I had a wonderful few days with Suzanne and Joe in Cleveland, and then the three of us took a little road trip down to Ohio University, complete with lots of junk food and a stop at Taco Bell. You know it's a road trip when...
It was just like old times!
We rolled into beautiful Athens and I was surprised to find myself choking back tears. It had been so long, at least 12 years, and my love for the school where I have so many strong memories took me over.
We basically spend 48 hours eating our way through the town. My sense of direction was awful, and many of the places I remembered where no longer there.
Highlights included
• talking about our time at OU together but mostly talking about life today
• remembering what a crunchy place Athens is. I love it!
• watching the end of the very long World Cup match between Chile and Argentina at The Pub over a ginger beer.
• nice breaks at various coffee shops after so much walking!
• Great meals - Bagel Street Deli, Goodfellas (pizza), Casa Nueva, some new hot dog stand that does killer fries, The Union Street Diner
• taking a closer look at The Ridges (spooooky)
• visiting all the places we lived (couldn't get into the dorms)
• most definitely visiting VisCom, where the darkroom is in the exact same condition I remember it.
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| outside Alden Library |
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| on the college green |
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| film canister openers in the darkrooms! |
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| wandering Union St |
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| Farmers Market out on State Route |
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| farmer's market |
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| new coffee shop |
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| on the east green where we met in Gamerstfelter Hall |
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| on the college green |
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| the fun walls of Bagel Street Deli |
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| best bagel sandwiches anywhere! |
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| on the porch at 27 N Congress |
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| the great Athens Blocks |
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| chalk drawings and a hot nut at Tony's bar. |
On Sunday, Suzanne and Joe dropped me off with Kirsten in Columbus where I hung out for a few days. Lots of yummy food, ice cream, and catching up! Off to the Columbus Zoo...
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