Cleveland
Cleveland itself is quite nice. My first impression was that it’s a divided town, as most large cities are, with a nice downtown on Lake Erie complete with its own developing ‘warehouse district,’ a struggling lower class area kept just outside of the tourists view, and typical sprawling suburbs. On our first night heard fireworks after an Indians victory which seemed to rival this years Peoria fireworks display.
After the R&R HOF we went next door to the three floor Science Center, where we spent most of the afternoon, and justifiably so. Other than a few things that were out of order, most of it was quite impressive with almost all being hands-on exhibits with too many to even mention, but some of the memorable were the miniature high speed train, tornado machine, and an animated hang-glider that you lay on steer through the Grand Canyon. I asked my kids and they gave vague answers said best as “it was all cool.” The OmniMax theatre was a big hit too. If Lakeview ever builds their museum with a fake Imax, remind me not to sit in the first few rows. It really cranks your neck!
A hotel shuttle home, a short nap, a walk through the urban jungle to a strange, colorful and but fun local restaurant for dinner, a swim in the 7th story pool and complimentary made to order omelettes for breakfast finished out our stay.