On Cincinnati's waterfront |
Parts of the museum were closed because of her impending visit, police cars and officers were inside and out of the building and there were lots of dogs sniffing around for bombs.
But even with the closures, the museum offered an overwhelming amount of information on slavery, from its beginnings with the Spanish and Portuguese exploitation of Africa up through and beyond the Civil War. I had warned my sister and Kathy that they might not want to attend a history museum with me. I can walk through an art exhibit in five minutes, but could not get through the Holocaust Museum in five hours.
Ducks on the Ohio River. They're multiplying. |
With miles and years to go before even a hint of freedom showed up in the museum narrative, I decided to manumit Kathy and Mary Jo from further plaque reading, and we headed to a Skyline Chili parlor in downtown Cincinnati.
It, too, was surrounded by police cars, officers and dark-suited, ear-budded men talking into their cufflinks. Also dining that day at Skyline was none other than Attorney General Lynch, way back in a corner of the restaurant, huddled with the Cincinnati police chief and other officials. I checked off another Ohio eating goal with a "three way," Cincinnati chili served over noodles and topped with cheddar cheese. As we were finishing, AG Lynch walked by, left the restaurant and drove off in a line of police cars and her Secret Service vehicles.
Excitement over, we asked the waitress for the bill and found that the gentleman sitting next to us had paid it. He had heard us talking when we came in, heard that we were from out of town and paid the waitress for our lunches, making her promise to say nothing until he had left. So thank you, Mr. Nice Guy in Cincinnati, for lunch on Tuesday.
Alex explains the sound waves from a bell. |
Great time in Cincy, but we're looking forward to heading west. Hoping to make Kansas City Thursday night, Denver Friday night, Arches National Park on Saturday, spend Sunday there
Grandma Mary Jo with Alex. |
Kathy, Alex and Don. |
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