Day 11 - Cleveland and Cedar Point

Today we went to Cedar Point Amusement Park - the Rollercoaster Capital of the World! http://www.cedarpoint.com It's got beautiful views - water on all sides of the park, and a marina. We melted while waiting in line to ride the Top Thrill Dragster, the tallest ride in the park. Pale-faced as we are, we did wear ample sunscreen and so escaped unscathed by embarrassing lobster skin. The ride takes you from 0 to 120 mph in 4 secs, and to 420 ft in the air (the best view in the park!). It's apparently the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the UNIVERSE. That's right, there are no taller or faster roller coasters, not even on the MOON.



Afterward, we went to Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, were we saw an art exhibit of fifty guitars outside, and photos of rock 'n' roll costumes through the ages (and John Lennon's report card). Next door was the Great Lakes Science Center, with 400 interactive exhibits (so cool, but we didn't have time to interact with them all), and an Omnimax theater where we saw Superman Returns (Nick's first Omnimax viewing!) - in a dome so it covers almost all of your peripheral vision almost (it seems like it anyway).

To finish off the date we hit up Tommy's restaurant (otherwise known as Stairway to Hummus). http://www.tommyscoventry.com Eating here made us miss the co-op - delicious and cheap! They even had dairy-free desserts!

One of the best things about Cleveland is the cheap cheap parking! We found a parking meter that already had four hours on it. And you know what, four hours of parking downtown cost only $2.00!

The best thing about today in general, though, was that Nick got a phone call from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions telling him that he received a half-tuition merit scholarsihp for the first two years!

YAY!!!!! That totally made up for all of the melting that we did. ;)