Blogs from Ohio, United States, North America - page 3

Lancaster, Ohio, about midway between Columbus and Logan, was another locale to explore. Visitor information in Logan had told us about the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio located there. It is both an art museum and a historic house, a great combination! So, Susan and I spent an afternoon here. The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio had two exhibits in progress: "Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life & Art of Barbara Shermund" and “200 Years of Valentines” to coincide with Valentine's Day. The Barbara Shermund drawings and illustrations were in a gallery space while the antique Valentine's cards were displayed in rooms around the house. Barbara Shermund (1899-1978) was a cartoonist for the New Yorker in the 1920s to 1940s. Her cartoons brought flappers and humor form a woman's point of ... read more

Our daughter began study for her Master of Fine Arts degree program at Ohio University (OU) in fall 2019. In November, we made a trip out to Athens to visit. We drove from Northern Virginia to Athens in a single day on Friday. On this trip, we stayed at the Hampton Inn Athens, We would learn that we were very fortunate to get a reservation there. Athens, despite being a university town, does not have a great number of hotel rooms. They book up quickly with conference and sports game day traffic. Saturday morning we drove around town, visited an antique store and did a bit of exploring on foot on our own. After meeting up with Julia and Frank in the afternoon, we walked the central campus, known as Campus Green, and the main street ... read more

JOHNNY'S JOURNEYS: OHIO and INDIANA 2019 August 13, 2019 (Tuesday) It's 4:30 a.m. and time to rise and shine! We leave about 5:30 as Janet drove us to the Mobile Regional Airport. Check-in was easy at the American Airlines desk. As I waited to board, I was able to snap a few photos of a gorgeous sunrise. I'll be on the 7:13 flight to Charlotte, NC. It was a small plane and was maybe half filled with passengers. The man in front of me had two young daughters sitting across from him. One had a unicorn visor; while the other wore a unicorn cap. Cute! Though we touched down at 9:47, there was a traffic jam. It was 32 minutes later before we could disembark. My connector flight would be boarding in 6 minutes. Gotta hurry! ... read more

Day 3 – East Louisville, KY to Ashland, OH (332 miles) We started our travels later today because there was no breakfast to be had until 7:30 at the hotel when it opened. What hotel breakfast opens so late??? We’re usually on the road by then. Since we were already out of sync, Pam kept forgetting things and having to leave the table: she forgot to get her drink, needed salt & pepper, then realized she had left her eggs sitting on the counter. And, just to add a little fun to the morning, Claire and Susan hid her oatmeal while Pam was up getting the missing eggs. Oh, sisters!!! With no stops planned before Cincinnati area, Claire worked on the blog while Susan and Pam tried to entertain themselves as Pam drove the busy interstate. ... read more

Hi,this is my first blog ever and hope I can gain some knowledge and tips on what attractions are best and places to eat,drink,and sleep. Here is my itinerary,Paris from9:30am 06/23 to 10:30am 06/25 staying at a Airbnb in Bastille.Salzburg Austria from 2:00pm 06/25 to 06/27 checkout of Airbnb and headed by car to Bad Gastein Austria for 6 nights.I plan on going to the Formula1 Austrian race on Sunday 06/30 and checking out of my Airbnb in Bad Gastein on Tuesday 07/02 and not sure if i'm taking rental car back to Salzburg and taking a train to Vienna or driving to Vienna and return rental car there.I spend 1 night 07/02 in Vienna and fly from Vienna to Krakow Poland at 3:30 pm on 07/03 and arrive in Krakow at 4:30pm.Again I stay at ... read more