Hippa's Town

Leah calls downtown Cleveland "Hippa's Town" because that is where my dad works.  So while we were in town for Noah's Baptism, Pat and I took Leah and Max downtown to have lunch with my dad and to see his office.  And we made our trip using public transportation!  Cleveland has an awesome RTA system - the 'rapids' is a must.  My brother Christopher always takes the rapid when going to the Indians game, and it makes for great people watching!  We got off the train at Tower City and then caught a trolley at Public Square to go to the Federal Building.  It was a beautiful day so we ate outside in a courtyard area at the Galleria.  Leah and Max each enjoyed a hot dog from the corner stand.  Then up we went about 30 floors in the Federal Building to Hippa's office.  Leah and Max loved looking out the nearly floor to ceiling windows.  They could see all sorts of large buildings and the lake.  Even an airplane flew by pretty close.  Leah and Max were pretty tired on the trolley trip back to Public Square, but gained their second wind when we stopped at a candy shoppe for suckers and coins to throw in the fountain.  It was a great trip and Leah and Max are already asking to go back!