Last Saturday was a fun day. Mer and I headed over to our pastor’s house, and picked up Ken and Janet. We then headed down to Columbus, which was about a little over a two-hour drive from New Baltimore. We had a good time visiting with Ken and Janet in the car. It was a pretty and sunny day, so travel went just fine.

We were going to Columbus to see an afternoon production of The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis. Mer and I had seen the same show a few months ago up in Cleveland, and had really enjoyed it. So, when I found out it was coming back to Columbus, I wanted to get tickets for Ken and Janet.

We got to Columbus about an hour before the show started, so we used the time and nice weather to wander the block-and-a-half to Ohio’s state house. The grounds of the state house are lovely, but the state house itself is just okay. It is classical in design, but lacks a dome, which makes it look slightly unfinished and slightly squat. We wandered the grounds for about fifteen minutes and then went back to the theater.

The theater was very lovely. The play was exactly the same as it was in Cleveland, so I will not go into any detail here. I enjoyed it very much again, and Ken and Janet seemed to like it quite a bit. The main actor of the show, Max McLean, came back after the show for about ten minutes to take questions from the audience. Mer and I like that sort of thing, so we stayed for it.

After the show, we drove through the Short North neighborhood of Columbus, which seems to be very happening. It was cute, and had lots of non-chain restaurants and shops. We ended up, by design, at Mozart’s, just north of the Short North area. Mozart’s was voted to have the best dessert in Columbus, and they served dinner as well, specializing in schnitzel. Schnitzel is meat (in our case, chicken) that is beaten very thin, coated in bread crumbs, and then fried in herb butter. I had not had it in over a decade, so I got some, with an Italian spin – tomato sauce, cheese, and bacon. It came with a pasta that I had never heard of, and so it tasted very much like an excellent chicken parmesan dish. Mer and Ken got the same thing, with Janet opting for pork tenderloin. We had the option of eating outdoors on the patio, which we took. It was a lovely place to eat.

After dinner, we did get dessert. Actually, we got multiple desserts. Ken and Janet got pastries and Mer and I got two each, but then the waiter came by with some free sorbet. I took a few bites of Mer’s, and it was really good. The desserts were excellent, although not necessarily jaw-dropping. I suspect Mozart’s gets the reputation for having the best desserts because they have a huge variety of excellent options.

After supper, we headed back home. We dropped Ken and Janet off in New Baltimore, and we got back to our place at about 10:00. I am very much looking forward to visiting Columbus again.