Less than two weeks to go before we get to collect tons of new images, photos and info for It’s About Travelling on our Caribbean cruise aboard the Ruby Princess. Until then, we’re digging deep!
Back in January, 2010, my boys and I had a guys weekend and of all the exciting places to go in January, we picked Cleveland, Ohio! Why?
- Cleveland is a realistic roadtrip distance from the Greater Toronto Area.
- Cleveland has a depressed economy and is therefore very cheap. (in Jan. 2010, anyway)
- Cleveland houses an American Hockey League team (Lake Erie Monsters) which had a home game on the weekend we would be there.
- Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One thing the three of us have in common is love of music.
So, here’s a look back at the bitter cold weekend we spent in Cleveland, Ohio – tourism hotspot of Cayahoga County…
A look at the downtown core of Cleveland from the intersection in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Take note that all these images were taken with an old Panasonic point and click digital camera and before I took photography fairly seriously. Composition, lighting, technique – these are things you will not find in this article!
The centrepiece of the Cleveland skyline is the Key Building. Standing 950 feet and 57 stories high, the Key Building is in the top 20 tallest buildings in the United States and just outside the top 100 in the world. The structure was completed in 1991.
Another view of the downtown core of Cleveland. This is the eastern portion of the centre of town.
The highlight of any visit to Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When we were there in January, 2010, Bruce Springsteen was being honoured. My boys didn’t much care but, the Boss has been one of my favourites since I was a child.
This was on the main floor of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This 1957 Chevrolet Belair belonged to Bruce Springsteen. Bought by the Boss in 1975 for $2000, it was the first car the Boss ever owned.
This fighter jet sits in front of the U.S.S. Cod Memorial on the Cleveland lake front.
The U.S.S. Cod Submarine Memorial is located on the shores of Lake Erie, just down from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The U.S.S. Cod was part of the U.S. Naval Fleet in World War II.
Inside Quicken Loans Arena for a Lake Erie Monsters home game. The arena is better known as the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Q was opened in 1994 and can house over 20,000 spectators for hockey or basketball.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is located on the grounds of Cleveland State University. The museum features exhibits of, well, natural history.
Just one of the many, many exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
