Doing The Columbus Things, Part 1: Aloft Again

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​DOING THE COLUMBUS THINGS, PART 1: ALOFT AGAIN

      My birthday seemed as good a whyfor as any to go on a mini-getaway with my mate. We only needed to come up with a whereto. 
        We decided that just getting out of the house, but not very far, would suit us fine, and that there was plenty to do right here in Columbus, Ohio. Besides, all I really wanted from my birthday getaway was to do some walking, eat some food, and see some movies, all of which I could accomplish locally. So we decided to stay in Columbus and do the Columbus things.
       And so, on Thursday, October 6, we drove eleven minutes from our house to our not-very-distant destination, the Aloft Hotel at Easton Town Center, a vast outdoor mall the size of a small town and laid out like one as well, which would accommodate our wish to walk.
        We'd stayed at the Aloft for our past anniversary, and were looking forward to staying there again. 

       Once again we were charmed by the open, cheerful pop art hotel lobby,

...and our cute, clean room with its retro décor,

...that overlooked a roof painted with flowers,

      After we settled into our room we decided to go and eat, in hopes of beating the dinner crowd. We walked about a third of a mile ​across the mall complex to a Mexican Restaurant called Chuy's that we used to frequent pre-COVID.

     Chuy's has several dining areas, all bright and colorful,

...and the best food. The taco chips arrived, as always, hot, feather-light and crispy.

     As the portions are generally  pretty substantial, we asked for an order of steak fajitas to share.

    The steak was so tender and flavorful that we wondered whether the food had gotten exponentially better than ever or if it had just been so long since we'd eaten there that we'd forgotten how good Chuy's food was. We figured it was probably the latter. In any case, those were some awesome fajitas.
           And though the place had been fairly empty when we arrived a little before five, by the time we left Chuy's was getting crowded.    

       After our delicious fajitas we strolled around Easton, 

....stopping at a dessertery called Fay's Crepes,

...where we sat outside,

...and split a double strawberry crepe with a side of strawberry ice cream. C'était délicieuse!

     Then we strolled for a bit longer,

...before heading back for the night to the Aloft.

      To be continued...