Days 41-42 Cleveland, Ohio and a reunion

[Kalon]  After leaving Niagara Falls we drove to Cleveland, Ohio where Karen's freshman roommate and family live.  Karen and Peggy have kept in touch over the years and both delight in getting together.

 

 

We had a lovely supper in Peggy's and Phil's home, and as a special treat several of their children joined us.

 

Top - Katie between her husband and her brother, David (right)
Peggy is as vibrant and active as ever and Phil is as low key with a wonderful sense of humor - a good match

 

The next day I took our car to have the tires replaced and then we went with Peggy and Phil to a Jewish delicatessen (and I learned some Yiddish words from the translations on the wall: am I a schlemiel? (one who spills his soup).  And after lunch we went to a Jewish museum (special exhibit on Jewish baseball players!) -- as you can see, Peggy and Phil are proud of their heritage.  Then back to the hotel for a short rest and off to another museum and an elegant dinner. 

 

Then, perhaps recognizing how relatively uncultured I am, Peggy arranged for all of us to attend the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra that included an amazing piano concerto with orchestra by a 29 year old!

 

picture taken before the performance as the orchestra tuned up

 

Too soon it was time to say goodnight and goodbye and sleep before driving to Holland, Michigan tomorrow.



[Karen] Peggy and Phil are great hosts who are proud of their city as well as their heritage and those who have made Cleveland into a great city. We had a great time seeing David and Katie and her husband as well as a number of museums. Wish you could have heard the pianist - fantastic musician.
I now possess a tee shirt with 'Cleveland' in Yiddish across the bosom!