| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | you enjoy taking scenic rides and shopping ‘til |
| Would you like to take your significant other to a | | | | you drop, this could be just the perfect destination. |
| romantic destination? If you can afford to take an | | | | If you are more of an outdoors type, the Pennsylvania |
| extra day or two to do more than just dinner, there | | | | Poconos offers some very good skiing to keep you |
| are a great many East coast destinations all within a | | | | active through both day and night. Some of the resorts |
| couple hours of each other that are wonderful in the | | | | offer lodges with fireside dining and lovely villas to |
| winter. | | | | come home to after a full day of snow and sun. Some |
| Although it can be blustery cold in late fall and winter, | | | | of the villas come with their own private hot tubs, and |
| New York City can be a very romantic place for | | | | we know how romantic a hot tub can be! |
| couples. Many couples could use a relationship | | | | Perhaps you would rather have everything included in |
| refresher, and what better way to get back to basics | | | | your short time away? There are a number of |
| than with a romantic spring-time stroll through Central | | | | romantic, all-inclusive resorts in the mountains of |
| Park or a horse-and-buggy ride instead? Close by is | | | | Pennsylvania that have made the Poconos a favorite |
| Rockefeller Center, where, in the late fall and winter, | | | | with honeymooners on the East coast. Caesars |
| you can ice skate on the open-air rink below the flags | | | | Pocono Resort and Cove Haven are just two of the |
| of the world and all of the sightseers on the street. | | | | resorts that offer secluded, top-notch room selections. |
| Top this off with a cup of steamy cocoa or some hot, | | | | Depending on how much you are willing to spend, you |
| sweet peanuts or almonds from the street vendor and | | | | can even book a room with its own private swimming |
| you have a very romantic, enjoyable afternoon for not | | | | pool! If you don't want to go quite that crazy, most |
| a lot of money. | | | | rooms come with fireplaces and heart-shaped Jacuzzi |
| Of course, New York hotels do not come cheap and | | | | tubs, room service and complimentary champagne, |
| a wonderful dinner that evening is a must. If you enjoy | | | | and some have saunas and round, mirrored beds as |
| being downtown when you visit New York, the Soho | | | | well. It's all about togetherness at these resorts, and |
| Grand is a simple, boutique hotel that is even pet | | | | they cater to the couple. What more can you ask for |
| friendly should you need to bring a non-human | | | | from a romantic destination? |
| significant other. It will not be cheap, but the room does | | | | Another top destination for romance on the east is the |
| come with a complimentary pet goldfish upon request! | | | | New England shore towns. Believe it or not, the |
| The Tribeca Grand is its sister hotel, and if you choose | | | | shoreline can be extremely romantic even during the |
| to stay in this area you can visit Robert DeNiro's | | | | winter months. The towns are no longer full of the |
| restaurant while you are in the area. Another unique | | | | music and festivities of the summer, and long gone are |
| and romantic suggestion is to dine on a yacht. New | | | | the young and loud partygoers. Instead, you are left |
| York's harbors boast wonderful dining aboard ships | | | | with the quiet calm of the locals, many of whom |
| that sail around the island of Manhattan while you | | | | operate bed and breakfast inns throughout the year. |
| feast. What a memorable dinner that would be! The | | | | You can still enjoy an amazing seafood feast in the |
| typical visitor to New York would, of course, make | | | | later fall and winter months; the difference is that it is |
| sure to see a show on Broadway after dinner or after | | | | prepared in front of a fireplace at a bed and breakfast, |
| their day out and about on the streets of New York. | | | | rather than al fresco at some seaside cabana. While |
| Certainly, there is plenty to choose from if you decide | | | | the latter is fine when you are sunning with family and |
| to choose this city that never sleeps for your | | | | friends, it can be quite relaxing and romantic to enjoy a |
| getaway. | | | | bowl of hot chowder and fine sea fare at dinner, |
| Another wonderful but completely different East coast | | | | prepared in someone's home with the utmost care, |
| destination is the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains. Only | | | | knowing that a four-poster, warm quilted bed awaits |
| two and a half hours from New York City, the | | | | you in this old farmhouse by the sea when you are |
| Poconos offers beautiful scenery and plenty to do | | | | ready to retire. |
| either during the spring and summer months or during | | | | No matter which city or resort you choose, you really |
| winter. Depending on the town, it is full of quaint little | | | | cannot go wrong with any one of these romantic East |
| shops and big manufacturing operations that offer | | | | coast destinations. |
| everything from antiques to chocolates to candles. If | | | | |