Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Columbus Vacation Day

Uncle Hugh and Aunt Mary stopped in Columbus for a couple days.  We visited some of the sites in town and checked out several restaurants.

Breakfast at the German Village Coffee Shop – a must do!
It’s a dive and very small – but it’s so good and cheap!

We went for a walk around Schiller Park and German Village.











Checked out the Book Loft.
Spent HOURS in there….it is one of the largest independent book stores in the country.  32 rooms of books!


















Then we had lunch at Dirty Franks.




Photo op in front of the State House












Next stop was the North Market.  Which is a farmers market that is open year round.  In the warmer months, there is an outdoor market on Saturday mornings with tons of yummy local produce.
















And of course a few scoops of Jeni’s ice cream were in order!
http://www.jenis.com/



If you ever see it, you MUST try it.  The flavors are funky, but they are delish!  It’s worth the price – the cream all comes from Snowville Creamery in Central Ohio.  She only makes as much ice cream as they can produce for her.







Afternoon naps followed by a cookout.

A fabulous couple of days, exploring all the things I never do in my own town!

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