It was too late for the Art museum, the car museum was closed... And the boys and I were getting antsy.
So of course we started off by going online to www.thisiscleveland.com to find all the latest updates on fun things to do in Cleveland! So many fun things to choose from...
I just decided the plan was...no plan... We headed towards Downtown Cleveland from Westlake jamming to the Kongos "Come with me now!" (See below for link to song)
Windows down, sunroof open and open minded for our adventure to unfold.
There is one place I've been dying to go, it was a little French shop called Coquette Patisserie.
http://www.coquettepatisserie.com
And they were closing in about a half an hour... So with that in mind we headed out and said... "If they are open we go, if they are closed, we don't!" Gotta roll with it!
The good news was we found it, no problem. The other good news was we still had 10 minutes until they closed... So we ran for the door.
Then the bad news... The look on my sons face as he yanked the door... Locked... Phooey! Were we too late? Um, yes... Like a day too late. Apparently they did post they were closed for a French holiday on Facebook but we called the shop and the message said open Sunday until 5. Moving on...
Disappointed we caught a second wind when we spotted
Mi Pueblo http://mipueblocleveland.com/zgrid/proc/site/sitep.jsp
just a few doors down. Yes, please! Fresh, fresh, fresh... Salsa and chips...
I'm always a sucker for a pickled something or other, so I was delighted at the sight of the thinly sliced real pickled carrots... (No baby carrots) yuck.
The boys ordered quesadilla and I ordered the carna asada... A perfect meal from the fresh salsa to the perfectly seasoned flank steak and guacamole. Now we just have to go back for margaritas and my favorite, tres leche cake!
Next we wandered back toward the closed bakery to peek inside a little ice cream shop... Serendipity was our best friend today... We had stumbled across the most wonderful ice cream I have ever had in my life.
Piccadilly...
http://piccadillyartisanyogurt.com
Trust and believe, I have had my fair share of cold confectionary delights from Ohio to Italy and back...
This my friends, is hands down worth the drive no matter where you are. My Ryan got the mint chocolate chip. Made with fresh mint and tiny chocolate chips... That child kept saying he had never seen so many little chips before. The portion sizes were great and my salted Caramel, already devine was pushed over the top by an added topping of...
Drumroll please...macaroons! I died. Get the paddles...
I was so inthralled with watching them concoct the liquid nitrogen delights that I have no idea what flavor my sweet Dylan got... But he was so pleased I don't think he spoke a word the whole time we were there. He just savored every spoonful.
The girls behind the counter worked hard to make sure our experience was perfect and we floated out on a puff of liquid nitro vapor and vowed to be back and tell everyone we knew. It's that good, go... And go often!❤️
They even took the time to plug the little bakery next door that was closed and told us to make a trip back to see them... We will!
Now what to do with two boys hopped up on liquid nitro ice cream...
How about a romp around Wade Oval! They were less then thrilled... That soon turned into jumping, skipping and parkouring off of every surface... In awe of the architecture of our beautiful city, they loved every minute of it!
It was peaceful... They were like two adventurers who had come across uncharted territory. The best, being that they were having so much fun they almost forgot they were brothers and were suppose to not get along. They laughed and ran and jumped only pausing long enough to ask why all the statues private parts were all exposed... Lol! Then they ran some more!
And finally, no perfect day ever ends for me without a trip to the lake and the beach that we are so blessed to live near. Again what started as a "Can't we just go home." (Video games were waiting for them... Ugh!) ended in a frenzy of clothes whirling off, hopping on one foot to get the shoes off, pleading of a can we swim dance... "Of course you can! It's summer!"
Lake Erie
What a wonderful Sunday funday with my boys!
I hope you will take the time to get out in our beautiful city of Cleveland Ohio and pretend you are a tourist in your town! So much beauty to see and fun to be had!
All my best,
Celeste
Xo
Kongos "Come with me now!"
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