Last weekend in Columbia, MO, I tried Tiger Ice Cream at MU. It was quite tasty and the scoops were the biggest I’ve seen in awhile.
Last night we went to Andy’s where I had my favorite––a concrete with raspberry topping (which means the topping is all mixed in). Delicious.
But my all time favorite is the ice cream I had in the little town of Wilster, Germany, at the Eiscafe Rialto across from the church. It was a dish called Spaghetti Ice Cream; looked like real spaghetti with tomato sauce! Tasted fantastic! I loved the combination of looks and taste. And if I’m ever back in Hamburg, I will definitely take the train to Wilster for more ice cream at the Eiscafe Rialto.

I have a short mystery story published online in the October issue of Caching Now magazine.

You can see it at http://www.cachingnow.com/

Click on Feature to read the story.

While in Chicago I also wanted to find the Bat Column, a steel and aluminum sculpture designed by Claes Oldenburg.  It is on the grounds of the Social Security Building on West Madison Street.  My friends and I walked down Madison Street, keeping an eye out for this column.  Unknown to me, my friends thought it was something else and were looking for another kind of bat column.  They were quite surprised to discover the sculpture was a baseball bat instead of a column of bats–the flying kind!

I always enjoy Claes Oldenburg’s gigantic sculptures of ordinary things. : )

Cloud Gate, nicknamed The Bean

This piece of sculpture is officially called the Cloud Gate, but has been nicknamed The Bean.  It was designed by artist Anish Kapoor and draws thousands of tourists.  The reflections in some places are like funhouse mirrors.

Under the Bean

Standing underneath the Bean provides funhouse type views of your reflections.

The last photo is one taken to prove I found the geocache that is there.

Me standing at the Bean