I haven't been there because I don't want to give them my money, but I hear that it is something else. I would probably get kicked out for laughing anyway.
Seriously. That is my one qualm about visiting -- holy cow, I just looked up admission prices and they are steep! $25 per adult. Hmm.
it really depends on what you really dig.
Quirky neighborhoods, used bookstores, ridiculous regional food, funny museums... basically anything weird, funny, unique to Cincinnati, or really tasty. Where should we go for the best chili?
there's a huge festival on the riverfront on that Sunday (Sept. 4), with an enormous (30+ minutes) firework show when it gets dark. Huge, like half a million people. Literally.
Wow, I was expecting some kind of holiday festival, but nothing that big. That's impressive!
I'm guessing we'll be there Saturday night, so maybe dinner on Saturday would work? I can email you when we're getting closer to the date. Woo!
We need to go grocery shopping. In related news, I'm having ramen for lunch.
Amy, my uncle died two days ago, as well. Not surprised since he was 87. But my dad is seriously depressed about it. It's his last brother and it's hitting him really hard.
Aw, that's hard. Aunt Doris was my maternal grandmother's younger sister, but my grandmother is not lucid very often anymore, so I'm not sure she'll even process the news. And Uncle Ed was my paternal grandmother's younger brother, but she and the sister between them died a year ago, so. Ed had never married, and was an alcoholic most of his life, so it's sad but not surprising. He had to be almost 90.
Quirky neighborhoods,
You have come to the right person. My neighborhood is all about the quirkiness. (One bar has Drunk Bastard Bingo on Wednesday nights.)
used bookstores, ridiculous regional food, funny museums... basically anything weird, funny, unique to Cincinnati, or really tasty. Where should we go for the best chili?
We have the American Sign Museum around the corner, IIRC. And when it comes to chili I'm biased in favor of Skyline (there are other chili places, though, one of which is right by the American Sign Museum).
I'm guessing we'll be there Saturday night, so maybe dinner on Saturday would work? I can email you when we're getting closer to the date. Woo!
Right on!!!!
And Sara just got a chunk of hair off trying to snip the tag on her headband *while it was on her head*. Ooops.
We have the American Sign Museum around the corner, IIRC.
Awesome! That's just the kind of thing I'm looking for. OK, here's my list so far:
Creation Museum
Graeter's ice cream
Skyline chili
American Sign Museum
Over-the-Rhine neighborhood
William Howard Taft National Historic Site*
*this last one is because M is on a mission to collect commemorative pencils from every past president's birthplace, memorial library or other historic site.
I think that ought to do us for an overnight visit, but if there's anything else that MUST be on our list, I'd love to hear it. Thanks!!
And Sara just got a chunk of hair off trying to snip the tag on her headband *while it was on her head*. Ooops.
That sounds like something I would do. I'd think, "I shouldn't do this; I'll probably cut some hair off." And then I'd do it anyway.
Hayden! Don't do that! But since you did, wishing you a speedy and full recovery.
Thanks, Sarah, and thanks to everyone! I wish I had more interesting things to say, but my brain is all drugged up. The words of support mean so much to me. Much love to the Buffistae.
We have the American Sign Museum around the corner, IIRC.
I noticed an Underground Railroad Museum right near downtown that looked intriguing, but I didn't have time to get there (or anywhere).
I always forget that's in Cincy -- my old CEO was on the board for a while, and they keep popping up in my professional life, not that I have any actual connection myself. Anyway, it does look interesting.
