Slow life in a small town-Columbus, Ohio

A while ago, OSU (Ohio State University), which has a good reputation as a sports school, had a wave of enthusiasm in the circle of friends, which reminded me of the two and a half years I spent in Columbus Ohio. That is the city where I have lived in America for the longest time. Moreover, my son was born in the hospital of OSU, so our family still left many footprints and memories here.

Columbus, translated from Chinese into Columbus, belongs to a city with a lower second line and is slightly minority. There are 54 places called Columbus in the United States, so it is easy to confuse them, which further reduces the recognition of the city.

Gecun is not a travel destination. People often ask me what's interesting there. My answer is that unless you come to the annual Arnold Sports Festival to show off your muscles (a sports exhibition and competition sponsored and funded by Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the largest fitness competitions in the world), the rest is really nothing special.

However, it's convenient to go to interesting places from Gotham Village-Chicago is a five-hour drive west; Drive two hours north to Cleveland to see James (who was still a Cavaliers at that time), or three hours to Detroit to explore the entrepreneurial history of the three major auto giants; Three hours to the east to Pittsburgh, the city of steel, and then to Niagara Falls, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and even new york. Six hours to the south, you can go to Great Smoky Mountain, the national park with the largest number of visitors in the United States.

well, after talking a lot, I almost couldn't go back to Gecun village, and my relatives and friends all thought that I just didn't welcome them.

Generally speaking, if you want to feel the huge gap between the prosperity of the rust belt in the United States a hundred years ago and the decline and ruin now, this whole film about the western region is still worth visiting, and the photos taken are also full of film sense. And Gecun can be used as a short stop on the journey.

When we arrived in Gecun in p>217, our family rented a newly-built apartment near Dublin, which naturally became our first stop to explore Gecun. There is the headquarters of Wendy's, a fast food brand, and the nearby Bridge Park is a newly developed commercial and residential real estate project in recent years. There are many restaurants, gyms, shops and so on in the area. It is said that North Market, a 145-year-old farmer's market, has recently opened a branch here.

From Bridge Park, you cross the Scioto River via the newly-built footbridge and walk all the way to the ancient town of Dublin, which is a few old streets where the early Irish lived. There are some antique shops and cafes on both sides of the old streets, and there is a newly-built library near the parking lot. What we can't miss here is Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, a famous local ice cream shop. Every time our family goes, we must order two flavors, Lavender and Salted Caramel. Together with one flavor limited in the season, the three balls are enjoyed by the family. Of course, Jeni's has several branches all over the city. Even if you don't go to Dublin, you can search for them nearby.

If you get up early on weekends, it is a good choice to join in the fun at Farmers Market in Worthington. There are fresh and crispy Almond Croissant from Dan the Baker, and the little brother who just arrived from the livestock farm has fresh oxtails and eggs to sell. I like to buy the colorful Cherry Tomatoes in the stall of fruit and vegetable farmers. Of course, in the bright sunshine, you can't miss all kinds of flowers carefully placed by flower farmers.

Sunny noon is the best time to wander around and have lunch in Short North. There is a treasure shop in Lamian Noodles that I have to mention. Its & is Ampersand, that is, "&" The English of this symbol, after eating their Lamian Noodles, will know "&" There is a sense of "integration"-the chef is not Japanese, but he has made a very authentic Lamian Noodles, and added a layer of innovation to the authentic foundation. Since the store opened, we basically go there once a week, betting on the dignity of more than 2 bowls of Lamian Noodles. I dare say this store will definitely surprise anyone. In addition to this Lamian Noodles restaurant, the chef also has a small restaurant called Asterisk, which means "*" in English. Personally, it means having afternoon tea as a footnote to a happy day. By the way, their daughter's name is Anna, which also begins with an A. In turn, it can be seen that they take good care of the two restaurants as their own children.

For the choice of dinner, you can try SOW Plated, a restaurant on the west side of the university, which is rich and light with new western food and organic cold-pressed mixed juice. If you want to eat simply, Tensuke Express next door to the Japanese supermarket is the best choice for simple meals. After eating, you can also visit Japanese dessert shops and boutiques here. In the Chinese barber shop City Cut here, John's craftsmanship is very good. After moving out of Gecun for more than a year, I haven't found a better hairdresser than him.

Shopping is the largest commercial complex in Easton, which is located in the east of Gecun. There are outdoor street-facing brand stores and major shopping centers. Needless to say, just buy it in buy buy.

The zoo and botanical garden in Gecun are very suitable for children to set themselves free. Columbus Zoo is the largest zoo in the midwest, and tens of thousands of Christmas lights will be arranged in winter-it's too cold in winter and animals are locked up, so we have to find a way to sell tickets. Franklin Park Conservator and Botanical Gardens is an exquisite botanical garden, where many local people will hold weddings. We like to go to the butterfly house inside, find a corner to sit down and wait for colorful butterflies to fly and stop.

If we expand the scope to the periphery of Gecun, there will be more places to go.

the most weighty five-star recommendation is the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, the hometown of the Wright brothers. This museum is the largest and oldest air force museum in the world. There are hundreds of planes on display in the museum, most of which are real ones. The whole museum is very, very, very big. If military fans want to study it carefully, they can't finish it in three to five days. It will take a day to walk through the whole museum. The objects displayed in the museum are as small as the cloth of air force uniforms, Wright brothers' bicycles, space suits and space food, as large as the real B29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki (and the replica of the atomic bomb carried at that time), and then to General Chennault's Flying Tigers P4；; From the embryonic form of aircraft, to hot air balloons and airships, to modern fighter-bomber reconnaissance drones, even spaceships and the command module of Apollo's return to the moon, the cars of several presidents, Air Force One and intercontinental missiles are all exciting. More importantly, however, this museum is operated with state funds and is open to the public free of charge.

As we all know, the headquarters of the three major American car factories are in Detroit. In fact, many other car brands also have factories in the Midwest, and Honda is one of them. Honda opened its first assembly plant in North America in Marysville, Ohio (half an hour northwest of Columbia Village) in 1979. At first, it produced motorcycles, and now it mainly produces Accord and Acura. There is a museum Honda Heritage Center nearby to display Honda's products over the years. In addition to the museum, you can also make an appointment to visit Honda's automobile factory and watch auto production line assemble Honda cars. The visit to the museum and factory takes about two and a half hours, and it's all free.

Students who like the outdoors can go to The Dawes Arboretum in the east in spring, which used to be a private manor with nearly 3, visitors every year after its opening. The Japanese garden designed by Japanese architect Dr. Makoto Nakamura in 1963 is the most worthwhile place to visit. It is a rare place to see cherry blossoms in the central and western regions. The pond in the middle of the garden is as level as a mirror, which magnifies the whole garden in perception. You can meditate with your eyes closed in the meditation area, and the whole world comes and goes.

it's not wrong to go to Hocking Hills State Park in summer. When you park your car, you will see several ordinary small earth slopes. However, when you enter from the entrance and go all the way down, you will find that this park has a unique hole in the sky. It turns out that this is a canyon. When you go deep, there are streams, waterfalls, caves and cliffs along the way. In the hottest days of summer, it is very cool and comfortable in the canyon.

in autumn, the Mohican Memorial State Forest is colorful, with red, yellow and green mountains and fallen leaves all over the ground. In addition, it is refreshing to walk around.

When we first arrived in the United States, we didn't expect to stay in Columbus, a place we had never heard of before, for two or three years, but when we arrived, we could find the beauty of the city slowly. Compared with being trapped at home because of the epidemic, I miss the afternoon walk near the company or the pleasant scenery on my way home from work. Everything will return to normal, and winter will soon pass, won't it?

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