On Saturday we went
to Columbus
– Indiana not Ohio – to see the architecture. According to the blurb on the
Indianapolis Museum of Art site:
“Today,
Columbus is ranked sixth in the nation by the American Institute of Architects
for architectural innovation and design. National Geographic Traveler ranked
Columbus as America’s most significant historic place on the strength of its
architectural heritage. There are more than 70 buildings by noted modern
architects—such as I. M. Pei, Cesar Pelli, Robert Venturi, Richard Meier, John
Carl Warnecke and Harry Weese—in the city, as well as public art works by
internationally renowned architects and artists.”
We did not
see anything close up because the temperature when we arrived was 98° and birds
were dropping from the skies – but we drove around and made note of the things
we would like to see when we go back.
We also
visited Nashville – Indiana not
Tennessee - which is a little town so arty and crafty that it brought me out in
a rash. There are more antique and craft shops that I have ever seen in the one
spot and the place was heaving with a seething mass of sweating humanity. We
did not stay long.
We stayed
overnight at Tipton Lakes in the Marriott - which had the worst television
reception I have ever seen in a hotel anywhere on the planet – and this is a
big call. Not that we wanted to watch television – but we were interested in
the reaction to President Obama’s decision about Syria.
We learned
that one should not expect much from an ‘Italian’ restaurant in Columbus,
Indiana – but they did have espresso coffee which made up partially for the
muck they served as dinner.
Today is
Labor Day and Cate is cooking Australian lamb for dinner. It is nice to be able
to get lamb at a reasonable price after our years in the lamb wilderness in
Vienna.
I have a sister in the Nashville area, TN, so you may or may not have seen her. I caLLed her from near the top of a mountain whose name is spelled almost the same as hers during my recent trip. Of course I rode in a vehicle, I think to about 6000 feet.
ReplyDelete"Lamb wilderness in Vienna"?
ReplyDeleteI beg to differ! Lamb from New Zealand, from the Austrian Alps, organic lamb - different selection in any supermarket. Well, except "your" Spar! ;-) You lived within walking distance of Naschmarkt, though, several butchers there have a great selection of lamb meat.
You make me feel as if I were a real Viennese, ready to defend my city! ;-)
esb: I did not see her - but I was not really looking. We have been to Mt Rainier and Mt Hood and we did not see you either.
ReplyDeleteMerisi: Of course what I meant to say was 'lamb at a reasonable price'. There is lots of lamb if you want to break the bank.
You must go to Nashville, Tennessee and eat at the Capitol Grille, it is a hoot. As I recall there is not a lot to see and do in Indiana, that is why most people travel out of town. Indy does have cheap airfare almost anywhere.
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