My Favorite Five Things About Living in Connecticut - #5
June 24th, 2008 categories: Central Connecticut News & Information
Sometimes I focus on the negative. So, for this series I wanted to tell you all about the things I love most about Connecticut and why I’ve lived here for 34 years. Stay tuned for the entire series but here’s #5.
#5 Location, Location, Location
It’s no secret that real estate value is all in the location. So it shouldn’t shock you to know that one of my favorite things about living in Connecticut is our location.
You’ll hear people from Connecticut say that we’re “two hours from New York and Boston,” and that’s the truth. By car or rail, you can reach either of these cities easily. Each city has something different to offer and you’ll never get bored discovering either one.
But we aren’t only close to New York and Boston; we’re also close to beaches (real ones like those in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Long Island), the Berkshires and skiing in northern New England to name a few. I’ll also mention a few other places you can easily reach while living in Connecticut: Northampton, Mass and Newport, RI.
And there are many places worth visiting within the borders of Connecticut - my favorites include Mystic, the Litchfield Hills, the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, one of many state parks such as Talcott Mountain, the town of Chester, Goodspeed Opera House…
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