When I told people we were going to Poughkeepsie for our anniversary, everyone responded, "Why??"

The reason was that I wanted to get out of town, see fall leaves, relax, and not travel too far. And I'd never been up there.

Found a lovely Inn -- Inn at the Falls. 38 rooms with only 2 floors all facing a waterfall.

Took Friday, Oct 10 off and drove up. Only took 1 hr 15min to get there (Alex drives really fast). Chilled on Friday, had a teppanyaki dinner at O'Sho.

Saturday we have a lovely breakfast (in traditional bed&breakfast style) -- pastries, bagels, cereal, fruit, eggs, sausage. We sat on the porch overlooking the water for our morning treat.

Then we drove up to Hyde Park to see the Vanderbilt Mansion (Freddie's younger brother built the Biltmore House in NC, which is the largest house in the USA) and FDR's home. Also drove by the CIA (Culinary Institute of America). That evening we went to a fantastic dinner at Aroma Osteria.

On Sunday we drove around Vassar (where my good friends Jen & Merritt went to college) and up to Millbrook Vineyard.

Our Room:
       
view from room                                            our room (equipped w/ sweet flat-panel tv)

   
view from breakfast porch                          view of inn (reverse view of previous pic)   

   
                                          beautiful houses in downtown Poughkeepsie

Vanderbilt Mansion
   
front of house                                 side of house                              back of house

                            
gardens                         Holy Cross Episcopal Monastery - across the Hudson and view from the Vanderbilt Mansion
                                            He gave them 1/2 mill and his personal architect so not to "ruin his view"


FDR's Home

       
side of house                         front of house - taking down the flags     statue of the roosevelts


       
us on fdr's back porch                        us facing fdr's back porch       final resting place of frank & eleanor

the stable