Northeast Ohio

2024 Summer Events and todo
2024-04-08 total eclipse
Local Restaurants
Other Local Businesses
Wineries we liked
Parks   
Pizza
Hardwood for sale
Geauga County & NE Ohio Attractions   
Amish Area
Lake County
Cleveland
Road Conditions
Erie & Northwest Pennsylvania
Misc
Italy
Spain
Travel tips

Mentor Rocks 2024 concert lineup

2024 Summer Events and todo

free Cleveland walking tours     jpg1   jpg2

Saturday mornging Chagrin Falls walking tours

Total Eclipse 2024-04-08

Behrend Talks episode 13:20 can take glasses off during totality

"Total solar eclipses are rare events. Although they occur somewhere on Earth every 18 months on average, it is estimated that they recur at any given place only once every 360 to 410 years, on average." per Wikipedia

chart from NASA

For us totallity begins 3:15PM an lasts 3 mins 27 secs per Geauga Parks dept.

map of path over Ohio

Geauga Parks event and facebook post

EZ-Pass

EZ-Pass names on statement are shown in italics
non-italics names are from toll calculators

PA TurnPike Calculator   
as of 2024-11
Warrendale on statement = 2 - [76] Gateway
Donegal [?] on statement = 91- [76] Donegal = where I get off for Confluence
Breezewood on statement = 161 - [76] Breezewood = exit to take I70 towards Maryland & Washington D.C.

OH Toll Calculator
as of 2024-11
Ravenna on statement =
Newton Falls on Statement = Intersection of I80 to NW, I80 to NE, I76 to SW, I76 to SE [going eastbound, I80 continues as I76]

New York Toll Calculator    
Note: NY starts with exit 1 on east side of state and exit 61 on west side of state
Also, NY gives discount for NY EZ-Pass, but OH EZ- Pass pays same as tolls by mail

Exit 61 (I-90 - Ripley - Shortman Road)
it appears eastbound "Exit 55(I-90) - Springville - Orchard Park - Lackawanna - W.Seneca - US Rt 219 - Ridge Rd" corresponds to "Lackawanna" = "Lackawanna Toll Gantry" in Google Maps apx 1.4 miles NE of Rt 179
I guess "Williamsville Williamsville Highway Gantry" is the first toll entry east of Bufflalo after the free section (must be just west of Exit 47

According to .pdf I downloaded (which matches statement) there are no tolls between exit 55 and exit 50

Local Restaurants

     Newbury
     South Russell
     Bainbridge   
     Auburn    
     Chagrin Falls   
     Burton   
     Middlefield
     Chardon
     Aurora    
     Solon
     Parkman
     Chesterland
     Orange
     Beachwood
     Mayfield Heights
     Shaker Heights
     Cleveland
     Painesville
     Conneaut
     Kent
     Garrettsville
     Tremont
     Valley View
     Richfield
     Berea
     Wooster
     Norton (just west of Akron)
     Canton
     Cleveland

restaurants to try:

2024 list of 10 most romantic Cleveland restaurants
Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce list   
Destination Geauga Chamber of Commerce like site

Newbury Restaurants

Madrick's menu
Johnny's Grill & Pizzeria  2020-11 menu front  2020-11 menu back   old menu front  old menu back [2016ish was Chandelier restaurant  (deli and ice cream on 87 place just west of 44 )]
Punderson Manor   breakfast  lunch  dinner
Mangia Mangia - menu -      local .pdf   p. 1   p. 2
Zeppe's - online menu - my .pdf menu - Newbury location lunch specials, burgers, sandwiches and entrees .pdf
D.S. Cakes & Sweet Cafe menu
Ramble Inn - menu

The Wood Shed at Wood Thingamajigs sellls offcuts for 25 cents per pound, which is about $1 per b.f. for white oak

South Russell

Augie's in South Russell - menu - coupons
Market XPress at 306 & Bell -  menu page 1    page 2
Sleepy Rooster in Yelp top 100 restaurants 2022-01
2022-04-06 Panera hours on door     7 days 7A-8P (though oddly listed as M-Th, F&Sa, Su all with the same hours)
2022-05-14 Jersey Mike's typical order
    #13 The Original Italian on rosemary parmesan bread, tomatoes, lettuce, oregano, salt, dill pickles, banana peppers, jalapeno peppers
     regular brownie

Bainbridge

Gionino's 440-708-0208    2022-02 menu      p2 has most items  p1 is more of a cover / ad
Cleveland Pizza in Bainbridge - menu   Crispy Chicken Salad Lg     lg hand tossed orig recipe spicy red sauce pep sau cheese + parm-herb seasoning canned mushrooms tomato slices
Empress Court    p1   p2   p3   p4
Buckeye Chocolate Cafe 2021-02     p1    p2
Plaza Agave on E Washington menu   
Crumb & Spigot
Cucina Rustica
Aladdin's Lebanese-American next to Mazzulo's
Balaton Hungarian next to Sherwin Williams - 2023-03 article

Auburn

Angie's in Auburn    2012p1    2012p2    
Sirna's Pizza on Washington   front    back
Auburn Inn
Unc's Patio

Chagrin Falls

Master Pizza menu p1   p2
Sugar Me Desserterie
2023 summer walking tours
Panini's 2022-01 takeout menu   p1    p2
M Italian
Yours Truly
Bell & Flower
Chagrin Falls dinner and Jazz on Sunday nights

Burton

Warren's Spirited Kitchen
The Smith Restaurant
Coffee Corners (coffee shop)
JC's Restaurant

Middlefield (23 mins, 13.6 mi)

Linda's  aka Cinda's in the 2021-09 ad they have the same phone number and address
Vinny's Italian
Lydia's (dinor)
Middlefield Tavern
Frost Bar & Grill    [Prime Rib Friday and Saturday]     facebook page no longer has menu     menu     corner of 87 & 608     440-632-0932      (formerly Old Towne Grille)
R Place Grill (Fri fish fry)
2023-06ish The Cutting Board (replaced Dutch Country)    menu  (local .png)
Dutch Country Restaurant (just west of Middlefield/just east of Burton)
Arby's
DQ
Burger King
Taco Bell
McDonald's

Chardon

Brown Barn Tavern next to Alpine Valley
Bass Lake Taverne & Inn
Element 41 on the square
Maple City Taps and Eatery on the corner of rte 6 and Auburn road.
Yangtze Restaurant (Chinese on west side of the square) menu front  back  440-285-3739

Aurora

Nicky & Smitty's Deli & Restaurant across from Geauga Lake - closed Tues and Wed

Sunny Lake Park on Mennonite road just west of Munn / Chamberlain dead end is potential fishing spot

2023-10 Six Horses Tavern at Aurora Inn has new owners (local .pdf)

Rockfish Land and Seafood - 2023-09 replaced James place - has Cioppino

James Place (3ish doors west of Mason Jar, converted house)   Jambalaya sounds like it is good

Mason Jar on 82   (was train theme at one time but is no longer)
     jambalya was very spicy the first time, then not so much the second
     fried pickles are good
     beef nachos are ok
     rueben meat is pulled like pot roast and quite tasty

Six Horses Tavern (formerly The Cutting Board) small menu

Mario's International Hotel and Cabin Restaurant

Old Country Inn (tavern on Chamberlain at 82, probably technically Mantua)

1815 Tavern (on 306)

Mad Jacks (on 306)

Paw's Restaurant (casual at Bertram Conference Center on 43 SE of Geauga Lake)

Leopard Restaurant (upscale at Bertram Conference Center on 43 SE of Geauga Lake)

Solon

Jim's Open Kitchen  facebook page  goolge page  dinor only open during breakfast and lunch

2024-01-18 cleveland.com: Solon council concerned about cost of U.S. 422 interchange project which is a
diverging diamond

Working list – Diverging diamond interchanges in the USA

2021 info from township site including image / map

Parkman & Welshfield

Blazin Bill's     2021-01-30 market prices:  1lb crab $59.00     2lb crab $106.50     1lb+half rack $72.00     1 lb + full rack $80.75
Iron Horse Saloon
Welshfield Inn
JD's Post House (Parkman)

Ernie Conover woodworking school
18115 Madison Road
Middlefield, OH 44062-9237
www.conoverworkshops.com
PWW Aug 2002 pdfp 17

Chesterland

Oak & Embers Tavern
Chesterland Tavern
Bada Bing Pizza  p1   p2   
Los Robles 2022-06-24 got "Los Robles Chicken Enchiladas" it was very good
got it again on 2022-08-27 and it was very good again
host/cashier recommended molcajete - seems to be a bowl & pestle they grind spices into beef & chicken?

Orange

RH Cleveland, The Gallery at Pinecrest open   2024-03 where Bahama Breeze was

Beachwood

Pinstripes with bowling and bocce
Cooper's Hawk

Mayfield Heights

Cork n Bottle
Crafty Crab    2023-08 mailer front back

Shaker Heights

Irie Jamaican Kitchen

Cleveland

Best songs about Ohio ever made

pic of Guardians of Traffic being built with short writeup

2023 Prosperity Social Club tavern known for cabbage rolls in Tremont - Andy sent me link to NY Times article   "23 of the Best American Dishes of 2023"
This barroom’s roots run to the 1930s, when immigrants from Eastern Europe were an established presence in the city’s Tremont neighborhood. The working-class legacy is still evident in Prosperity’s gritty décor, gruff hospitality and signature stuffed cabbage rolls, draped in paprika-stained sour cream-sauerkraut sauce. BRETT ANDERSON

2023 Pop up Polish restaurant

Bourbon Street Barrel Room (Cajun and Creole in Tremont)    2014 article

Seti's Polish Boys    facebook   website    food truck      4242 Lorain Ave    10AM-4PM     M-F only

Painesville

Pickle Bills (actually in Grand River)

Conneaut

White Turkey Drive-In (First weekend in May through Labor Day)

Kent

Mike's Place

Garrettsville

2023-07-16    26 minutes 19.7 miles

Tremont

2023 Prosperity Social Club tavern known for cabbage rolls in Tremont - Andy sent me link to NY Times article   "23 of the Best American Dishes of 2023"
This barroom’s roots run to the 1930s, when immigrants from Eastern Europe were an established presence in the city’s Tremont neighborhood. The working-class legacy is still evident in Prosperity’s gritty décor, gruff hospitality and signature stuffed cabbage rolls, draped in paprika-stained sour cream-sauerkraut sauce. BRETT ANDERSON

Bourbon Street Barrel Room

Valley View

Lockkeepers 8001 Rockside Road, Valley View, OH 44125 216-524-9404   MB 2016-12-15

Richfield

Whitey's (Burgers and Chili) 3600 Brecksville Road, Richfield, Ohio 44286   330.659.3600   

Berea

Union Depot Tavern  just off Front Street south of the railroad tracks on Depot St. (saw it 2016-10-28)

Wooster

Grandpa's Cheese Barn (actually closer to Ashland) recommended by Melissa 2016-09

Norton (just West of Akron)

Best of Grandpa's Cheese Barn
SH Structure & Wood Products
Old Carolina BBQ Co - a bit north of Norton

Canton

American Oven Homestyle Kitchen  
     3897 Everhard Rd. Canton, OH 44709 
     (330) 437-4031  
     Cafeteria style Turkey Dinner   
     Started as TGD (Thanksgiving Dinner)   [orig review I read]

Other Local Businesses

Newbury Other Businesses
Oakwood Other Businesses
Middlefield Other Businesses
Montville Other Businesses
Hartville Other Businesses
Aurora Other Businesses
Burton Other Businesses
Parma Other Businesses
Youngstown Other Businesses
Eastlake Other Businesses
Wadsworth Other Businesses (east of Akron)
Bath Other Businesses (near Peninsula)
Ravenna Other Businesses
Cleveland Other Businesses

Newbury Other Businesses

440-388-8838 firewood on Kinsman west of Burton
marathon mini mart at 44 and kinsman is open 24 hrs maggies usually shows up at 4 sometimes 3
Newbury beverage
Geauga Grain and Feed Supply
Iron Man Supply
Newbury Woodworks
the flag store
Newbury Tire
Bill's collision services
County Wide Welding LLC at Cross Creek Parkway = off 87 one block east of ramble inn   14999 Cross Creek Pkwy, Newbury Township, OH 44065      (440) 564-1333

Oakwood Other Businesses

Woodcraft of Cleveland    
      23226 Broadway Ave
     Oakwood, OH 44146  
    (440) 232-7979 
     M-F 9-7 Sat 9-6  Sun 12-5

Middlefield Other Businesses

bylers
Nature Lover's Nest
Pine Valley Bolts and Industrial Supply
       5195 Kinsman, Middlefield
Kohler Auto Wrecking    
another junkyard
Ken Roby Village Blacksmith on Taylor May rd.
Custom Ironworks - in Middlefield just south of 87 on rte 608
Marsh Valley Forest Products   
     14141 Old State Rd    
    440-632-1889

Montville Other Businesses

NOW IN THOMPSON Hemley Hardware   16445 Gar [Grand Army of the Republic = RTE 6] Hwy, Montville, OH 44064  440-968-3717 NOW IN THOMPSON

Hartville Other Businesses

Hartville Hardware  1315 Edison St NW, Hartville, OH 44632   (330) 877-3631

Aurora Other Businesses

McMaster-Carr    200 Aurora Industrial Pkwy, Aurora, OH 44202  [2 miles south of 82]    (330) 995-5500    M-F 7-6, Sat 8-12

Burton Other Businesses

Mouldings One (aka Hardwood Lumber Company)   
     13813 Station Road 44021 
     ph.440-834-3420 or 877-708-4095    
     2017-05-22 bought 4.5 bf of quartersawn white oak for 5.75 per. (sale 71483) they let me pick through pile.
           also bought white oak seconds stair tread 8 lin feet for 50 cents per (sale 71484)
K.D Hardwoods    just east of Burton on rte. 87    
      card was from Olin Yoder
      P.O. Box 177  Burton, OH 44021 
      440-834-1772  
      home:440-247-3136  (other name on card is Brian Snider)
      recommended by guy at carter lumber 2017-03-07

Parma Other Businesses

Eastwood Auto Tools 5673 Ridge Road
Production Tool Supply of Ohio      10801 Brookpark Road     800-366-3600 get off I480 at exit 13   huge catalog of tools for toolmakers, machinists, woodworkers, etc.

Youngstown Other Businesses

Menard's Home Improvement    2015 Walmart Drive Warren, Oh 44483 Ph: 330-372-5511

Eastlake Other Businesses

Northeast Factory Direct   33599 Curtis Blvd Eastlaek 440-922-6840    warehouse furniture and hot tubs

Wadsworth (east of Akron) Other Businesses

Ohio Supply and Tool in Wadsworth - camping, tools, guns

Bath (near Peninsula) Other Businesses

Hale Farm historic villiage     April 1 & 8 2017, Nov 11 2017 A Fugitive's Path: Escape on the Underground Railroad

Ravenna Other Businesses

I76 Antique Mall in Ravenna  page 2

Cleveland Other Businesses

Boss pro-karting and axe-throwing
      newspaper article

Designated Driver Service - old newspaper article

Wineries we liked

2024-09 MB had a bottle of South River Vineyard 2020 Malbec that she had really enjoyed on the island counter for weeks

2023-02-27 second day of Chocolate and Wine Tour

Old Firehouse Winery
5499 Lake Road East, Geneva On The Lake
run down firehouse themed place, nobody there, view of the lake from upstairs

Debonne Vineyards
7840 Doty Road
has brewery too; big complex with bocce courts, outdoor bar

Silvercrest Cellars
4511 Bates Road
come back with picnic basket; inside is small but very well done

Grand River Cellars Winery and Restaurant
5750 South Maddison Road
Dave Young was excellent piano player
pizza with bacon, banana peppers, mozzerella and ranch was good

Laurentia
wasn't part of the tour, but looked really nice; MB went to company event there

Parks

three parks on the lakeshore I can never remember:
Edgewater is where we went with Carrie C.
Villa Angela is at mouth of Euclid creek with Wildwood Park on eastern bank has boat ramp
Euclid beach is just a couple hundrde yards west of Villa Angela

Geauga Park District     wikipedia page
     clevleand.com 2014 editorial on Grendell's draft rec activities from board lists oil and gas drilling 
     cleveland.com 2019 the list was removed from consideration 
West Woods
Observatory Park 10610 Clay Street, Montville: 1 of 234 dark sky parks in the world

Lake County Metroparks click any park then "interactive trail map" for system wide map showing all trails and amenities
Paine Falls     other local falls

Punderson State Park
     boat rental  440-564-5564

Garfield Park Reservation 5 miles west of I271 & I480 intersection has Mill Creek Falls

Pizza

Hardwood for sale

2023-12-30 quarter sawn white oak plywood sellers listed in NE Ohio Woodworking facebook group
Wurth Baer supply in Brooklyn Heights has quarter and rift white also, both mdf and veneer core.   
Bennettsupply.com may also deliver to this area per Brian Hockensmith "we cover that area"

Woodcraft

lumber sellers listed in NE Ohio Woodworking 2023-09 facebook post
Woodshed in Newbury
Stout Lumber 
Cleveland Lumber
Lodi Lumber
Log Dog Hardwoods 440-343-6400
Baird Bros
Marsh Valley in Middlefield
Hartville Hardwoods LLC
Byler's
Back to Nature in Columbia Station
Keim Lumber
Jim Frey in Newton Falls
Divided Ridge in Greenwich Amish
S&S Sawmill in Penninsula

Doll Lumber Co       1363 State Route 534       P.O. Box 40         Southington, OH 44470     Phone 330-898-8097    fax 330-898-8208
recommended by a couple people who weren't crazy about Bylers in NE OH Woodworker's Facebook group 2023-12

Bylers Kiln Drying LLC
Byler's Kiln Drying LLC   
      440-477-6458 
      17673 Nauvoo Road, Middlefield OH 44062   
      card   
      2023-10 pricelist 
      2023-02 pricelist
      2018-01 pricelist  
      2016-11 pricelist 
      wood hardness 
      moisture content / shrinking / cupping    
      [as of 2017-05-08 credit card receipt showed
             Trumbull County Hardwoods
             9446 Bundsyburg Rd..
             Middlefield OH 440-632-0555    on that day I spent 57.86, not offcuts nor maple for bench apron]

Baird Brothers Sawmill, Inc. in Canfield, OH - carry hardwood plywood including quartersawn white oak

Mouldings One

K.D. Hardwoods

Marsh Valley Forest Products

Appalachain Hardwood Lumber Co   5433 Perkins Rd, Bedford, OH 44146   (440) 232-6767

SH Structure & Wood Products in Norton just west of Akron

Berlin, OH and surrounding area

Yoder Lumber   in Millersburg saw post on facebook and selection looks very similar to Bylers
Keim Lumber in Charm
mostly walnut and cherry Eagle Hardwoods

Geauga County & NE Ohio Attractions

Ohio Historical Markers 
hmdb.org Historical Markers choose "Search Around this Place"

2024-10 this article says there is "annual burn ban issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources prohibiting outdoor burning in unincorporated areas from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. every year from Oct. 1 through Nov. 30 as well as from March 1 to May 31.

Destination Geauga

todo in Geauga from tourist brochure
map   
Western
South Central
Northern
Eastern     2
local services

Best Christmas lights in NE Ohio  local .pdf

fun things to do in NE Ohio

2023 Cleveland Area festivals and events
and another list

cleveland.com West Geauga Local News 

Destination Geauga Chamber of Commerce like site
Geagua property and tax info 
Geauga plat maps[404]  Wake Robin is at vol 20 page 43 and vol 21 page 23 subdivision by T.L.F. Partnership      
Geauga REAlink shows plat maps interactively; takes a long time to load, seach by property owner name in upper right; scroll with interface buttons not mouse wheel
Recorder of Deeds    Crestpoint Builders, Inc. is listed for our house
apx coordinates from google maps
nw 41°25'52.5"N 81°17'02.9"W = 41.431238, -81.284139
ne 41°25'52.5"N 81°16'56.7"W = 41.431251, -81.282409
se 41°25'50.5"N 81°16'56.6"W = 41.430702, -81.282403
sw 41°25'50.5"N 81°17'02.6"W = 41.430689, -81.284065
pin set at sw edge of Big Mikes's:
41°25'53.5"N 81°16'56.7"W = 41.431525, -81.282412  then 100.35’ south on Wilhem’s east property line to our ne corner
2015 Property tax rates    map
Ohio code: 10 foot leaway to maintain fence

Newbury

Newbury sells Grange Park  Oberland Park remains   
Newbury Land use Plan (local)   
Evelyn Frohring and siblings donate to Western Reserve Land Conservancy   
old winery on Shadow Wood off Lucky Bell donated to Western Reserve Land Conservancy 2009 (see p. 3 Vineyard) 
     Restaurant Row News      

Middlefield

very picturesque road is Burton-Windsor Road per Geauga Park District Naturalist Dan Best
he also recommended Swine Creek Reservation
museum with the largest family owned model railroad in the US 32x145 (article in Geauga Park District 2021-09-09 as family had owned Walter C. Best Wildlife Preserve)

misc

Ashtabula trail[404l  2   
Gildersleeve Moutain in Chesterland    

Amish Area

Nauvoo Family Market    15979 Nauvoo Road, Middlefield, OH 44062 - (888) 863-6068 - down the street from the cheese factory; hardware store, bakery and bulk goods

Middlefield Cheese House    15815 Nauvoo Road, Middlefield, OH 44062  -  (440) 632-5228

Mary Yoders Amish Kitchen    14743 North State Street, Middlefield OH 44062 - (440) 632-1939

Lake County

2017 Lake County free concerts 

Property information from County Auditor 

Cleveland

getting off I77 North to get to Progressive Field on Ontario road side    #Guardians    #Indians    #Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
exit at 163A to E14th street
right onto Orange Ave which turns into Ontario
 .jpg with Street names well marked
to get to E.9th side, do the same but turn right onto E 9th right where Orange is renamed Ontario

Cleveland Scene online magazine

in-person Celveland tours

Where's the 'circle' at University Circle and why the popular name?   
not because of Wade Oval
electric streetcars turned around at a "circle" around what is today Euclid Avenue, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Stearns Road (apx 1 mile from Wade Oval).

rooftop patios downtown

directions to downtown   
home from downtown on I90=I71 to Jennings=s.r. 176 [longer but faster after event than I77]      from downtown on 77

Cleveland.com    Labor Day Air Show    Playhouse Square    Orchestra at Blossom    Little Italy    Cleveland Zoo    Cleveland Metroparks & the toboggan chutes    Cleveland Beaches    Cleveland Lakefront State Parks      Lake County Parks:  Fairport Harbor    Cleveland Festivals    Lakeview graves       Historical first measureable snowfall    Cleveland visitors guide 

2015 concert finder    2015 Cuyahoga Falls concerts   

 
Cuyahoga property and tax info (click real property->real property information->online property search) 

Cuyahoga Real Property information and plat maps  redirects to here

GIS and pictometry for infastructure maps    see and pay tax bill    family tree research 

public works SITEMAP

Cuyahoga home prices map

Cuyahoga County Courhouse rental    

Portage property and tax info

Cleveland traffic camera locations    Cleveland weather history    OH out of state gun permits   Cleveland Encyclopedia of History

Cain Park    Steel Mill Trail, Lake to Lake Trail and Forbes     Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

cartalk www local     102.1 Gardening w/ Angelo

Indians parking by rate   2012 new post Indians game traffic flow   downtown parking    todo in Cleveland   

Great Lakes Information Center    City Club of Cleveland  (youtube channel)

Ashtabula County covered bridges

NE Ohio typical snowfall map 2     2015 Feb low temps   

Road Conditions

Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 90 Exit Guide
Buckeye Traffic
PA Highway Traveler Information
Traffic Report Clev
OH advisories
 

Erie & Northwest Pennsylvania

WQLN Erie Chronicles episodes including Season 2 episode 9 on Hammermill & Behrend family

Maria's menu    2

2021-08-30 heard on radio ad for Federal Hill Smokehouse 26th and Peach that sounded good

historic erie postcards    seawolves    celebrate erie festival    go erie    guide to erie in general    eriedowntown    presque isle    millcreek mall    family first    enjoyerie.com    erie city information

Erie area golf courses    GoPlaces.com    Chautauqua Institution    PA civil war history    lake erie speedway    erie events and coupons

mary d'angelo performing arts center    erie fishing    aerial photos including erie    historic erie postcards    PA old growth forests   

 presque isle yacht club containing good links to erie boating     railroad historical images in erie

demographic & other info for lawrence park     wicu12    erie museums

lawrence park twp    erie county property tax lookup    Lawrence Park in TourErie.com    Erie urban Fishing    Old Erie PostCards

Erie County Events | Local Events, Things to Do...
enjoyERIE.com - CALENDAR OF EVENTS
discover presque isle 2008
RockErie.com Bands this weekend
Entertainment in Downtown Erie, PA | Erie Downt...
Erie city events
Local Erie Events - OnlineErie.com-Erie, PA.
ampitheater Events Calendar
LeafErie.org
ErieBlogs.com: The best site in Erie...
Peek'n Peak Moview• Dining & Entertainment
Current local time in Erie - Pennsylvania - U.S.A.
Erie Pennsylvania ...Feel the Lake Effect JULY ...
Entertainment - Home Page
Erie PA Today
Vintage Erie Pennsylvania Vintage Postcards & Images

Misc

Allerglobal foriegn language allergy signs

rick steves radio show - debuts 4/9/2005        rick steves travel web site    Louisiana plantations

Italy

I think for 2024 trip to make a credit card purchase online (which we did for Doge's Palace (or similar) tickets and Aligauna vapereto tickets to the airport) I couldn't use at least one of my credit cards because the text notification? layer of security wouldn't work. I ended up using the Capital one card because it did use that security layer

viator guided tour finder recommeded by MB friend TURNED OUT TO BE A BUST!!!

NY Times on travel insurance and cruises

Rick Steves Italy landing page

RoyalCaribbean.com    

Port of Ravenna location per Royal Carribean GBR

Clearly labelled map of Europe showing regions

Rome

Pons Fabricius: Discover The Oldest Bridge In Rome Still In Its Original State

good youtube documentary: Megapolis - The Ancient World Revealed | Episode 4: Rome

youtube video Virtual Ancient Rome in 3D

article on History of the Roman Forum and another

Beyond the Colosseum: Eight sites that reveal Rome's hidden history - BBC Travel

Cambridge scholar Mary Beard has a lot of good history videos, but at least this one is now (2023-12-06) behind a paywall when it wasn't on 2023-10-18

Trajan's column unrolled on National Geographic website

8 Roman Ruins then vs now article

Roman Empire map 125 AD   
better map showing Roman provinces 117 AD

Pope John XXIII   as of 2024-01-30 I have no idea why there is a link to him, maybe because he was Patriach of Venice, maybe because he called for Second Vatican Council; maybe because he is 1 miracle saint

Interesting historical esssays about Rome Virtual ROMA

youtube video: Virtual Rome: What Did Ancient Rome Look Like?

Venice

Murano glass information in detail; the millefiori technique ("a thousand flowers") I really like is a specific example of murrina (rods)

Online sales of Italian decorative plates, several with lemons

Alilaguna schedule - vaparetto from airport 2024; I think we took blue line to airport, but orange and red lines also serve the airport

2024 took Flixbus from Ravenna to Venice

7 Films That Capture the Otherworldly Magic of Venice | Vogue

2024-03 The Last Gold Beater in Venice - The New York Times

2024 Biennale Arte home page

2024-03 remnants found of San Geminiano in Piazza San Marco; original facebook post from announcement; torn down in 1807

park at top of Grand Canal is Giardini Papadopoli

Hotel on second visit is NH Venezia Rio Novo     article on building history and design

wikipedia article for "Palazzo Malipiero-Trevisan" is the hotel we stayed at in 2008
Castello district on SE side of campo Santa Maria Formosa
Church is Parrochcia di Santa Maria Formosa

aka "Palazzo Ca' Malipiero"
the alley down the side where we entered from is Pointe de Ruga Giuffa
4852 Pointe de Ruga Giuffa

Malipiero Suite website's history page as of 2023 http://www.camalipierovenice.com/   ca  malipiero  venice
Malipiero Suites Venice was the 16th century residence of Doge Pasqual Malipiero.

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Malpiero Family
Old and noble Venetian family coming from Bohemia. The surname is also documented in the version “Mastropiero” or “Maripiero”. Two Doges of the Republic of Venice belonged to this family: Orio (1178 –1192) who supported the Crusaders for the conquest of Tolemaide and gave new impetus to trade and Pasquale (1457 – 1462) who succeeded Francesco Foscari and stopped the war started by his predecessor.

Malpiero House article on shakesepeare-oxford.com titled "Testimony of Orazio Cogno before the Venice Inquisition on August 27th, 1577"  
footnote 12 to the text "and there is a Venetian gentlewoman from Ca’ Malipiero"  wayback machine link
Malipiero House (Ca’ short for “casa”, “house”) was the home of the Malipiero family. It is situated in Campo Santa Maria Formosa. It was built in the first half of the 16th century. The top floor was added in the 19th century. The Malipiero family is one of the most distinguished aristocratic families in Venice. They number two dogi (Orio, 1178-93)[Orio Mastropiero per wikipedia] and Pasquale (1457-62), ambassadors, renowned musicians, literary men and generals.

Malpiero House 
On the other hand, there is a Ca' Malipiero Hotel in Castello that is housed in the 15th century former home of Pasquale Malipiero, the 66th Doge of Venice, so I think it is much more likely that this ancient-looking Sotoportego was named after him rather than after any of his musical descendants

The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall 421-1797 - Google Books Result (link may be this)

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souvenirs

Naples

2022-06-16 Amalfi traffic now odd/even

Sicily

Jeopardy Calendar: Historic Geography 2023-12-03 Final Jeopardy "Most of the land fighting in the first Punic War between Rome and Carthage was on this Island" What is Sicily

Amalfi

saw post for Atrani 12 minute walk from Amalfi that would be cool to check out if time


further east along the coast from Atrani, then north inland a bit is Ravello. It is a little over an hour walk from Amalfi.

Spain

Rick Steves Spain landing page

I think for 2024 trip to make a credit card purchase online (which we did for Doge's Palace (or similar) tickets and Aligauna vapereto tickets to the airport) I couldn't use at least one of my credit cards because the text notification? layer of security wouldn't work. I ended up using the Capital one card because it did use that security layer

Barcelona

HHC is the delta 8 equivalent. don't get high from CBD.

Passeig de Gracia - street with literal translation in Catalan "Grace walk" - walk to "Gracia" neighborhood

Rick Steves pronounces Eixample "Aye Shampla" and Park Guell "Gway" but guide said it is "Goo el" as LL makes y sound only at start of word

whiplash   Art Nouveau  Modernisme (in Catalan)     Tiffany style in the United States   In Italy, it was often called stile Liberty ('Liberty style')    In Britain, besides Art Nouveau, it was known as the Modern Style, or, because of the works of the Glasgow School, as the Glasgow style.    In Austria and the neighbouring countries  it was called Wiener Jugendstil ('Viennese youth style'), or Secessionsstil ('Secession style'), after the artists of the Vienna Secession

viator tours for when we will be there 2024 - don't ever book with them again!

360 aerial viewer

cool pics
Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor
Palau de la Música Catalana

youtube video: God's Architect: How Gaudí Designed the Sagrada Familia

How I Met Your Mother Gaudi / Sagrada Familia references rewatched 2024-09
Season 6 episode 3 "unfinished" starts with Ted giving a lecture on Familia Sagrada
Season 8 episdoe 11 1050 left Ted's old professor discussing Gaudi as a God of architecture

 Travel Tips

Smart Strategies for European Sightseeing by Rick Steves with my highlights

freeze water bottles to take through airport security

pc mag best travel apps 2023

last updated:    Tue 2024-11-19 5:10 AM