The Bel-Aire

We found the busiest breakfast place in Middlebury, Bagels & Deli. So busy we couldn't find a table to sit at but with so many people we figured it had to be good. And it was.
After breakfast we explored more of Middlebury. Norm wanted to see Middlebury College, a pretty hilltop campus right in town, and the main reason for the town's existence these days. At the Marble Works, where they once cut up marble into slabs and blocks, we found a local market selling everything from eggs to cinnamon buns, plants to bird houses.
We packed up and drove by back roads to Essex Junction to find the train station. So here we are trying to find a place to stay, figure out how to get back to catch a train Monday morning, drop off the car at Burlington airport by 1.30 and find a bus back to Burlington. I drive, Norm navigates. There are times when we don't always agree on the "interpretation" of the map. It is now 1.25 and we have just disagreed on an airport directional sign. Norm says go right and we see the rental office, but it is closed. We go back and follow my direction which prompted Norm to say, "you were right, Mary." Got to the airport at 1:30, dropped the car, caught a bus into Burlington and found a great pedestrian-friendly happening downtown. "You were right, Norman."
We checked out the shops, bookstores, pottery stores, pewter and art galleries.




Lots of musicians, food vendors, and university students. Not quite ready for our Bel-Aire motel, 20 minutes from downtown, we went to a movie and saw the French sub-titled, A Kidwith a Bike. It was quite good. And here we are relaxing in our convenient motel. We'll let you know tomorrow how well it works out. (I did check for bedbugs and saw none).

Location:Burlington, Vermont