Tour of Cleveland with an Old Navy Buddy!

Wade Chapel

On Wednesday, Ken reconnected with Ray, his old Navy roommate, after 41 years thanks to Facebook. Ray, his wife, Bene, and their son, Johnathan, live in Cleveland. Ray and Johnathan took Ken and me on a tour of Cleveland today including the Lake View Cemetery, where Eliot Ness, John D. Rockefeller and our nation's 20th president, James Garfield, are all buried. Garfield's monument is an impressive sandstone building with elaborate gold mosaics on the inside. We also visited the Wade Chapel, whose two very intricately stained glass mosaic interior murals and elaborate front window were designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (of Tiffany Lamps).

Next, Ray led us through University Circle where Case Western Reserve University is located, as is the Cleveland Clinic, a world-renowned hospital. We toured past Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Cleveland Botanical Garden.

Our last stop was in Cleveland's Little Italy, at Corbo's Bakery, where we bought...of course...cannolis. Yum! We also tried their Lemon Italian Ice (very refreshing on a hot, humid day!).  We met up with Bene for dinner at Kumo, an Asian buffet restaurant with lots of variety and a large spread of sushi -- yum again!

It was great seeing Ray after all these years, and we really enjoyed meeting his lovely family!