Our first day of the trip. Off to Cleveland. Since moving from Lansdale to Lebanon a week ago we had a bit of a change in our driving plans. We ended up taking the PA Turnpike through Pennsylvania. The Turnpike Commission should be ashamed of themselves for the state of that road. Horrible.

Our first stop was the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. What a gorgeous building in a great setting. The museum is almost overwhelming. The exhibit areas are not huge, but they are packed with memorabilia. In all, I thought it was a cool experience, but I don't think I need to go back.

Cleveland kind of has an odd layout. I'm not quite sure how to explain it. Just a tangled mess of interstates that seem to be constantly merging and then forking off. Streets in Cleveland are also rather poorly marked. Lanes will just suddenly end or turn into turning lanes with no other marking other than the painted arrow on the street. Streets are also rather poorly marked.

After the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame we went to Great Lakes for dinner and some beers. Kristen and I shared a sampler which included:

• Burning River Pale Ale
• Dortmunder Gold
• Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
• Eliot Ness Vienna
• Holy Moses Wit
• Commodore Perry IPA
• Rockefeller Bock
• Ohio City Oatmeal Stout
• Honey Ale
• Grassroots Ale

The Porter was the favorite of both of us. The Oatmeal Stout was a close second for me. Kristen enjoyed the Honey Ale as well. For dinner Kristen had a goat cheese and pesto pizza with broccoli, green peppers and zucchini. I had mahi mahi on polenta cake with shitaki mushrooms and basil. The food and beer were excellent. The restaurant had a great, laid-back atmosphere. In all, it was a great time. We left with a six pack of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Burning River and a glass.

From Great Lakes we headed to Rozi's...or at least tried to. Our directions from Google took us to an entrance ramp for I-90W that was closed. We drove around for a bit trying to find an alternate way on. When we were unable to find one we just followed a road that ran parallel with I-90. Eventually, we found a way onto the freeway. When we go off in Lakewood we encountered MORE closed roads and detours. We rolled up to Rozi's at around 7:45pm...and they were closed. They closed at 7:00pm. 7:00pm!? A liquor store? We'll try them again tomorrow.

That's all until tomorrow.