We went to the Indianapolis Zoo for the first time since we went with Girl Scouts in elementary school. I thought it was a lovely zoo. In the front is a garden area and a conservatory that had butterflies. Then there were some seals, aquarium and dolphins. We went through the desert area and The Plains. And then we began our trek home. All in all, it was a fantastic weekend.
After Metamora, we drove up to Indianapolis. I admit to not having been to Indianapolis since I was a kid and had no idea what to expect. With my expert navigational skills, we got to Indy and found our hotel.
We stayed at the Hyatt Regency downtown. We got there just at 4, so we were able to check in immediately. I paid like an extra $10 for a “capitol view.” We were on the 9th floor and that extra $10 was worth it because our view was awesome.
I had to rest a bit, but I started trying to find some place for dinner. Every place was way fancier than we wanted. I made reservations at a restaurant, but as we were walking there, we saw Buca di Beppo. We love that restaurant, and we knew that we would be properly dressed. We ordered way too much food, but it was a lot of fun.
We had a pretty good night’s sleep, well, I did. And then we had breakfast in their restaurant. We were seated and we were legit the only guests. It was kind of weird to get all of the attention But, our waitress was fabulous as well as the food. Normally. it’s a buffet, but they said there were so few people overnight, that it didn’t make sense to set up the buffet for so few guests.
I needed to disconnect from life for a weekend. So, mom and I went to Metamora & Indianapolis for a weekend. We started our trip in Metamora, Indiana. Metamora is an old-fashioned type of town attraction on an historic Indiana canal. Metamora
We’ve been many times before. I remember back to childhood when we would take a day trip to Metamora. It’s not the same as it was 30 years ago, duh, but it’s still fun. There are handmade gift shops of different kinds: candy shops, wood shops, a shop dedicated to cookie jars, restaurants, antiques, and more.
Ma and I had a lot of fun. We bought some gifts for Justin, real, local maple syrup, I bought a t-shirt, and we had a good lunch of fish & chips with warm blackberry cobbler for dessert. We walked around and enjoyed the sunshine. It was in the 50s with a brisk breeze so we were chilly, but otherwise we really enjoyed our time at Metamora.
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