Cincinnati Day Trip

We had big plans to go backpacking over Fall Break, and had our bags packed, when the weather decided to turn chilly and rain.  Boo.  So, instead, we decided to check out the fun things others have told us about in Cincinnati, which is only 1.5 hours away.  

First stop was this super cool old train station that is now 3 museums.  We checked them all out and the cool train observation deck in the back and had a great time.
 Phone Booths?  What is that?




 Next, we went to Findlay Market thinking we would grab lunch, but ended up grabbing amazing Belgian waffles instead.  They just melted in your mouth without anything on them.  So, so good.  Maybe even better than the ones I had in Belgium.  Gasp!  
 Then we headed down to the river to play on this new, fun, playground.  It was chilly, but I'm glad we stopped!


We crossed over to the Kentucky side of the river and ate at this German restaurant to celebrate a small grant that Brian got for work.  This place was legit German.  We had no idea what to order so we just got a huge sampler plate full of all kinds of things.  Brian was in bratwurst heaven.  

We even topped it off with an amazing pint...oops...I mean apple strudel.  Haha.  We were stuffed for days.  

I talked Brian into letting us stop at the Gap Clearance Center (heaven!) before heading home.  It wasn't backpacking, but it was awesome!  So glad we went and got to know Cinci a little better.    

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Jennifer's Kitchen said…
That looks like an AMAZING substitute for backpacking. German food, too! Wowza. So fun.
October 28, 2015 at 10:39 AM
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