Eating and Sleeping in Ann Arbor

Where our guests stayed: Ann Arbor Bed & Breakfast:

During our reunion with our friends, they all stayed at the Ann Arbor Bed & Breakfast, which is in the
center of Ann Arbor and right next to the University of Michigan Campus. This B&B is well known for its
large displays of blow-up sculptures for every holiday. You can see some of the Halloween decor in this photo,
along with a few of us.

The reunion ended this morning, with an hour or so to visit while everyone but us was preparing to return home (well, all right, we drove the mile back home too). In this wrap-up post, I'll show a few of the really nice Ann Arbor restaurants and the B&B that provided hospitality during this very fun get-together, including some group photos and some photos with just a few of us. If you are planning a visit to Ann Arbor, I recommend these places!

Visiting around the table after breakfast this morning at the B&B.

The decor of the B&B is highly amusing. I loved this M&M dispenser! And the colorful
vintage glassware.

Saying goodbye.

Friday night: Dinner at Miss Kim:

Friday night I reserved the big and beautiful table in the main dining room of Miss Kim, a Korean and Asian Fusion restaurant in Kerrytown in Ann Arbor. 

We ordered several salads to share at the beginning of our meal.
They are artfully arranged on half the plate, I wonder why.
The ingredients are often unusual combinations: this one is
apples and radishes with hot(ish) spicing.

At Miss Kim, the art work on the walls is very jazzy!

One of many dishes we enjoyed at Miss Kim: pork ribs.

Dinner at Logan:

Saturday night: we gathered again at Logan, a restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor. The food at Logan is
"New American Cuisine with a Modern Edge."

I find this cuisine very appealing. This is avocado and crab toast, an appetizer.

Another main course: very tender and enjoyable spare ribs.

Conversation during dinner at Logan.

Goodbye!

From our lunch outside at Zingerman's, to our much fancier dinner, 

and our visits to the Detroit Institute of Arts and the 

Motawi Tile factory, it was a great weekend!

So goodbye to the B&B and all its decor, goodbye
to friends, til our next reunion!

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Ann Arbor Attractions

Continuing our reunion with friends.

Zingerman's mural on the side of the building. Also the location where the line goes around
the block as people wait to order one of the famous sandwiches! I had the brisket today. Delicious.
Our friends enjoyed the experience at this Ann Arbor landmark deli.

Near Zingerman's: the Ann Arbor Farmers Market:

Another group shot before we all spread out throughout the market and the adjacent shops at
Kerrytown. Zingerman's which is a block from the market, was our meeting place after shopping.

One activity at the market today: face painting.

The sunlight on the produce was spectacular!

After lunch, we toured the Motawi Tile Factory:

Ann Arbor's Motawi Tile produces a variety of artisan tile work.

Our friends who love tilework and asked to visit Motawi during our reunion.

Our group in front of the Motawi Tile Factory mural.

Text and photos copyright © 2019 Mae Sander for maefood dot blogspot dot com.

Reunion at the Detroit Institute of Arts

We are spending the weekend with 8 friends that we've known since just after we all graduated from college. We met in Grenoble, France, where some of us were Fulbright Fellows (I was only half-bright, going along with Len). Also here: a few spouses who weren't in Grenoble, but have been part of the group throughout previous reunions. Last night we started our long weekend with dinner at our house. Today we drove to the Detroit Institute of Arts where we viewed the famous Diego Rivera frescos and many other works of art. Tonight and tomorrow we have a few other plans, which might be in another blog post, or might not!

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