Cold Springs is about one hour north from New York City. The village is great for a day trip, or even a 4-5 hour trip, which is what we did. The drive on the Palisades Parkway is as nice as it can get and we passed Bear Mountain and Lake Welch on the way, so one can easily combine a nice swim at the lake or, if more ambitious, an energizing hike at Bear Mountain, with an afternoon of antiquing and relaxing or even kayaking in this beautiful New England village.
Just one of the many colorful boutiques on the main road. This was my favorite shop, while my friend almost moved into thechic chocolate shop next door that sells an amazing array of the yummy stuff packaged, among others, in bright shiny red wrappers adorned with the Mark of Twin Telephones symbol and that read something like: "Emergency Bar - for immediate relief of chocolate cravings, lovesickness, exam pressure and extreme hunger". The chocolate was okay but we all agreed that it was the weird mix of cheesy humor plus lots and lots of sugar that made it hit the spot.
Just a bit of the interesting (and very deep!) antique stores on Main Street. They look so tiny from outside that all four of us were afraid of going in at the same time, and then, surprise! They seemed to go for miles and miles and were chockfull with great vintage stuff. A lot of stuff to peruse and I found one amazing vintage black and white photograph, of a photographer in action, in perfect condition and only for six dollars and now I cannot wait to frame it.
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