A day in Oberlin

We have been so lucky to be able to spend the whole day in Oberlin. It's been a lovely change of pace.

LD and Arlene took us to see a few of the highlights Oberlin.

We walked through their Art Museum, which was very impressive. I fell in love with one small sculpture, Girl Crouching(Grief) by artist Paul-Albert Bartholomé.

I can't seem to find an image of it anywhere on the Internet. If anyone can find it for me in any form I would be grateful.

We then had lunch at a very swanky restaurant in a hotel. We went to Ben Franklin's (but not the craft store.) and then we took a little walk through the park.

Later in the day we went to a lovely fruit stand that had a strong aroma of sweet melon. Located next to it was field of sunflowers. We stopped by another little  store for peaches, where I got to meet the friendly goats next door.

LD and Arlene made a fantastic dinner, with a really great bubbly wine to match. While Dad and I looked at the wildlife in the pond. 

 

 

Dad helped a little bit by grilling the zucchini

 

I am afraid I didn't take as many pictures to day. But I did take pictures of the garden around their cottage.

 

 

 

A Great Lake Day

We were able to fit in a lot in our short time at Niagara Falls and can't imagine spending any more time there. It was beautiful, but I can only handle so much touristing.

We started our day by taking a walk to Goat Island, and then we decided to visit the Cave of Winds, where I got quite wet from the falls, as was the intention. 

 

 

 

#nofilter

 

 

 

After that we sallied north to Lake Ontario at Fort Niagara so that I can experience all of the Great Lakes. We didn't spend long there because we were really hungry!

 

 

 

We then headed down to Oberlin while I tried to find somewhere for us to grab lunch. I found a little family restaurant, that had some of the best chicken dumpling soup I've ever had. Tasted like real home cooking.

We then found the nearest beach park on Lake Erie. That's right one day, two Great Lakes.

 

 

 

We then drove to Oberlin only stoping once after that after entering Ohio.

 

When we arrived in Oberlin we were greeted by my Uncle LD and my Auntie Arlene. We were wined and dined very well. Many of the ingredients even came from their lovely garden.