We’re spending the night in Cleveland now. There is free wireless and the advertised ergonomic chair, but little else. The economic depression of the Midwest can definitely be seen in the city of Cleveland. We’ve seen a lot of cities in the area now as we head back to New Jersey. Pittsburgh was a pleasant [...]
Also tagged chicago, cleveland, food, milwaukee, ohioDay two was a day of driving. We left Pittsburgh by 10, just as people were coming into the city decked out in green and shamrocks for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The alcohol and green had both started flowing the night previous (or earlier) but by Saturday when we left it was in full [...]
Also tagged chicago, driving, illinois, indiana, midwest, ohio, pennsylvania, universityDay one of driving wasn’t too bad. We left during drizzle and wound up driving in the highway equivalent of a bathtub fight with tractor trailers standing in for the sumo wrestlers. But the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a relatively straightforward road to drive so even with limited water-in-the-eye vision it was an easy drive. Unfortunately, [...]
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