The gray ladies of Nantucket: building codes and peer pressure must both be intense here. Nearly all houses use exactly the same cedar shingles and white trim. It’s a pretty look but goes a little Stepford if you think about it too much.
Of course we looked at real estate prices a bit… We’re staying in a $3 million neighborhood – yowza! However, at least according to Zillow, the annual property taxes are less than we pay for our house worth a tenth as much. With this many tourists, I guess you can fund your town with Other People’s Money.
Brattleboro Adventure – the Auckland Edition 