Thursday, June 9, 2011

a brief list of highlights

I'd hoped to get a slideshow of my trip assembled by today, but it's not quite there yet.  But, in the meantime, some brief notes to get this blog started; I'll fill in backstory in the next few days, too.

So:

  • A taxi halfway between Rapid City and Wall, SD.  I'm going to imagine that this was a "bucket list" trip, someone who had a random free day, decided they'd fly into Rapid, take a cab to Wall Drug, eat a 25-cent cone, and cross that one off the list.
  • An elephant in Sherburn, MN.  Actually, a slide, at the park where I stopped to eat lunch on Day 1, part 2:


  • Sushi in Cedar Rapids.  Really, a great visit all-around to my friend Ross and his wife Jessica.
  • Highway 30 around the south end of Chicago.  Not a "highlight," really, except that the traffic was moving.  Unlike I-80, where things were a standstill for 40 minutes before I decided to dodge off.
  • Zingermann's and Angelo's in Ann Arbor.  Mmmm, food.
That'll have to be enough for now; it's bedtime.

2 comments:

  1. 1. The taxi was clearly carrying someone who had one too many 25-cent cones and couldn't be trusted behind the wheel. "Woah, Gary. You're cut off, and I'm calling you a cab. Gimme your keys"

    2. That elephant is adorable. I can only assume you did your civic duty and made a trumpeting sound as you slid down its trunk/slide.

    3. There must have been a scene in "Cedar Rapids" the movie involving sushi, but I can't remember any of the details! Dern!

    4. No highway in Illinois can ever really be called a "highlight."

    5. I don't have a witty/sassy comment. Mmmm, food, indeed.

    -m

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  2. It was so good to have you in A2! I'm so glad you got a taste of some of our good local food :)

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