Sitting at the Atlanta airport on the first day of my six day, five stadium, multimodal tour of the rust belt and upper midwest. Roughly, it's:
fly to Cleveland, see Indians game
megabus to Detroit, see Tigers game
amtrak to Chicago, see White Sox game
drive rental car to Milwaukee, see Brewers game
fly to Minneapolis, see Twins game
fly back to Atlanta
Taking just about every possible mode of motorized transportation wasn't actually a conscious thing, as I looked at every option for every leg, and did what made the most sense for me to get from city to city, in the time that I needed to be there. But kinda neat that it worked out that way.
As of now, I'm 11 stadiums (out of 30) in to my bucket list project to visit every major league baseball stadium in the US. As of a week from now, I'll be a majority (16) down! And in a couple more weeks, two more (Washington and Baltimore) checked off.
Since the last post about this, I've actually found far more obnoxious fans than Yankee Stadium: when it's a cross bay rivalry game between the Giants and As. Watched several very near fistfights in the parking lot waiting for the porta potties after the game, and another near fistfight a couple hours later getting off of the Amtrak in Sacramento.
As for the post title: my body is kind of a mess. Still have badly peeling sunburn on my shoulders from sailing last weekend on Lake Lanier, and on Friday J and I and a few of her workmates went to an indoor trampoline park. My quads and core are sore as hell: it's actually an amazing workout. Oh, and some asshole on the trampoline dodgeball court nailed me in the face, smashing my glasses into my face, and cutting me above the eye. Yeah, that'll be a great story when it scars: no, it wasn't a barfight, it was an indoor trampoline park.
Decrepit physical condition notwithstanding, I'm really excited about this trip. The vegan food options range from plentiful (Minneapolis, Detroit, Cleveland) to difficult (Milwaukee) to almost non-existent (Chicago.) It's not so much that Chicago doesn't have any vegan or very vegan-friendly restaurants, it's that I'll be almost entirely on the south side, where they apparently think vegans are afraid to roam.
Okay, gotta do a few last minute travel things, like confirm that the Cleveland public transit system offers a day pass. 'Cause I think I won't be walking all over Cleveland today.
fly to Cleveland, see Indians game
megabus to Detroit, see Tigers game
amtrak to Chicago, see White Sox game
drive rental car to Milwaukee, see Brewers game
fly to Minneapolis, see Twins game
fly back to Atlanta
Taking just about every possible mode of motorized transportation wasn't actually a conscious thing, as I looked at every option for every leg, and did what made the most sense for me to get from city to city, in the time that I needed to be there. But kinda neat that it worked out that way.
As of now, I'm 11 stadiums (out of 30) in to my bucket list project to visit every major league baseball stadium in the US. As of a week from now, I'll be a majority (16) down! And in a couple more weeks, two more (Washington and Baltimore) checked off.
Since the last post about this, I've actually found far more obnoxious fans than Yankee Stadium: when it's a cross bay rivalry game between the Giants and As. Watched several very near fistfights in the parking lot waiting for the porta potties after the game, and another near fistfight a couple hours later getting off of the Amtrak in Sacramento.
As for the post title: my body is kind of a mess. Still have badly peeling sunburn on my shoulders from sailing last weekend on Lake Lanier, and on Friday J and I and a few of her workmates went to an indoor trampoline park. My quads and core are sore as hell: it's actually an amazing workout. Oh, and some asshole on the trampoline dodgeball court nailed me in the face, smashing my glasses into my face, and cutting me above the eye. Yeah, that'll be a great story when it scars: no, it wasn't a barfight, it was an indoor trampoline park.
Decrepit physical condition notwithstanding, I'm really excited about this trip. The vegan food options range from plentiful (Minneapolis, Detroit, Cleveland) to difficult (Milwaukee) to almost non-existent (Chicago.) It's not so much that Chicago doesn't have any vegan or very vegan-friendly restaurants, it's that I'll be almost entirely on the south side, where they apparently think vegans are afraid to roam.
Okay, gotta do a few last minute travel things, like confirm that the Cleveland public transit system offers a day pass. 'Cause I think I won't be walking all over Cleveland today.
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