Cleveland Weekend
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
This past weekend Erika and I went to Cleveland for a quick getaway and had a great time. The 1st photo is from the Cleveland Indians baseball game where they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 12-0. We had a couple Toronto fans a few rows in front of us and they were pretty embarrassed. The stadium is nice, it holds about 40K but feels smaller than that. The basketball stadium is right next door and with the Cav's in the playoffs and playing this past Saturday, the city and that area was booming.
The 2nd photo is of Lola's an excellent restaurant we went to Friday night. We called about a week before and were able to get a reservation. The owner Michael Symon is now the newest Iron Chef and since then, business at the restaurant has picked up big time. The food is heavy on the meat side with a few fish choices. The style is a bit of midwestern, home cooking prepared in an upscale manner. I had duck which was very good and we split a key lime dessert which was amazing. The wine list was pretty extensive and we had a bottle of Peter Franus Napa Valley Zinfandel which I highly recommend. The wine comes in at 16.2% and sneaks up on you.
The final photo is of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. We spent over 3.5 hrs inside and didn't really see everything. Its next to impossible to read every display and watch all the videos but we did a good job at seeing a good chunk of things. They focus on the 60s with large exhibits devoted to Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jimmy Hendrix and touch on the beginnings as well as the 70s, 80s and early 90s. They have outfits from David Bowie as well as Madonna and Michael Jackson. It was amusing to watch some baby boomers stare at the exhibit that focused on Seattle and the grunge era. They were at a loss regarding Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Tad, Mudhoney and Pearl Jam. There were large gaps of the music history that I personally feel should be represented but the museum is only so big. I do hope they broaden their 80s section and expand on more than just the New York scene.
We really enjoyed Cleveland and would definitely go back. Its only a 3 hr drive and the city is pretty easy to get around. We parked our car at the hotel the whole weekend and walked everywhere.
Posted by mardenhill 5/13/2008 09:34:00 PM
Labels: Travel
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6:34 PM
We went a couple years ago and stayed downtown. We walked all over the warehouse district (had dinner down there) then up to the Case Western area (they have a Gehry building) and the art museum which was very nice. I agree, the city is underrated. Glad you had fun there.
