Cripes! Providence!

We actually didn't make it to Providence, but we did have a great time getting some pizza at Pepe's. The quote comes from Rodger, Emily's boyfriend, who was considering meeting us in rhode island but clearly thought better of it. Emily joined us in Hartford and drove us down to New Haven - her company clearly made the trip more enjoyable as well as allowing us to order extra pizza. We followed up New Haven by going to Newport, RI. I'll post on that part of the trip later.

Pepe's was as good as I remember and then some. Bonus was that we didn't have to wait in line. We followed up the pizza with some classic Italian cookies at Libby's down the street. Then we ate the cookies at a Yalish park while messing with some pigeons. While in New Haven, we also toured the Yale art museum and spotted Victor Wooten, who is currently on a solo tour.

I have limited internet access right now so I'll do my best to post more details later. There are plenty of additional pictures waiting to find their way to the tubes from New Haven as well. I am getting a backlog of thoughts and pictures; blogging takes way more time than I thought it would!

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Here are some additional photos from New Haven and Pepe's pizza.

Ah, Pepe's, not at all round, but sort of round.  Mostly, just pure, pizza deliciousness.  The crust has a sort of chewy crunchiness that was enjoyed by all.  The cheese tasted fresh and the sauce was balanced.  All and all a great pie.  They call it a pie so I feel vindicated for my years of referring to pizza as a pie.

Emily, eagerly awaiting Pizza - looking spectacular, as always.

Emily E. and Emily digging into the pizza.  Thanks so much to Emily for driving us down here!  This trip was so much fun with you!

Does this qualify as an art shot?  It makes me feel things, hunger, joy, etc.  I mean, two of my favorite things: Emily and great pizza.  That's a spinach and mushroom pie.

Two pies ordered, you can see Emily celebrating the damage that we did.  Pizza leftovers for days, but we were stuffed.  

After pizza, we walked down Wooster Street, which is absolutely adorable, to Libby's Pastries. It felt unchanged since the dawn of time, or at least the 50s.  They had a great selection of cookies and other pastries.  Emily is holding pizza leftovers and 18 cookies or so.  

Wooster Street, New Haven.  Beautiful and charming.  Pepe's and Libby's are at the other end of the street.

After Libby's, we went to the Yale Museum of Art, which is free and open to the public as they like to say.  Yale has a beautiful campus with a variety of old, severe buildings and great common spaces.  The museum has a great collection of old and new, with some pretty major pieces.  To those in the art world, I apologize for telling you what you already knew.  To the rest, if you're in town for pizza, it is worth checking out.  New Haven seemed really nice, I have to say worth the visit.  

After the museum and a walk around town, we stopped in a beautiful park, played with pigeons and enjoyed the spoils of our Libby's raid.  See the joy on Emily's face - that is pure.