Greenwich and New Haven Connecticut are a good quick day trip. Greenwich is a nice town to stop in. Lots of shops and places to grab something to eat. Take the Tappan Zee Bridge to the Merritt Parkway. It's a nice ride on the Merritt as far as highways go.
The surrounding roads are where it's at. Lots of fun roads to ride and just get lost on.
Then it was off to New Haven, home of Yale University.
Toad's Place is a famous bar in New Haven. It has a long history and became Toad's in 1975. Bands such as The Rolling Stones and U2 have played here as well as Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker to name a few.
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