I now call Clintonville home, but like so many others here in Columbus, I did not grow up here. Thanks to OSU my husband and I are transplants. I really like it here and if given the choice we would not move back to the east side Cleveland, but a visit back to your roots is especially gratifying when you have a small audience to help you enjoy the highlights of your past.
First we rode The Rapid downtown…
We passed the usual looking scenes..
As well as a few new ones..
We visited The Great Lakes Science Center…
Also a new place to those that grew up in Cleveland. We decided to share one of the best things about Cleveland with our friends; Murray Hill AKA Little Italy.
First we had the worlds best pizza at Anthony’s and then had the worlds best treats at Corbo’s.
I tried making these photos smaller-but they really deserved to be big!
Then we rolled back to our downtown hotel that overlooked Playhouse Square.
Of course there was swimming.
Monday was a day of disappointment. First we headed to Edgewater Park for “a day at the beach.” Never mind that I poo-pooed that beach choice the whole way there. We NEVER went to that beach growing up. It turned out you couldn’t use flotation devices there so we packed up and headed to my beach-in Willowick. Well, remember how we learned about erosion back in school-my beach was a perfect example. It is the beach of no more. So we headed out to Mentor headlands where we all got sunburned and found lots of sea glass. A memory-check!
Then we headed back to Shaker to eat at Best Steak (not me-just everyone else!!). The sign said closed for a few days-but it looked much grimmer than a few days. My poor husband was about brought to tears. So we went across the street for the worst Chinese food in the dirtiest restraunt I have ever been in. It didn’t help that husbands families other favorite deli, Sol’s, was gone too. W hat were we thinking-we should have gone to Corky and Leni’s!
But now we are home and the reality of my life here in Columbus is hitting me over the head. I promise some crafty posts sometime soon!
God, that food was so good. I’m with you on the size of the pics; they needed to be big. Thanks for a great time!
I grew up in Mentor, so those are all familiar sights to me
Captured beautifully, btw.
Amanda
My sister and a few nieces and nephews still live in Mentor. I grew up in Mayfield Village-just a few exits away from you!
look at the crazybeautiful sky in cleveland!
and those desserts. oh. my.
I’ve lived all over the country. I lived in Jersey where I could get amazing bagels and coffee at all night diners where we would sit for hours in the early years of our marriage talking. I’ve lived in Omaha Nebraska where you can smell the corn on hot sticky summer nights, I’ve lived in Oakland California where you could go to Chinatown on Sunday mornings and get hot steamed lotus bean buns and look at the most amazingly beautiful paintings by local artists and walk home in the fog.
But there is nothing like Cleveland. I’ve had the most amazing food there, the sights I love, the voices and people I want to pass on to my kids.
You took me to my hearts home tonight.
And my husband and I have actually talked seriously about retiring there!!!!
Yay nice to see you back.. I’ve actually been having problems the past couple of days getting your blog to load for me. Not sure whether the problem was my laptop or the blog itself. No matter, seems to be resolved now
We went to Cleveland over the weekend. There is just so much to do there. We love the Museum of Natural History, the whole area there is really neat.
Corbo’s…my mouth is watering. I always liked Mama Santa’s Pizza…felt like you were eating in Aunt Maryann’s basement on Sunview Road. Ha! My favorite place to go in Clevo is still Tommy’s on Coventry…Tracy and I go every time I come home for falafal and chocolate shakes. Sounds gross but it is amazing!! xok