Bogart, Bergman, and Flynn at Playhouse Square

To celebrate Mom and Dad's 25th wedding anniversary, we went up to Cleveland this past weekend and saw two classic (and I mean classic!) films at the Palace Theatre on Playhouse Square. Saturday night was Casablanca and Sunday afternoon was The Adventures of Robin Hood. We actually stayed at a hotel that was only a block away from the theatre. We checked-in around 2:00pm and then went to dinner at an Italian restaurant that was across from the theatre. Sarah and I shared this absolutely wonderful pizza that was topped with mozzarella, garlic oil, pesto, and brie. We also had these two wonderful appetizers - one was italian bread with mozzarella tomatoes, and basil, the other was spicy marinara with ricotta and you dipped fried pita bread in it. We have to try making this, it was so good. Actually, the entire meal was one of the most enjoyable restaurant experiences we've had. Before the film, we went back to the hotel and Dad and the two of us swam in the pool for an hour. It was so hot, the water and the air, that it was hard to breathe after a little while.

On Saturday night we saw the classic Casablanca, with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Thrilling and wonderful on the big screen. It went from one great scene to another, although the last scene is still one of Hollywood's stand-outs. Bogart was perfect as Rick and Ingrid Bergman was beautiful. However, Claude Rains as the French prefect of police steals every scene he is in. Definitely worth seeing on the big screen.

Sunday morning, we packed up and checked out, and decided to go to Shaker Heights for lunch. It was a beautiful drive and we saw lots of cool buildings. We had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, which was huge! Sarah and I shared a white pizza and tiramisu cheesecake. Some of our favorite dishes. Back to the theatre for the 2:00 showing. This time we got to see the greatest swashbuckling movie, The Adventures of Robin Hood, with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Of all the films that we have gotten to see on the big screen, this one wins hands down. You can really understand what made Errol Flynn famous! It was great!



Here's a photo of Mom and Dad at the Italian restaurant on Saturday, then the two of us (I'm on the left, Sarah is on the right) on the stairs at the hotel, and then a cute photo of The Bunny sitting on our woodstove. Naughty, yes, but he is soooo cute! (He doesn't have anything to do with our vacation, I just thought he would like to have his photo on my blog. )

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!
"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." - Mark 19:6