New Castle, Delaware
This past February (which is to say, in 2008) we took a small excursion to visit our friends Tom & James, who live in Bear, Delaware. While we were there we had a small outing to New Castle, Delaware, where I took pictures.
New Castle has a colonial origin, founded in 1651 by Peter Stuyvesant. This historic section of town was replete with colonial houses and views onto the Delaware River. Here's a map if you want to follow along.
We parked our car on Delaware Street, between 2nd Street and The Strand. The area is small, eminently walkable, and it was a very pretty day despite it's being February.
We sauntered a bit on Delaware Street before we decided that we'd take a stroll down The Strand to see a whole bunch of colonial houses. We only went along about two, maybe three short blocks, but there were lots of houses with personality, a little garden, hidden views, and several interesting doorways.
After that we went further down Delaware Street and on out to the Wharf, which justs out into the Delaware River. There were lots of picturesque views: a pedestrian walkway that looked so evocative in silhouette, some grasses in mud that I just couldn't take my eyes off of, patterns in the brickwork, and dramatic views of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a double-span suspension bridge that connects Delaware and New Jersey. It has some record as the longest or highest this or that, but now I can't find the reference. The first span was built in 1951, the second only in 1968. It made for a nice view upriver.
There also was a nice chance to take a few pictures of Tom & James, and then Tom wielded the camera and took a few pictures of me & Isaac.
It made for a pleasant afternoon, a bit of history, and some nice photographs.