March 17, 2007
Spring Break in Cleveland: The Return Home
Erica and I were excited to see Columbus in the day, since we had only driven through it in either the very early morning (on our way to DC for ASA) and at night (our drive to Cleveland, where all we could tell of the city is that it interrupted my iTrip... grrr... ) Plus, we really wanted to see Ohio State's campus. The first thing, though, that I learned about Columbus is that it's the headquarters of Wonder Bread.
When I was a kid and went trick-or-treating, there was a kind old man in my neighborhood who worked for Wonder Bread, and he would give out little loaves. His house was just as much a "must" on our list as the house down the street that gave out full-size Snickers.
We weren't exactly sure where the university was, but once we saw the American Apparel store, we knew we must be close.
We scrolled all the way to the very tip of the visitor parking lot (which, incidentally, has a much better rate than Purdue's) and then got dizzy as we ran down the spiral stairs to the campus. It was rather nice! We wandered a bit.
When we left the parking garage, I got a whole nice handful of change, including a brand new George Washington dollar coin. (I hope this attempt works better than the Sacagawea one.)
We didn't have much time after lunch to look around other than to drive through town on our way back to I-70, but I snapped a few pictures of Columbus through the windshield.
(This is the capitol building.)
And then we were back on the freeway and soon had to say goodbye to Ohio.
There was nothing much to recommend Indiana. We weren't terribly happy to be heading back. But I'll say one thing for Indiana - sometimes it has an amazing sky.
And occasionally an incredible sunset.
We couldn't quit taking pictures of it.
So now we're back. Spring Break officially ends tomorrow, and I have done nothing in preparation for my thesis rough draft due in just over a week. But oh well. In just over 6 weeks, I won't even be thinking of it. All that will be done, and at least I have something to blog about.