An Evening in Columbus

I promised updates if we went out in Columbus... and we did! We really only saw one part of the city, the German Village. It reminded my dad and I both of Germantown in Philadelphia, both because of the name and the architecture. Everything is beautiful restored brick and there are a few great German restaurants. We also saw a lot of independent books and coffee shops, and I loved the "small-town" feeling in the city.

We ate dinner at Schmidt's Sausage Haus, which was the best place in German Village according to my mom and her internet research, and we would believe it! I had really good pretzel nuggets with mustard- I was impressed because I know a good soft pretzel when I see it being from Philadelphia, but these were unlike any other pretzel I've ever had! Then I had a bratwurst with sauerkraut, apple sauce, and german potato salad, as well as a roll that reminded me of what I'd have a lobster roll on. The brat was actually my first one ever- so good! My dad had stuffed cabbage and chicken noodle soup, which he liked a lot. I also had a house brewed beer, Schmidt's Gold, which was delish! Great meal and a really cute place overall. Our waiter, Thomas, was a riot. He was very attentive, and did it all in lederhosen.

I could have just had this all night and been perfectly content. Sorry not sorry, weight watchers.

Our dinners!

We walked two blocks to find Jeni's ice cream, which was amazing! My roommate of two years Kathleen uses Jeni's recipes on occasion, and I had some lemon blueberry froyo of hers a few weeks ago that was out of this world... so I of course had to see for myself. I had sweet corn black raspberry ice cream, and the two balanced each other out quite well. My dad had Ugandan vanilla bean... so flavorful.

YUP.

I also really wanted to try Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk...

Less than a mile away is one of the most intricate book stores I've ever seen, and if I wasn't so tired, I would have stayed for hours! There are rooms on rooms on rooms, all organized by type of book with corresponding music, all for a good price! Gail, a campus minister at PC, recommended it to me... and I was so glad I wrote it down! If Tom ever stumbled in there, I think he'd walk out a year older and completely broke. My dad and I wanted to stay longer, but decided to head home for the night to watch the Olympics and get some rest. We have a big day tomorrow!

These maps hang in every room...