Unforgettable Ohio Trip: Rock & Roll Paradise and Eclipse Spectacle

We had planned this trip to Ohio for nearly 9 months and nothing could prepare us for what we would experience! I love seeing the old architecture of any city and Ohio didn’t disappoint!

The Rock and roll Hall of Fame

So Andrew is a music guy. He studied music and got a degree, he wanted to be the next Eddie Van Halen. He had bands in high school, he was our church band leader. Needless to say, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was his thing! I could have done the whole thing in 1 day but we did it in 2 days, We met our friends in Cleveland and “the boys” went bananas over the whole thing.

Have you heard of Fender, Gibson, Les Paul? These are all types of guitars, and typically a guitar player has a favorite. Well Andrew is a Fender guy, but he also has a Les Paul – of course he does -so I had to get a picture of the father of the electric guitar, Les Paul.

For the Taylor Swift Fans

Views around the town

The food around Cleveland

My taco at Nuevo Modern Mexican and Tequila Bar was a bit spicy and not to my liking. I could only eat one of them.

We had lunch in Lulo Kitchen and Juice Bar on 9th Street. It was very small but allowed our party of 6 to sit and eat. The food was good and and we all enjoyed our time off of our feet.

My salad at Margaritaville was such a disappointment. My salad had wilted lettuce and just not very good. There was not many customers in the restaurant and the service was very slow. I’m not sure I would go back here.

We also ate at Lago East Bank and had the best Lasagna I have ever had. It was soooo good. Unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures at this place.

The total Ecliplse of the sun

The most amazing thing we have ever experienced was the eclipse. To watch this happen over many hours time, left me speechless. When we got to the total eclipse, it was amazing how quiet it got, it really did get dark and the street lights turned on for the few minutes that it was dark. There are no words to describe this! Experiencing totality is something everyone should do at least once! It will blow your mind!!!!

The Great Lakes Science Center

Overall the space museum was nice, it was mostly geared toward children and hands on experiences. If you have children, I would definitely take them.

Hotel and transportation

We stayed at the Wyndham Cleveland Airport because our friends were nearby. The Google reviews were not very good, but we thought we could survive it. We came in the back way because my husband checked in before picking me up at the airport. My first instinct was not very good because I saw ceiling tiles in the hallway missing. Our room was another story, the bathroom door was a sliding barndoor that was really hard to close. We didn’t even want to stay in our room to just hang out. The grounds were not kept up and it was a big disappointment. The lobby was the nicest part of the hotel but it also was very aged.

We also did a lot of walking and we used Uber at night as well.

While we were playing in Cleveland, we left our 5th wheel at the Sunbury/Columbus North KOA Holiday. It was 115 miles south and it was opening weekend. Its hard to find a campground that doesn’t open before April 15.

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