After being away for more than 2 years, I finally made it back to Central Ohio last month for a brief two-night stay with my brother in Columbus. I had a day & a half to be out & about and unfortunately it was very hot & humid on my full day out. I had planned on covering a lot more ground but the weather wore me out (I’m acclimated to the nice comfortable Bay Area weather these days)! Anyway, here are some photos I snapped while wandering around. These are basically from the same areas typically covered by others, but these are nice areas so that’s where I spent my time.
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2. I wanted to check out the new Bridge Park development in Dublin, so my brother and I headed up there. This is actually the older “downtown” area of Dublin on the other side of the new pedestrian bridge/Bridge Park Development. For a Monday evening it was rather lively! (this is where we ate dinner)
3. The new pedestrian bridge connecting the old downtown to the new Bridge Park development.
4. Frustratingly I only took a couple photos. The development replaces underutilized land with much denser development so that’s good to see. The architecture isn’t anything brilliant, but there was a decent amount of people out enjoying the bars and restaurants considering it was a Monday evening.
5. My brother & I had a beer here. Nice expansive space that was basically open air on the sides (glass sliding doors and/or garage doors that were open for good air flow during these COVID times).
6. The next morning I started off my full day in the Short North, where I lived before moving away a decade ago (I left in April 2011 for DC). The changes here over the last decade are amazing, but I used to go out to the bars here back in my college days (early 2000s) when this was more of a gayborhood with galleries and LGBT-focused cafes, shops, and restaurants. There's still some of that around, but definitely a different feel these days. I'm a little sad to have lost some of that charm, but as someone who appreciates good urban walkable areas, I really like much of the development! And the years of reconstructing the streetscape along High Street turned out very nice!
7. First stop was One Line Coffee for some caffeine.
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24. Off to Victorian Village
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34. Into the University District
35. Campus of The Ohio State University (my alma mater)
36. Mirror Lake
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40. Thompson Library (main library)
41. The Oval
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50. Downtown
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62. By this point as I headed into German Village, I was sweaty and overheated so I made my way to Fox in the Snow for an iced coffee and concluded my walk around the city at approximately 12 miles covered… I often cover 15+ miles on foot. Wish I’d had the energy to cover a few more miles and explore German Village beyond these few photos. But I was glad to make it to Fox in the Snow. Best pastries in the city and excellent coffee too!
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The next morning, I departed early so that concludes my photos from this little trip. Next time I hope to visit in the fall to avoid the awful heat & humidity. Nonetheless it was great to be back in Columbus!
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