Destination Portland, Maine
A one night get away to the city with great food and craft beers.
The winter of 2015 has already broken the record on our total snow. So far we figure we have received over 50 plus inches and this next week more is coming. This is a serious winter. Newburyport is about to run out of places to pile up the snow. The old and narrow one way street are restricted to parking on only one side of the street during the day. Large trucks are having problems navigating through the tunnels of snow.
Finding parking places are nearly impossible. Is this any way to live?
We decided to head north and relax. At our hotel, we meet a couple who were native Floridians. They try to get to Maine each winter to enjoy the white season. They raved about Clam Chowder and fish dinners. But, we had another agenda.
We bundled up and started a 15 minute walk to our favorite home bar in the universe.
Novare Res was our destination. Down a lonely alley which was lined with about 4 feet of snow. We were close. Finally, our destination was ahead.
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| Novare Res Front Door |
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| Inside Novare Res |
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| A mystery keg from Germany was opened and our sample was amazing. |
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| I was more than happy with my Old Rasputin Stout |
Our walk to the Bodo took us another 15 minutes. This part of Portland is a wee bit rough at the edges. Lots of homeless people and sneezy bars. We pasted the majestic State Theatre. An old art deco decorated theatre from head to toe. It looks like some parts of this area is having a yuppy revival. But, this area has a character and lots of characters.
Boda is an small comfortable Thai restaurant. The downstair has a very comfy bar and open kitchen. Up a few stairs is the small dinning room. The food is very fresh, innovative, done to a turn. I started out with a Cinnamon infused Bourbon which I have had before and it is luscious. We started with a plate of fried Brussels sprouts to die for.
My main course was their duck specialty with a vinegar sweet and spicy sauce. Desert was Chocolate & Coconut Moose.
We had the hotel free shuttle pick us up and had a short and warm trip back to our cozy hotel room. My husband smiles twice during the trip. Once for the great keg beer and second for his fabulous roasted pork dinner. Those smiles we worth a million dollar to me and I vote yes to another visit to Portland to cure Winter Cabin Fever. Oh, did I tell you that we are home now and expecting 15 -22 more inches of snow? Life is good.
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| Fried Brussel Sprouts- delish |
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| My duck dinner...the best |
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| Walk up the small stairs to the dinning room |
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