Day 2 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Day 2 - (North Canton, OH to Cleveland, OH)

Day Two at Bed & Breakfast Ziarko began with breakfast in bed….no, no, no, that’s near correct!  We were served a scrumptious breakfast before heading off to the NFL Hall of Fame.  I say scrumptious because there’s just no other way to describe the blueberry coffee cake we enjoyed.  As we arrived, we noticed fire trucks alongside the building and people leaving the Hall en mass.  A quick conversation with a few of the buildings workers revealed a gas leak that may have stemmed from renovations…the Hall would be closed for a period of time, leaving us to revise our plans for the day.  To make the most of the day we decided to do Day 3’s activities in Cleveland on Day 2.

A short trip up to Cleveland found us checking into a hotel of unsavory sorts.  It was a rather quick turn around, right back to the car. Apparently a 3 star rating means something completely different in Cleveland!  After finding much more suitable accommodations (thanks to Service Pup Bailey & Starwood!!) we enjoyed a day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with dinner at our first Triple D stop (Diners, Drive ins and Dives from the Food Network as referenced in Day 1's blog).   

 

The Hall was celebrating an induction this very day in Los Angeles.  The likes of Donna Summer and Quincy Jones (lifetime achievement) are being inducted this year.  Who can forget “Bad Girl…toot toot, beep, beep!”  The museum itself was a collection of celebrity costumes, instruments, writings and recordings.  It explored how early forms of blues, jazz and gospel (and others) influenced rock and roll, the attempt to smother the music form by labeling it demonic, the wide swath of music considered rock and roll and the people who contributed to it making it what it has become today.  It was educational and quite fun.

Dinner reservations at (DDD) Momocho did not disappoint.  We made it in for Happy Hour experiencing ½ priced taquitos and drinks.  First, let me assure you that the taquitos are not what you’re thinking.  They were not the little cigar rolled, fried, corn tortillas that we’ve come to know as taquitos…no…the filling was served in a casserole with hot, fresh corn tortillas served along side.  We had two types, the first a coffee braised short rib and a second dish consisting of kale, sweet potato & plantain…a stellar combination!  The grilled corn that was going to surely make our day was not being served until next week.  A bummer, but there will be grilled corn in Vegas.  More on that much later in the trip!  As usual, we made friends at the bar and soon learned all the items we needed to order for dinner.  Score!

Weary from a full day and the drive the day before, we retired to our hotel room to spend some quality time on the couch with Bales and prepping ourselves for Day 3…with Day 2 activities that is:-)

Bailey's Perspective

Woke up this morning, energized and refreshed.  Aunt Holly’s dad made breakfast for everyone, including me.  I had some egg yolk with my breakfast.  He is so nice and surprisingly, he knew exactly what I liked to eat for breakfast.  Humans are so smart.  Or do all dogs like to eat eggs for breakfast? Hummmmmm…..while pondering about what other dogs eat for breakfast, I fell asleep in the living room.  Yes, I fell asleep and I am proud of it.  What do you expect me to do after a nice meal? 

I woke up later to mommy and daddy packing up the car again.  So, I knew we were leaving and waited by the car, politely without saying a word. Took pictures in front of the house, everyone exchanged hugs and daddy helped me into the car.  We were driving again….. but this time, I fell asleep immediately rather than trying to see where we were going.  An hour or so later, we pulled into a cigarette smelling hotel in a not so nice looking neighborhood. Knowing my parents, I knew we would not be spending the night at this horrible place.  We, as a family, were too classy for a place like this and I knew it.  As predicted, we went upstairs, checked out the room, came back down stairs and checked out of the hotel.  :)   We eventually settled in to a different hotel by an airport, much nicer….more my style or should I say, our style .  After checking in, mommy and daddy left for a while and I fell asleep in a cool, comfortable room.

They returned with smiles, belly rubs for me and importantly, awesome Mexican food.  Daddy took me out for a quick walk and upon returning to the room, I ate delicious short rib surrounded by corn chips.  Mommy and daddy love me very much….. But then again, what is not to love about me? I am the coolest Lab/Ridgeback mix on the east coast (soon to be west coast!). 

Based on their nonverbal, and mainly daddy working on his computer, I surmised that we were not going anywhere tonight.  So, off to sleep…... night night..… I’m sure we will start driving again tomorrow.