Just to finish up the travelogue of our Cleveland adventure, we got up early Friday morning and packed the car before and after breakfast. The woman who cooked for us, Vi, was a real sweetheart and did her best to make every breakfast memorable. We enjoyed our stay thoroughly and would recommend the University Circle B&B to anyone who wants a break from the usual Hampton Inn-style rooms.
On our way out of town, we stopped down at The West Side Market on 25th and Lorain Street. It took us a while to learn that there's a 25th Street on both sides of the city. This farmers market makes the West Shore Farmers Market look like a 7-11. The number of high quality meat stands, cheese stands, specialty stands and produce stands was so impressive that as soon as we got there I regretted not bringing a cooler. This was easily fixed by running down the street to a Dollar Store and buying a soft-shell cooler which we filled with some of the best meat I've ever bought. Feeling adventurous, I bought a rack of baby-back ribs to do on the grill, along with some amazing bacon, Vermont sharp cheese, lemons and limes way cheaper than locally available, and other bounty.
We iced everything up and headed for home, with perfect driving weather and almost no traffic troubles capping off a vacation for the record books. Of course, I'm cheating when I say a vacation is a good one, because Joreen and I could have a great time anywhere, doing anything. But Cleveland does indeed rock, and so do we -- not bad for a couple of grandparents.
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