Waterbury, Boston, New Hampshire Trip B’ezras Hashem – Summer 2022
With 4 year old and 1 year old!
Monday
Leave at 9:45AM. Get to Waterbury around 12pm.
Eat lunch at Waterbury Kosher World – 701 Cooke St Waterbury CT. 203-757-4992. Open 8:30am-8:00pm. Open til 2 on Friday
Pro Kids Place (soft play place): 495 Union St. #2086 located in Waterbury Mall. 203-841-7264
Mincha: 1:30 at Yeshiva Gedola of Waterbury: 359 Cooke St. OR a minyan in a business at 92 Brookside Rd Waterbury CT – 1:35
Get to Boston around 4:30PM.
Eat supper Somewhere (Rami’s). Pick up 2 nights of double wrapped suppers from Butcherie.
Go to hotel: Residence Inn Watertown 617-926-4500. 570 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA
Maariv Bais Pinchas: 1710 Beacon St. Brookline 20 min after shkiah
Maariv Kollel 9:45
Tuesday
Shachris at Bais Pinchas: 7:00, 8:00
Breakfast, stock up on lunch/ two nights of double wrapped suppers in Boston
Boston Kosher eateries (under KVH hashgocha):
Rami’s - 324 Harvard Street Brookline (middle eastern) 10am-8pm
Kupel’s Bakery - 421 Harvard Street, Brookline (bagels, sandwiches) 6am-6pm
The Butcherie - 500 Harvard St, Brookline (deli takeout and supermarket) 7am-7pm
Veggie Crust - 8 Cypress St Brookline (pizza and Indian) 11am-10pm
See Science Center – 200 Bedford St. Manchester, NH -they close at 4PM. 603-669-0400 (did not do)
The Basin – at Franconia Notch State Park, Lincoln NH – stroller accessible, natural granite abyss that fills with water from nearby waterfalls
Holiday Inn White Mountains NH – Express Inn, 603-745-6700, 21 Railroad St Lincoln NH
Supper in Hotel- packed from Boston
Mincha/Maariv (b’zman) Days Inn, 557 US-3, Lincoln, NH 03251 in the Clermont Room for weekday minyan.
(For GPS use 90 Orourke Dr. Lincoln, NH)
Price Chopper: only grocery in Lincoln: 10 Lumber Yard Dr
Wednesday
Shachris 7:00/8:00/9;00 AM in the Days Inn
Breakfast – bring snack for the day
Clarks Bears – 110 Daniel Webster HWY, Lincoln NH, 603-745-8913 – great activities for all ages, bumper boats, bear show, train rides, rock climbing and more
Drive to PMR – Presidential Mountain Resort: 1108 Main St, Bethlehem, NH 03574, 603-253-2222. Café on premises: pizza, salad, omelettes, panini, coffee, ice cream, etc. Market that sells kosher cheese, yogurt, snacks, drinks, papergoods, bread, pastries, etc., activities on premises are free! Boating, biking, swimming with separate hours, playground, petting zoo, uncle moishy and more (did not do)
Possibly go back to café for supper or eat supper in hotel
Maariv
Thursday
Shachris
Breakfast – pack lunch for the day
Loon Mountain Gondola – Brookway St. Lincoln, NH 800-229-5666. At the top of the mountain there is disc golf, biking, glacial caves to explore, and more. bring good shoes. All activities at the top are free with purchase of gondola tickets! (did not do)
OR Cannon Mountain Gondola in Franconia Notch State Park
Travel Information for Franconia Notch State Park
Take I-93 north, or south, depending on your starting point. Once you have reached Franconia Notch State Park, I-93:
Exit 34A - The Flume Gorge, Flume Gift Shop, Recreation Path south end
Exit 34B - Cannon Mountain Tramway, Tramway Gift Shop, Old Man of the Mountain Memorial Plaza & Gift Shop, New England Ski Museum
Exit 34C - Echo Lake Beach, Lakeside General Store, Artist Bluff Hiking Trail, Governor Gallen Memorial Bridge, access to north end of Recreation Path (begins at Skookumchuck Trailhead off exit 35)
Additional exits - for The Basin, Boise Rock and Lafayette Place Campground are between exit 34A and 34B.
GPS USERS:
Most GPS systems do not recognize our address (260 Tramway Drive, Franconia, NH 03580) and will generate incorrect directions.
Plane Watching at manchester regional airport
Head to Waterbury for the night. Residence Inn by Marriot Southington, 778 West St. Southington, CT 860-621-4440 (Terrible Hotel- worst residence inn ever! would not go back)
Friday
Shachris, breakfast and lunch in Waterbury (Waterbury Kosher World)
Bon Voyage!
Other activities in New Hampshire:
Hobo Hills Adventure Golf – 137 Main St. Lincoln, NH, 603-745-2125 – mini golf surrounded by mountains, beautifully landscaped (across the street from our hotel!)
Experience Squam – Squam Lake Boat excursions. $195 per hour for a guided boat ride/tour on Squam Lake. 1 ˝ hour ride is the minimum they will take you. Can ask for “modestly dressed” guide if female. Call 603-968-3990 for reservations. 23’ Sea Ray Bow Rider is the type of boat.
Hobo Railroad – 1 and a quarter hour train rides on old fashioned cars. Good activity for a rainy day. 603-745-2135. 64 Railroad St. Lincoln, NH
This was the trip we planned we ended up changing some things around due to weather and time constraints.