Day After Christmas 2011

 

 The day after Christmas we decided to escape to Newport on the Levee, or is it Levee at Newport? 

 

At any rate, it's across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, which you can see above, behind Peter and Megan.  

 

 

We were there for a short time, then decided to head downtown Cincinnati to eat at the Pot Belly sandwich place, right on Fountain Square.

After lunch we had time for the children to chase birds, pose for candids, and to visit.

Loved this verse from Longfellow:

And this Song of the Vine,

This greeting of mine,

The winds and the birds shall deliver

To the Queen of the West,

In her garlands dressed.

On the banks of the beautiful river.

It normally is part of a fountain of flowing water, but it was shut off for the winter.

A gorgeous lyrical statue rising high over Fountain Square.

We left downtown and went to a Foodie Emporium, which had over 1400 different types of cheeses.  We didn't buy any of those, or their more than 20 kinds of butter, but were tempted.  That night all the adults went out to dinner at a local Italian restaurant.  The next morning, Peter and Megan began their drive across the states to home in a slight drizzle, and we left out of Cincinnati airport as that drizzle had acquired a few snow flurries.  It was a wonderful week and we had a great time.  Thanks, everyone, and Merry Christmas!