Checked out of the hotel and we were looking for breakfast. We didn't want to eat at the hotel, we wanted to find a local diner. We found Norm's Diner in Groton, about 5 minutes from where we were staying. We pulled up and we were kind of skeptical. Looked like something from the 1950's in the bad part of town. It was packed so we figured, what the hell. Let's just go for it. So we did. The food was good, the place looked gritty but we survived. In fact, we liked it. We even picked up a souvenir t-shirt to commemorate our experience. The picture is of Matthew and our waitress. Believe me, she was a lot nicer than she looks.
We headed up to Mystic Aquarium after our bellies were full. The weather was pretty depressing today. Cold, rainy and gloomy. It was way too cold to be wandering around outside at the Seaport. So, why not go to an aquarium and watch the happy little fishes? It was great. Matthew got to participate in the touch tanks, I was watching the little fishes swimming and it was very zen like.
After we were done wandering around the aquarium, we decided to head over to Olde Mistick Village and visit some of the shops. While we were in La Bottega, a shop that carries Italian novelty items, Matthew spotted a sign that pretty much pays homage to the typical stereotype of the way Italians speak. So of course, we had to purchase it for him to hang on his door. No visit would be complete without a meal at a Zagat rated restaurant. We wandered over to Go Fish for some lunch. Matthew ordered the seafood pasta, Tony had a bowl of clam chowder and I had the oysters. We snacked on calamari and wandered out of there to get on the highway back home. At least, we didn't hit a major pile up on the expressway. The perfect ending to a great weekend.
Checked out of the hotel and we were looking for breakfast. We didn't want to eat at the hotel, we wanted to find a local diner. We found Norm's Diner in Groton, about 5 minutes from where we were staying. We pulled up and we were kind of skeptical. Looked like something from the 1950's in the bad part of town. It was packed so we figured, what the hell. Let's just go for it. So we did. The food was good, the place looked gritty but we survived. In fact, we liked it. We even picked up a souvenir t-shirt to commemorate our experience. The picture is of Matthew and our waitress. Believe me, she was a lot nicer than she looks.
We headed up to Mystic Aquarium after our bellies were full. The weather was pretty depressing today. Cold, rainy and gloomy. It was way too cold to be wandering around outside at the Seaport. So, why not go to an aquarium and watch the happy little fishes? It was great. Matthew got to participate in the touch tanks, I was watching the little fishes swimming and it was very zen like. 
After we were done wandering around the aquarium, we decided to head over to Olde Mistick Village and visit some of the shops. While we were in La Bottega, a shop that carries Italian novelty items, Matthew spotted a sign that pretty much pays homage to the typical stereotype of the way Italians speak. So of course, we had to purchase it for him to hang on his door. No visit would be complete without a meal at a Zagat rated restaurant. We wandered over to Go Fish for some lunch. Matthew ordered the seafood pasta, Tony had a bowl of clam chowder and I had the oysters. We snacked on calamari and wandered out of there to get on the highway back home. At least, we didn't hit a major pile up on the expressway. The perfect ending to a great weekend.
