After Jolly’s Drive Inn , Heather, Teddy, and I drove back to West Chester, Ohio, to the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting. It was quite an impressive place, and we had a private tour with Bob. This non-profit is a museum constructed in the original Voice of America Bethany Relay Station. It was opened during World War II and operated from 1944-1994. In addition to the memorabilia and historic information provided on VOA, the rooms go on to explain how local Powel Crosley Jr.’s broadcasts led to his interest in investing in radio and television design. The stories within the walls as well as materials in the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting are fascinating. I strongly recommend finding time to visit this place. It is also wheelchair accessible. I had no problem wheeling through all of it. Our schedule had us back at the hotel for a two-hour rest, but as often happens on these media trips, we were running late all day. We just had enough time for me to put...
I’ve never been to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. I confess
I’m always the one that goes far away before near to see things.
I lived in New
York over 40 years and I never went to the Statue of Liberty (I did take the Circle
Line boat ride around it a few times).
Two things brought me to finally plan a trip to the Lincoln
Park Zoo: the opening of the Patio at Café Brauer for the season, and a toddler
who I knew would be mesmerized by her first experience with the animals.
The drive to Chicago with a toddler was definitely
different.
It had been a while since I had a little one on a long car drive and
it was her first long car ride, but Brittany and Jessie, Andrea’s mom, helped
keep her occupied from the front seat while I entertained her with phone videos.
We also put a few extra stops into the ride that was usually two hours
straight.
When we arrived at the zoo, I think I was the most excited.
I love zoos and couldn’t believe I hadn’t been to this one before.
A free zoo
on the lake of the Chicago skyline? It should be on the list of everyone within
a few hours.
The zoo did not disappoint inside either. They had a great
selection of animals and we were sure to check out all of them.
Andrea seemed to love anything in the water, especially the turtles.
I was enthralled in the penguins, seemingly performing on demand for us, and the Polar Bears in the Arctic Tundra.
Then, of course, the faithful Leo in me always gravitates toward Lions, as well as tigers and leopards.
I also thought the dwarf mongoose were adorable as they huddled together.
We also spent a little time in the Goat Yard, the Small Mammal-Reptile
House, and the Regenstein Center for African Apes, all of which have personnel
on hand during the day for talks and public feedings (you can check the
schedule on the website).
We were quite hungry by the time we got to Café Brauer and started with two of their most popular appetizers, the Mini Beef Tacos and the Tomato Mozzarella Twists.
I was partial to the tacos, but both were quite good.
For a main course, I’d highly recommend the Cuban Sandwich and the Buttermilk Fried Chicken sandwich. Both were favorites at our table.
We also had a little room left for dessert and the Cookie Skillet, served with ice cream, was the perfect choice and big enough to share.
I will definitely be back to the Lincoln Park Zoo, which is
open 365 days a year, as well as Café Brauer, open most of those days and
evenings, with specials on holidays.
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