Nancy, Jett, Roger and Zelda on Church St
Thank God for family and friends. We might have never seen Burlington this summer had we not had guests. I have already reported on the visit by Jett’s sisters. More recently we spent a very pleasant afternoon with my college roommate, Roger, and his lovely wife Nancy. It was a day when Jett was feeling well enough to walk a bit, so we met Roger, Nancy and their dog Zelda in downtown Burlington and spent some time exploring. We found the waterfront – both the elevated park above the lake and the park and commercial area at the shore – and had a very nice early dinner at a sidewalk restaurant.
Ben & Jerry corner
We started with a stroll up the Church St pedestrian mall, which is, I think, the heart of Burlington. It is a great place to people-watch, have lunch and shop. Being Vermont, it has a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop which, appropriately, is located on Cherry St (with an sign that suggests that it is actually “Cherry Garcia St.).
There is also a rather unique water fountain nearby. Looks like a prop from Rollerball.
The First Unitarian Church anchors the northern end of Church St. Beautiful structure.
Water fountain
First Unitarian
Roger and Zelda
Battery Park
After Church St we wandered down to Battery Park, which overlooks Lake Champlain, then strolled down to the Waterfront Park. I fortified myself with a maple-flavored “creemie” (soft-serve ice cream), then we fought our way back uphill to Church St. We finished with a late lunch/early dinner at Ri Rá Irish Pub.
Thanks, Roger and Nancy, for giving us a reason to see this beautiful city.