Princeton Weekend
A trip planned last minute to visit Princeton, NJ. I had little expectation but it turned out to be a beautiful weekend with gorgeous weather and lots of fun family activities. #weekend #farm #collegetown #sculpture #park
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Day 1 Itinerary
Places visited: Avis Car Rental - Princeton Marriott at Forrestal - Princeton University - Mistral
Avis Car Rental at Newport Centre Mall
For some reason, this Avis location has the cheapest rental car rates in New York area (even beating the airport rates)! It was still cheaper for us to take Uber from/to home and get the rental car there so it was a no-brainer!
Princeton Marriott at Forrestal
Decent 4-star hotel with beautiful common areas ... it’s not fancy but recently renovated and the rooms are comfortable. The only complaint is that the wall is too thin so you can hear your neighbors and hallway passerbies all the time. It’s connected to an indoor tennis facility (4 courts) ... hotel guests get a discounted hourly rate at $25 (vs. $50).
Princeton University
We took a short evening stroll around the Princeton campus before our dinner reservation. It felt like we were in the historic center of a pretty European city.
Get the "Park Princeton" app if you need to park your car ... it makes paying for parking really easy!
Dinner at Mistral
Our best meal on the trip.! Their mushroom toast is from another world! The service has room for improvement though ... staff seemed cold and could use more smiles 😊
Day 2 Itinerary
Places visited: Princeton Marriott at Forrestal - Terhune Orchards Pick Your Own - Pho Friendly Vietnamese Cuisine - Grounds For Sculpture - Rat's Restaurant - Grounds For Sculpture - Van Gogh Café - Chennai Chimney
Princeton Marriott at Forrestal
Apple Picking st Terhune Orchards
Great orchards for apple picking. No entrance fee and you pay for what you pick ($2/lb). They grow almost every type of apples here but depends on the week, only a few selected types are ready for harvest. We were lucky to catch the season of early Fuji which is our favorite type for snacking.
Lunch at Pho Friendly
Grounds For Sculpture
A 42-acre park filled with interesting landscapes and sculptures. A good place to spend a whole afternoon (or you can rush through the whole place in two hours and feel exhausted).
Cocktails at Rat's Restaurant
A restaurant modeled after Monet’s paintings of water lilies! We took a break here and enjoyed some cocktails with the lovely view.
Grounds For Sculpture
More sculptures and picturesque grounds to explore after the break. Tons of fun photo oops to be part of the artwork!
Recharge at Van Gogh Café
Dinner at Chennai Chimney
Day 3 Itinerary
Places visited: Morven Museum & Garden - Princeton Battle Monument - Albert Einstein Monument - Jammin' Crepes - Princeton University - Shanghai Bun 六合园
Morven Museum & Garden
Princeton Battle Monument
Albert Einstein Monument
Breakfast at Jammin' Crepes
Princeton University
Came back to see more of the Princeton campus: touched the famous bronze tigers, toured the university art museum, and visited the lovely Prospect House & Gardens.
