like a bargain!
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I thought the restaurant had the perfect name, consider ing your love for Eeyore.
The bar area looked so restful. You were fortunate to meet up with a coworker who is pleasant. I kept thinking what if it was someone that was boorish. Lol.
Oh trust me, I would've come up with some excuse to escape!
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I have to go Google the resort, as I am having difficulty figuring out if it is a new place which was designed to appear old or an old place with newer areas.
I think it's the latter, but I must admit I'm not 100% sure....
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not at all - I thought some of the combinations were a little odd, shall we say, and I hear you about the presentations too. 
Seems like a lot of dishes or a few with nuts as being a foodie, I'm not a big fan of nuts as when they are presented in dishes, it's not subtle as it should be but overwhelmed, which is not good! 
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and then it got worse, the coffeemaker decided it didn’t want to know either. The next thing we knew Rob had the vacuum out, and was vacuuming out what we assume were coffee beans. We didn’t like to ask. We’re not coffee drinkers, so maybe we’re biased, but I figured it was a heck of a lot of work for one drink. 
We got some photos on the way… 
Oh well, we’ll just have to pray it goes.. 
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