...Continued from yesterday: Friday morning, the day of our foray from the suburbs of Cleveland to actual Cleveland, the sky was overcast and the forecast was for rain. ...but no problem, we'd brought our rain gear, and in any case the first Cleveland sight we planned to see was of the indoor variety, ...and by the time we reached the building I'd already learned several things: 1. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a beautiful location next door to the Cleveland Browns' stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center. 4. The pavement in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offers a spectacular view of the Cleveland skyline. 5. Cleveland, Ohio, is the birthplace of Rock & Roll. Which I guess explains why the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, something I always wondered about along with wondering why it was built in the first place; I mean, Rock & Roll being more of an auditory or audio-visual medium as opposed to something anyone would be interested in experiencing inside a museum. However on this Friday morning there were quite a few visitors besides us obviously interested in the museum experience of Rock & Roll, ...though my favorite exhibit was a half-hour film showing some old "Bandstand" footage. After our visit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Tom asked if I would like to go to the art museum next. I told him, no, I would prefer to ignore the misty drizzle and walk from the lakefront to downtown just to what there was to see, Just as we were deciding it was about time for lunch we came upon a place called Wahlburgers, ...while I had an outstanding portobello sandwich, After lunch we walked to Public Square, Then we walked some more around the town, ...the interior of which was a beautiful architectural arcade. After we left The Arcade we walked around until we came to another arcade, the Euclid Arcade, So we stopped in to check out the wares. Then we resumed our walking and began to notice that the streets were becoming more crowded ...heading towards the Indians' stadium, getting an early start on that evening's game. Meanwhile our final destination of the day was the Cleveland theater district known as Playhouse Square, over the official entrance to which hangs a piece of street art known as the Chandelier (this we learned from the donut store manager Giovanni). Then we headed back through town to the lakefront where our car was parked, Cleveland is awesome.
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