BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE
A WEEKEND IN STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Part 2
In this second part of the tales of our weekend in State College, PA, you will read about the downtown parking garage, a conversation in a store, and a meeting with Arlene at the College Buffet, a Chinese restaurant. We were in State College on the weekend of March 7-9, 2009, where my husband, Monte, was attending the Big Ten wrestling competition at Bryce Jordan Center. I was doing my own relaxing activities, which produced the three reports below.
Unfortunately, I did not get to visit the Penn State library, one of my destinations, because Penn State was closed due to spring break. I was impressed by the campus, however, and its beauty, and the walk to the library building was very enjoyable. I was also impressed by the scenery surrounding State College—a valley surrounded by mountains.
To read Part 1 of this post, our experience at the Corner Room Restaurant, the Diner and Schlow Library, click on: A Weekend in State College, Pennsylvania: Part 1
THE PARKING GARAGE
Keith and Edna had recommended that I park in the parking garage while I explored State College’s downtown area that afternoon, since it was difficult to find a parking place along the metered street parking, and parking tickets came with a mighty steep fine.
At the parking garage, when I took a ticket from a machine when I entered the structure, I heard a voice message from the ticket machine, telling me (more…)
A Weekend in State College, Pennsylvania: Part 2
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BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE
A WEEKEND IN STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Part 2
In this second part of the tales of our weekend in State College, PA, you will read about the downtown parking garage, a conversation in a store, and a meeting with Arlene at the College Buffet, a Chinese restaurant. We were in State College on the weekend of March 7-9, 2009, where my husband, Monte, was attending the Big Ten wrestling competition at Bryce Jordan Center. I was doing my own relaxing activities, which produced the three reports below.
Unfortunately, I did not get to visit the Penn State library, one of my destinations, because Penn State was closed due to spring break. I was impressed by the campus, however, and its beauty, and the walk to the library building was very enjoyable. I was also impressed by the scenery surrounding State College—a valley surrounded by mountains.
To read Part 1 of this post, our experience at the Corner Room Restaurant, the Diner and Schlow Library, click on: A Weekend in State College, Pennsylvania: Part 1
THE PARKING GARAGE
Keith and Edna had recommended that I park in the parking garage while I explored State College’s downtown area that afternoon, since it was difficult to find a parking place along the metered street parking, and parking tickets came with a mighty steep fine.
At the parking garage, when I took a ticket from a machine when I entered the structure, I heard a voice message from the ticket machine, telling me (more…)