Ithaca is the home of world-famous Cornell University, shown here. See the little sign on the empty strip mall that says Cornell? That's how you know! This was actually the first thing we saw as we pulled into town.
We were only there for a couple days, but they were packed with adventure. We got to eat at the Moosewood restaurant... which was really and truly great. Elliot said he thinks it is the best restaurant in the world. Why? They have this special thing on the kid's menu, peanut butter mixed with maple syrup and nuts and tahini, with fruit to dip in it. And ice cream for dessert... kid heaven. The adult food made us just as happy.
We got to see two really impressive waterfalls... Buttermilk Falls and Taughannock Falls (taller than Niagara Falls!). There was lots of hiking. Ben got to visit the Cornell Ornithology Lab (it's this beautiful site surrounded by wetland paths great for bird-gazing) and geek out with other birdos. Over the course of the trip, we saw wild snakes, alligator snapping turtles, a box turtle, a beaver, and lots of birds. At Cayuga Nature Center, we got to climb around in a six-story treehouse.
So to sum it all up: Ithaca, two thumbs up!
-Kristin
3 comments:
Did you take pics of that tree house??!?
i did! they are on facebook in my ithaca album. that treehouse was great. i wanted to live in it!
Moosewood Restaurant!!!!! How exciting.
You know how to plan a trip. That sounded so neat. I'm surprised you got Ben to go back to school in the city. I bet he could have stayed at Cornell.
And it sounded fun for the kids, too.
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