Last weekend I treated my wife to a weekend in Cleveland, the main attraction being the Redskins-Browns game. Neither of us had ever been to Cleveland, so we were looking forward to a great weekend.
We flew into Cleveland Saturday morning and headed straight for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We spent about 3 hours there, going through most of the exhibits. I was kinda disappointed myself. I was expecting a little more, but there just seemed to be something missing. From there we went to the Great Lakes Brewing Co restaurant. The food and beer were excellent! We split a beer sampler, then I had the pretzel chicken and my wife had the mac and cheese. Our waiter got us tickets for a brewery tour. We went to that. It was ok. I've been on tours before so I knew what to expect.
After the brewery tour we went to the Lake Erie Monsters-Chicago Wolves game. I hadn't been to a pro hockey game in 8 months, so I was excited to see one. What a letdown. Neither team played particularly well. I didn't recognize more than 2 names on either roster. We left after the 2nd period and apparently didn't miss anything.
Sunday we got up and headed to Browns stadium. We drove the short 15 minutes from the hotel to downtown. After driving around for about 10 minutes, we settled for underground parking near a casino. We headed for the stadium where we met up with some Redskins fans. We chatted until the gates opened, then found our seats. The game was pretty awesome. We had a good time. The Browns fans didn't give us too much trouble. Then again, when your team isnt playing well, there's not much to complain about.
After the game we went to Skyline Chili and Menchies, then drove around for about an hour looking at Christmas lights. That was a lot of fun. We saw some interesting displays to say the least!
We got to the airport Monday morning for our flight. We got through security and sat waiting for the flight. We heard there was fog in Baltimore that was pretty dense. Reports had visibility under 1/4 mile, which isn't good. Around 11:00 we found our scheduled departure of 11:30 wasn't going to happen. They kept delaying the flight, but the 3:45 from Cleveland to Baltimore was cancelled. I had a bad feeling we were going to get stuck in Cleveland for the night. We got to talking to other passengers, most were either going home for the holidays or to see family, and they all had the same feeling.
Finally around 2:30, our flight was cancelled. We raced to the ticket counter, found out Southwest was doing nothing except rebooking on a flight at 6:10 the following morning. I decided it was cheaper for us to drive home than to sit for a night in Cleveland. We found two other passengers that were interested in road tripping, so we rented a car and drove home with two random strangers. We left the Cleveland airport around 3:00, stopped once in Breezewood, PA for gas and food, and rolled into Baltimore around 9:30 Monday night. We made two new friends in the process, and got home safely at least 10 hours before Southwest would have.
All in all, we had a fun trip. Even with the unexpected drive home, I had a lot of fun, made a lot of memories, and enjoyed myself. I don't know if I would go back to Cleveland if there wasn't a sporting event attached to it, but we definitely had fun.
We flew into Cleveland Saturday morning and headed straight for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We spent about 3 hours there, going through most of the exhibits. I was kinda disappointed myself. I was expecting a little more, but there just seemed to be something missing. From there we went to the Great Lakes Brewing Co restaurant. The food and beer were excellent! We split a beer sampler, then I had the pretzel chicken and my wife had the mac and cheese. Our waiter got us tickets for a brewery tour. We went to that. It was ok. I've been on tours before so I knew what to expect.
After the brewery tour we went to the Lake Erie Monsters-Chicago Wolves game. I hadn't been to a pro hockey game in 8 months, so I was excited to see one. What a letdown. Neither team played particularly well. I didn't recognize more than 2 names on either roster. We left after the 2nd period and apparently didn't miss anything.
Sunday we got up and headed to Browns stadium. We drove the short 15 minutes from the hotel to downtown. After driving around for about 10 minutes, we settled for underground parking near a casino. We headed for the stadium where we met up with some Redskins fans. We chatted until the gates opened, then found our seats. The game was pretty awesome. We had a good time. The Browns fans didn't give us too much trouble. Then again, when your team isnt playing well, there's not much to complain about.
After the game we went to Skyline Chili and Menchies, then drove around for about an hour looking at Christmas lights. That was a lot of fun. We saw some interesting displays to say the least!
We got to the airport Monday morning for our flight. We got through security and sat waiting for the flight. We heard there was fog in Baltimore that was pretty dense. Reports had visibility under 1/4 mile, which isn't good. Around 11:00 we found our scheduled departure of 11:30 wasn't going to happen. They kept delaying the flight, but the 3:45 from Cleveland to Baltimore was cancelled. I had a bad feeling we were going to get stuck in Cleveland for the night. We got to talking to other passengers, most were either going home for the holidays or to see family, and they all had the same feeling.
Finally around 2:30, our flight was cancelled. We raced to the ticket counter, found out Southwest was doing nothing except rebooking on a flight at 6:10 the following morning. I decided it was cheaper for us to drive home than to sit for a night in Cleveland. We found two other passengers that were interested in road tripping, so we rented a car and drove home with two random strangers. We left the Cleveland airport around 3:00, stopped once in Breezewood, PA for gas and food, and rolled into Baltimore around 9:30 Monday night. We made two new friends in the process, and got home safely at least 10 hours before Southwest would have.
All in all, we had a fun trip. Even with the unexpected drive home, I had a lot of fun, made a lot of memories, and enjoyed myself. I don't know if I would go back to Cleveland if there wasn't a sporting event attached to it, but we definitely had fun.
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