We are Green Mountain Boys!

This morning, during our walk, we snapped this picture of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, (in the distance) one of the many historic and beautiful buildings in Montpelier, Vermont. It is a building that is very near the center of Vermont’s capital city, and just a few blocks from our apartment where we are staying while our new home is being finished. What you can’t see in this photo is that just below the trees, is an artsy and thriving population and all of the roads and infrastructure to help them easily move about. You can’t see all of that, because they are all under the canopy of the trees that the College of Fine Arts rises above. This is one of the many spectacular views we have when we take any number walks, in any direction, from our new pad. The walking and biking options here are are many and delightful.

We are enjoying the walks extra because it has been a while since we have been able to enjoy a nice, peaceful walk. During our packing, moving, driving across the Eastern half of the USA, moving all our stuff, either into storage or into our new, temporary, tiny apartment, we have not had much spare time for biking and hiking. As we are settling in more, we are exploring more biking and hiking options. From our new place, we can take nice, flat, easy biking/walking paths, including along the river. Otherwise, if we want some hill climbing, we have every option for different levels of challenge. All are beautiful.

The food scene is insane here. One of the first things we did was join the local co-op, including their biking incentive program (which offers pretty nice discounts for anyone who arrived by bike). We have also shopped the farmer’s market. The restaurant and bar scene here is also quite lively and rich. The local library is a one block walk from our apartment, and features a nice collection of materials, a professional staff and beautiful early 1900s historic building. The local bike shop is also a 1 or 2 block travel away and offers help to customers looking for anything from biking, running, hiking or any number of other outdoor activities.

Montpelier, Vermont looks like it could be a model train layout come to life.

Visually, Montpelier, Vermont looks like it could be a classic, model train layout that has come to life. Yet, while the town looks old and quaint, it has amenities you would expect at an international City, like amazing food, coffee and restaurants.

We are still settling in, getting back to our normal daily routine, even though it kind of feels like we are on a wonderful vacation. We have to keep reminding ourselves that this is our neighborhood now. This is a lovely vacation that does not end.