Yes, I know it’s very sad but I’ve never been on a road trip. It’s not that we haven’t driven long distances to go on vacation but in those cases, the final destination was all that mattered. The journey there was strictly about making good time, making only quick pit stops along the way.
This year Frank & I are going to do a true road trip or, at least, what I think I road trip is all about. One thing we have always wanted to do is drive cross country. That isn’t going to happen until he retires but we can do a ‘cross one-third of the country’ road trip.
This fall we are doing a mini road trip. We will make it as far as… well I guess western Kentucky would be the start of the mid west, wouldn’t it be? We’re going to stop along the way & take our time with the driving. We’re going to do some visits with friends along the way & then there’s the sightseeing side trips.
I am having a great deal of fun planning it all out, marking things on my map, figuring out what we’ll see along the way. The trouble is, I keep seeing other possible side trips but they’re all too out of our way for a one week trip. I’ll have to save them for next time when we can take… oh, a month or 2 off.
So – has anyone ever been to or know anything about German Village in Columbus, Ohio? If German Village lives up to it’s billing, it sounds really cool & I’m looking forward to that.
This should be interesting. I’m thinking I will end up having a lot of blog stories when we get back.
I have a friend in NYC who is from Columbus. I’ll ask.
DF, who is a fan of road trips.
I haven’t been to Ohio yet. We also have a dream of going across country. We want to go via Route 66, in a convertible classic Mustang. Obviously this is not my dream but I’ll go along for the ride..;p
I’m in Ohio, I’m in Ohio…YES!
I’ll ask my cousin who used to live in Columbus about German Village.
My DS went to a friends yesterday evening and called me late last night to say they were going on a road trip. I thought they would go to columbus or some other close place and turn around. I called him this morning and asked where he was and he said “chicago.” Oh to be young and have no worries.
Here is the reply from my cousin…..
Andrea Wood Katy Myers: Hi Katy. Have they never been to Columbus before? What kind of stuff are they interested in? GV wouldn’t take up a whole day or anything. But yeah, there’s some cool stuff. Schmidt’s restaurant, Katsinger’s Deli, Schiller Park, The Book Loft…Yesterday at 10:12pm · Comment · LikeUnlike · See Wall-to-Wall
We’re arriving in Columbus in the afternoon and only staying overnight. Then heading for Pittsburgh for another overnight plus a ballgame at PNC park. This is an abbreviated road trip since Frank is only taking a week off. It’s a practice run for the REAL one, cross country, after he retires.