Paul eating at World Famous Montgomery Inn
Erin with Reds' Version of Statue of Liberty
Paul next to a statue of a Cincinnati Red Stocking, the first pro baseball team
Paul with other great Reds' Players on Topps Baseball Card
Reds' Display Showing Their Starting Lineup for the Day
Huge Pictures of the Reds' 1975 and 1869 Teams
Another part of the stadium.
The riverboat party deck.
View of the stadium.
Red's mascots.
Us at the game.
The Bengal's Paul Brown Stadium.
Erin and a view from the ballpark. This bridge takes you to Kentucky.
The ballpark.
The view from our seats.
The boat party deck and a real boat in the background.
Baseball field display in front of the stadium.
The display again.
Front view of the ballpark entrance.
Erin in front of the ballpark.Sunday July 5th
Today we visited Cincinnati although we didn’t do any site seeing besides going to the Great American Ballpark to watch the Cincinnati Reds take on the St. Louis Cardinals in an afternoon game. The Great American Ballpark was quite a site to see though. Cincinnati is right on a river with Newport, Kentucky bordering the other side of the river.
The ballpark sat right on the riverfront which gave you a great view while watching the game. We had cheap seats for the game but we still had a very good view despite having seats in the upper deck way down the left field line. There didn’t seem to be a bad seat in the house. The coolest feature of park was beyond the centerfield fence where there was a party deck, the Cincinnati Bell, which is in the shape of a river paddle boat. In fact, there were a couple of paddle boats that actually went by the stadium in the river.
There were plenty of things for the kids to do with inflatables, speed pitch, speed run, virtual batting and pitching, a Playstation 3 van, and more. They had two big pictures on the stadium wall of Reds’ championship teams from 1869 and 1975. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were actually the first organized professional baseball team formed in 1869 and in their first year they played 15 teams and went 57-0. They actually won a game 103-8! They had a Hall of Fame museum which you could visit for a small fee after the game which details the history of the Reds’ organization.
The Reds’ food options were top notch even though we didn’t have anything besides Erin’s ice cream helmet. We had to save ourselves for the World Famous meal which we were going to after the game. They had a great variety of food options plus they had a $1.00 food stand where you could get a hotdog, popcorn, pop, or candy for just a dollar each. That’s quite a deal considering the price of food and drinks at a normal game. Cincinnati also had a fancy restaurant built into the stands down the right field line just like at Progressive Field.
Both Erin and I really liked the look of the stadium and everything about it so we’re going to vote the Great American Ballpark as the top stadium so far on our tour.
The rankings right now are:
1. Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati
2. Kauffmann Stadium in KC
3. Busch Stadium in St. Louis
4. PNC Park in Pittsburgh
5. Progressive Field in Cleveland
For supper Erin and I went to the World Famous Montgomery Inn. This is a restaurant that is well known throughout the U.S. and there are four locations in the Cincinnati area. They are known for having the best ribs and I would definitely have to say they were the best ribs I’ve ever had. We were lucky because they were having a special Ribfest during the Fourth of July weekend where you could all you can eat ribs for the price of a regular ribs meal. We actually went to the location in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky because there was an hour wait at the Cincinnati Riverfront location. If you’re ever in the Cincinnati area, make sure you make a trip to Montgomery Inn.
Today we visited Cincinnati although we didn’t do any site seeing besides going to the Great American Ballpark to watch the Cincinnati Reds take on the St. Louis Cardinals in an afternoon game. The Great American Ballpark was quite a site to see though. Cincinnati is right on a river with Newport, Kentucky bordering the other side of the river.
The ballpark sat right on the riverfront which gave you a great view while watching the game. We had cheap seats for the game but we still had a very good view despite having seats in the upper deck way down the left field line. There didn’t seem to be a bad seat in the house. The coolest feature of park was beyond the centerfield fence where there was a party deck, the Cincinnati Bell, which is in the shape of a river paddle boat. In fact, there were a couple of paddle boats that actually went by the stadium in the river.
There were plenty of things for the kids to do with inflatables, speed pitch, speed run, virtual batting and pitching, a Playstation 3 van, and more. They had two big pictures on the stadium wall of Reds’ championship teams from 1869 and 1975. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were actually the first organized professional baseball team formed in 1869 and in their first year they played 15 teams and went 57-0. They actually won a game 103-8! They had a Hall of Fame museum which you could visit for a small fee after the game which details the history of the Reds’ organization.
The Reds’ food options were top notch even though we didn’t have anything besides Erin’s ice cream helmet. We had to save ourselves for the World Famous meal which we were going to after the game. They had a great variety of food options plus they had a $1.00 food stand where you could get a hotdog, popcorn, pop, or candy for just a dollar each. That’s quite a deal considering the price of food and drinks at a normal game. Cincinnati also had a fancy restaurant built into the stands down the right field line just like at Progressive Field.
Both Erin and I really liked the look of the stadium and everything about it so we’re going to vote the Great American Ballpark as the top stadium so far on our tour.
The rankings right now are:
1. Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati
2. Kauffmann Stadium in KC
3. Busch Stadium in St. Louis
4. PNC Park in Pittsburgh
5. Progressive Field in Cleveland
For supper Erin and I went to the World Famous Montgomery Inn. This is a restaurant that is well known throughout the U.S. and there are four locations in the Cincinnati area. They are known for having the best ribs and I would definitely have to say they were the best ribs I’ve ever had. We were lucky because they were having a special Ribfest during the Fourth of July weekend where you could all you can eat ribs for the price of a regular ribs meal. We actually went to the location in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky because there was an hour wait at the Cincinnati Riverfront location. If you’re ever in the Cincinnati area, make sure you make a trip to Montgomery Inn.
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