There's No Place Like Columbus For The Holidays

     Columbus, Columbus, it's a wonderful town.  Seems the longer I live here the more I appreciate it.
     There's always some gem to discover or re-discover, especially at Christmastime.

   There's our Main Library in downtown Columbus, which we recently visited.

​   In 2010 The Columbus Metropolitan Library was ranked the number one library system in the United States by, well, whatever outfit gets to say whose library is  number one.

 But even if we're not number one anymore, our Main Library is still a beautiful place,

​...especially now that it's all decked out for the holidays with a miniature train display,

​...which offers  a "Can You Find?"  activity,

...which was greatly enjoyed by by all the children  present.

     We all also enjoyed visiting the Children's section, which has two entrances, one for big folks and one for little folks,

​...on the other side of which can be found a wonderful and accessible world of books,

...as well as other delightful and educational activities for little ones,

​...in a light, bright, open space.

     Another Columbus icon we recently hit was my favorite  eatery, The Spaghetti Warehouse, by me  a great place anytime,

...but at its best when all done up for the holidays.

       And I have to give a shout-out to the staff of the Spaghetti Warehouse who are always so over-the-top friendly and accommodating.  
       I once read (online) that the best Christmas lights display in the USA can be found at the outdooor  Christkindlmarket in Chicago. 
        Well, I've been to the Chicago Christkindlmarket and, while I wouldn't disparage that display, I'm willing to put it out there that our Christmas display at Easton Town Center  in Columbus is an even more beautiful holiday wonderland,

​...inside the mall,

...and especially outside.

     There's no place like Columbus for the holidays.