Vermont Oct 2010

We went to Vermont to experience fall foliage at it's peak. Something that I miss so much since moving from the North East. Vermont was such a great place to go to in the fall. There is so much to do from hiking, to eating cider donuts and Ben and Jerry's, to driving Smugglers Notch. It was a fun filled week.

The first day we spent time in downtown Burlington. I really liked this city. Its small so it's very walkable, and I really liked the low key vibe. We had lunch at a street vender called Hong's Dumplings. Hands down the best dumpling I have ever eaten. She makes them right in front of you and they are huge. We went to Lake Champlain to see the lake and eat some maple soft serve. We then went to Champlain Chocolate and took the tour. It is very small, but the chocolate is great. We even had an iced chocolate. It was not chocolate milk. It was a very good cold hot chocolate is the only way to describe it. We checked into our B&B, freshened up then went out to eat at Trattoria Delia.



Next day we went to see some old covered bridges and see downtown Stowe. Stowe was nice and had a great scenic walking trail that had great picture opts. We hiked for 4 hrs to a lake that was at a high altitude. It was hard but worth every climb.



The next day was going to a winery tasting room, and seeing the rest of downtown Stowe.








The following day was food heaven.But first we went to Shelburn farms which was huge. It was raining so we didnt see as much as we would of liked. I guess next time We went to Cabot Cheese, Ben and Jerry's, and my favorite-Cold Hollow Cider Mill.






Our last day we went to the Magic Hat Brewery. It was awesome. They showed all the behind the scenes, and then it was all you can want tastings. I loved the #9 which I am very happy my local wine bar has it on draft so i can enjoy it just as I did in Vermont.


Itinerary and Reviews

Day 1- Burlington Church St

Lunch at Hong’s Dumplings (street vendor) amazing dumplings

Champlain Chocolate tour

Dinner- Trattoria Delia (fresh homemade pasta and very romantic atmosphere)

Tea at Dobra Tea(a very hippy place where you have to take your shows off, but the tea was good)

Day 2- See Gates Farm Covered Bridge

Grist Mill Covered Bridge (108 & Canyon Rd)

Stowe/Smugglers Notch

Hike Mt Mansfield

Downtown Stowe

Dinner at The Alchemist

Day 3-

Boyden Valley Winery

Stowe

Moss Glen Falls

See more downtown Stowe

Quiet Trail Bike Path

See Trapp Family Lodge

Dinner at 158 Main Restaurant (really nice down-home cooking. I had turkey with all the fixins)

Day 4- Shelburne Farms(huge and had many animals)

Lunch at the Farm Cart(this was at the farm. Everything is made from items on the farm)

Shelburne Winery

B&J Factory

Cold Hollow Cider Mill (amazing cider donuts and hot apple cider)

Cabot Annex Store(all you can sample Cabot Cheese)

Dinner at American Flatbread

Day 5- Magic Hat Brewery Tour

Burlington Farmers Market

Church St Marketplace