{"id":1905,"date":"2012-02-12T14:21:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T19:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesg.net\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2012-04-03T14:37:19","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T18:37:19","slug":"a-weekend-in-stowe-vt-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamesg.net\/?p=1905","title":{"rendered":"A weekend in Stowe, VT – Valentines Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This weekend Kaitlin and I decided to take the later flight from MCO (Orlando, FL) to BVT (Burlington, VT).\u00a0 The weather was incredibly bumpy, and I think this might have been the first jet I’ve been on where passengers have gotten sick. Upon arrival, we rented a car from Hertz and headed to the Holiday Inn Express, which had a great rate, was very clean, and the location was convenient.\u00a0 We dropped our stuff off and headed downtown, which was a neat experience, mostly college students.<\/p>\n

The following day we woke up to SNOW!\u00a0 It wasn’t much, but being from Florida, seeing snow is still fun no matter how much it is.\u00a0 We had a quick snowball fight and then headed towards Stowe, VT, where we walked around the city, and then ate at The Blue Donkey<\/a>, which was a very good local burger shack.\u00a0 After lunch, we headed over to Gentle Giants<\/a>, not far away, for a sleigh ride.\u00a0 I don’t know if people from Vermont would care much for this, but since we’re new to snow and the winter scene, it was a ton of fun.\u00a0 The driver was very friendly and told us lots about the horses, local area, traditions, etc.<\/p>\n

After this, we started heading home, stopping at a local Apple Mill, where they had delicious fresh Apple Cider.\u00a0 As a last stop for the day, we headed to Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory<\/a> tour, which was neat, and focused a lot on the history of the company, their support for fair wage, and how they develop new flavors.<\/p>\n