I'm finally back from my 2 week trip to Ohio.  It was nice to finally meet the rest of Cheri's family and friends as well as get to know the different areas of Ohio.  We basically stayed at each of the 3 major cities in Ohio: Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati.

Cleveland is a very industrial city.  Instead of oceans of water, the landscape is filled with oceans of old factories and steel mills.  It was evident that the city is no longer in its prime, as most of the city was fairly dirty and run down.  There were exceptions such as the cities of Shaker Heights and Pepper Pike-  but for the most part, it seemed liked its glory days have come and gone.

Columbus, at first, seemed like just any other college town I had been to.  However, I was given the grand tour and was pleasantly suprised to see how large it was and how many different areas of the city there really are.  The city has a progressive feel, and from what I foresee, will be growing rapidly in the next 5 years.  Everywhere I turned, there were new lofts and old houses being renovated.  The city boasts a very chic area named the Short North which reminded me a lot of Seattle's Belltown.  Another favorite area of mine was German Village which has an urban yet quaint and charming feel about it, as you can tell from my photos.  Columbus was a fun town, but I can see outgrowing it after living there a few years.

Lastly, there was Cincinnati.  Home to large companies such as Procter and Gamble.  Cincinnati is an old town and has a sense of history even though it is a thriving commercial city.  The city seems to have a good balance of new growth as well as maintaining its charm and historic roots.