compressed.
On the 20th we spent our time looking for my great uncle Mar's house, which we failed to find after much searching. There were some beautiful pictures of the countryside, but my dad was eager to move on. One weird thing we noticed was bronze stars on many houses, and they are prevalent here in New York, as well.
One last trip to ligonier tavern and we were done for the day. My father got onion soup again, and I got a thai salad.
Most of these are of Cambria Steel Works, (I think that is the name,) a factory that is very old, probably before the flood, but still partially in use.
After Johnstown was the long ride to Finley Lake, near Chautauqua, to our hotel. We went through Cook Forest park and a ton of little towns like Sugar Grove (which is almost to Chautauqua.) I tried to memorise them all, but failed miserably.
I'll summarise Chautauqua so I don't make too lengthy of a post. The air was so hot, and sometimes humid, that it damaged this leg of the trip for me, sadly. The heat wave that decided to hit at the exact time we went on vacation was cruel to say the least.
I wandered the institution, my dad pointing out official monuments, while I pointed out monuments important to a child, all to Chauncey. Here I wiped out on my bike, here I played paleontologist, and here I caught crayfish and wondered at the spider cave, too scared to go in. Only, my spider cave isn't a cave at all now, it is ruined!
I did actually take some other pictures of Chautauqua, no worries. Though I missed the orchestral concert because my father wasn't in the mood to go, which was a shame.
While in Chautauqua, we ate at Whole Foods Coop in Erie, Penn. They had excellent food, though they were a bit obsessed with cheese on their menu. My dad tried some of the food, and his first attempt weirded him out, but he ended up being okay with the club sandwich, which was very good.
Those are the meatless lover's wrap, one of the quesadillas, and the reuben. Unfortunately, it appears the last picture is slightly corrupted.
When our travel day arrived, (to head out to Syracuse to visit Boonville,) we intended to stop in Buffalo at the Eights Bistro, but I wasn't hungry at the time. I hear food is very good though.
My father picked out a great hotel in Syracuse, Hotel Skyler. It's a green hotel, and very very nice. Here are some pictures of our room.
And of the hotel itself...
Places we've eaten so far that I don't have pics of: Alto Cinco and the Strong Hearts Cafe. Alto Cinco has a good vegan burrito called the Angelino, but Strong Hearts is all vegan. I've has a reuben there and their dill potato salad, along with blueberry cheesecake. By far, by far, the best vegan food I have ever had at a restaurant.
Pics to come. We've checked out Boonville, but the real touring we do today.
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