Highlights of Hillsborough: The Inn at Teardrops

This is the first of four posts about our recent whirl

through lovely, historic Hilllsborough.  We've spent

some time in and around the town before, but this

was our first overnight stay and we chose The Inn

at Teardrops.

This is the street view from King's Street.

From the back yard view you can see the solarium and the
ample, inviting porch.

Cool weather and lack of time prevented us from utilizing the
porch, but what a nice amenity it would be.

I'm not sure if the resident gargoyle was protecting us or
threatening us.  He proved harmless.

The spacious grounds also contained two separate cottages.

Our room, the Person Room, was named for General Thomas Person,
who served in the Revolutionary War and owned the house for a time.

From the website: "The Person Room  features a four poster canopy
 bed, two 18th century chests, an early Chinese altar table,
 original art and a mid 19th century armoire.
 There is a private bathroom with shower. 

The four guest rooms are all on the second floor.  With my new
improved knees that was not a problem.

The house was full of fine art and objets d'art.

The dining room was enormous.

Typical of many 18th century homes, the central hallway ran
from front porch to back porch.  Our House in the Horseshoe
was similarly designed.

There was a well-stocked library for our pleasure, but we barely
had time to read what we brought with us.

Jorge, our chef, delighted us with this palm tree display
of fresh fruit.

Because we were in a bed & breakfast, we had only

two additional meals while in town. The first was at

Vinny's Italian Grill, a local family-owned spot.

The service was excellent and the portions were

daunting!  I had the meatlover's calzone and I had

to leave a third of it untouched.  It was delicious, but

with our other meal plans, I couldn't take any with me.

Maybe I could have finished the calzone if I hadn't

simply HAD to order the homemade onion rings.

They were SO worth the sacrifice!

Judy got a half portion of lasagna plus a salad.

She helped me with the onion rings, and likewise,

couldn't finish her entree.

Due to our heavy lunch, we ate (relatively) light

at the hot bar/salad bar of Weaver Street Grocery

on Churton Street, Hillsborough.  Between the two 

of us, I believe we tried eight different items.

The Inn at Teardrops was a comfortable, quiet base

for our brief stay.  Our main agenda was to do some

hiking and a little thrift shopping.  Three additional

posts will tell you more about that.