The Queen City.................

 My Sweetie and I ventured to Cincinnati over the weekend.  We both agreed we could live comfortably in the downtown area (if we could figure out how to have a garden).  Lots going on. It also appeared that there is a concentrated effort to restore many of the grand old buildings, of which Cincinnati has many.  Fun time.  Highly recommended.

One of the first stops was the Rhinegeist Brewery. 
Took the tour and drank their beer (or tea).  Our
guide said that the Over-The-Rhine district in the
city got its name back in the canal days.  A canal
separated the breweries from the residential district. 
The early workers tended to be Germans. They
named the canal after the Rhine River in their
homeland.  Going to work, they had to go over
the "Rhine". Can't verify the truth, but it makes a
good story.  Good beer too.

The guide books say that the Findlay Market is
pretty special.  We went. Pretty cool.  Big crowd
for a Saturday afternoon.

A wee portion of the inside part of Findlay Market

Seeking some shade in Washington Park, we
stopped to enjoy kids playing in the fountain.

My Sweetie and the mighty Ohio River

Old friends sit for a spell.

Cincinnati is known for its murals.  Rightly so.

my favorite

a mural in progress

Some new architecture to go with the old

A controversial sculpture of our 16th president,
without his beard.

A nighttime view of the downtown from our hotel's
rooftop bar

Pretty busy coffee

Is there anything man-made more perfect than
a baseball diamond?  90 feet between bases,
60' 6" from the mound to the plate.  Timeless.

Mascots messing around pre-game entertaining
early arrivers

Forgot the sun screen.  Only bad idea of the weekend

Can't leave Cincinnati without saying "Hi" to Pete Rose