mlk day 2008

I feel like I've posted a lot of depressing stuff lately, so I'm going for happy.

My brother and his wife came down for MLK day - we have a standing tradition (it's been about three years now) that we party for MLK. Heck, the guy deserves a party.

It has typically involved
1. dogs
2. beverages
3. going someplace new
4. going to the liquor store (see also #2)

So this time it was the Carew Tower. None of us had been to the top, and I was surprised to find that the entrance fee to the top was a whopping $2 a person. So we went up Cincinnati's tallest (and very arguably most gorgeous) building. Unfortunately, it won't be the largest much longer, but that's another story.

The view was beautiful, and it wasn't as cold as we'd thought it might be.

And we happened to find that the Palm Court offered some very discounted martinis and appetizers. I ate what is easily on the top 5 of shrimp dishes I've eaten in my life, and drank two of the best martinis I've ever had.

So that was fun. And in the process, we wandered around the hotel a bit and I took a LOT of pictures. So check 'em out. And check out the captions, too. Because the kid at center ice cracks me up.

And if anyone wants to go up the carew with me to see a sunset, I'm in. I could also be talked into another martini and shrimp tempura there...