New York, Boston & New England - Day 5

I spent four awesome days in The City, but now it was time to get out of it. I packed my stuff (suitcase still half empty, didn't hit the outlets stores yet), walked over to Alamo and picked up my Chevy Aveo (small but more than sufficient). With the grateful help of my cell phone navigation I steered the silver bolt up north, avoiding all the toll roads and reaching Connecticut quickly. It was absolutely enjoyable to see the landscape transforming so quickly: First midtown with its skyscapers, taxi-packed avenues and traffic signs, then the Bronx with its apartment complexes and the storage facilities. After a few more minutes there it was: nature. The state of Connecticut gave my a wonderful reception. Highways were empty, the hilly forests gave view to so many little lakes and the sun was gleaming. Perfect...
After about two hours I reached the first stop on my trip to Cape Cod: New Haven. This city on the Atlantic shore is home of Yale University, one of the famous Ivy League members. After finding parking I enjoyed the sun while walking around the campus yard. The university area was rather small which I really liked. Everything looked a bit like a Best Of Oxford & Cambridge (but much younger). Ivy league really comes from a lot of ivy! My walk brought me also to the city center with its civic and religious buildings. As most of the New England churches, a bright white-towered little something marked the center of town. Although New Haven is not much of a deal off-center, I loved what I saw. The obligatory visit of the university book store to buy a uni t-shirt marked the end of my short visit.
I headed out of town a bit inland. Although the Interstate would have been faster, my scenic route showed me some of the beauty of New England. I felt like in a movie, everything looked so calm, harmonic and emm... kitschy. However, it was original. Memorable.
My suitcase got filled a little bit more in the outlet mall of Clinton. Because I was kinda running out of time, I skipped the city of Exeter (is supposed to have a very original habor) to drive to Mystic quickly, which has another cute harbor. Time was still running, and so I decided to change my planned route. Initially I planned to take the southern route to visit Newport, but I temporally skipped that route point (went there on my trip back to NYC anyway) and took the Interstate to Providence, Rhode Island. From there, it wasn't far to Cape Cod anymore. This vacation retreat was my today's final destination. Of course I had no more time to do some extensive explorations. Nevertheless, after checking in the Days Inn in Hyannis, I drove down to the Atlantic shore to catch the last sun beams of the day. I found a wonderful spot with an old lighthouse in between all the mansions along the shoreline. Perfect ending of the day, I thought.
Because Cape Cod Mall was literally next to the hotel, I stopped by to see if the A&F and Hollister stores had something decent to offer. Well, what can I say: when you see the stores of your favorite clothing brands having almost everything on sale, you easily spend 200 dollar in an hour. 200 bucks for more than then pieces! On top of that, the food court offered my the food I was waiting for for a long time: asian-american fusion food. Now it was a really perfect day!