by Simran Jayasinghe
We woke up in the Homewood Inn and Suites in Boston. We got dressed and went down to the lobby for breakfast. After a delicious breakfast, consisting of eggs, sausage, bacon, and a waffle covered in a generous amount of syrup, we went back to our room to make sure that we had packed everything. Then, we checked out of the hotel to hit the road for Rhode Island! We drove to Rhode Island, and stopped on the way to get Dunkin’ Donuts. After about a two hour drive, we were in Rhode Island.
When we got to Rhode Island, we first visited the Brown University. We wandered around the campus, looking at everything. We saw the Broken Chain sculpture, which was a monument to the connection between the Brown University and the Trans-African slave trade. The slaves brought to the U.S. helped to build the University. We also saw the Bear and Lamp sculpture, which was considered a work of art and featured a bright blue teddy bear. Then, we visited the Brown University Bookstore and got Brown apparel. We then walked back to the main part of the campus and got frozen yogurt on the way there.
After that, we got back in the car and drove for about 5 minutes to the Providence StateHouse. We went through the metal-detectors and security and walked around. We learned that the dome of the statehouse is the 4th largest free-standing dome. We looked at the Rhode Island seal and stared up at the impressive artwork on the ceiling. The gift shop was closed, as it always seems to be whenever we visit a statehouse, so we took some pictures and got in the car to go to the hotel.
We checked in to our hotel, a Hampton Inn and Suites. The hotel room was not bad, it did have some room. It had two rooms, a dining/living area, with a pullout couch, and the other room with a bathroom and a king sized bed. The hotel room was clean and there were no real problems, other than the toilet clogging, but that was probably our dad’s fault. We relaxed for a little while, and then got ready to go to dinner. We went to dinner at Newport with a family friend, at a place called The Red Parrot. After a satisfying dinner, we walked around, looking at the shops. Then we all went to look at the shops. Then we all went to look at the Newport Mansions. After that, we went to Dunkin’ Donuts (again, because we are so healthy) to get dessert. We went back to the hotel room from there, and went to sleep.
For a restaurant review on The Red Parrot, click here.