Re: Fwd: Things to do in Iowa City

[Guest guest]

you are amazing! That you kept that post totally cracks me up!!!

s.

Can a file be added with Iowa info for

those that stay at RMH?

For those of you who have stayed in Iowa....is is possible to have a

Iowa file with recommendations or tips when staying at the RMH.

Someone mentioned the mall. I wonderful if people have favorite

places to take your child...maybe a favorite restaurant or park, etc.

Thanks,

Holly

Waiting for Baby Mia in China....hoping to go to Iowa in April or May

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[Guest guest]

Ah, hate to ruin the impression, but I just pulled it from the

archives with a search that took all of about 2 minutes.

>

> In my experience there is no reason to sit around bored between

> appointments in Iowa, it's a great little town to explore, and no, not

> all of it shopping malls

>

> There is the Old Capitol Building museum with tours (free), on the

> same lawn as that is the Natural history Museum (free); across the

> street from those is the Pedestrian mall which is a great place to

> walk, picnic, visit neat shops, there's a toy shop there too; and in

> nicer weather the street muscians out playing for dimes. The Ped Mall

> has an outdoor play ground as well with plenty of park benches for

> parents to relax on. In hot weather there is a children's fountain to

> play in if you don't mind wet kids.

>

> A free bus (CamBus) can take you from it's stop across the street from

> the RMD house to the down town area, with a stop on the street between

> the two areas (ped mall/museum area). It runs on a 15 minute

schedule.

>

> Along with this area, right there on the same corner is a small

> shopping mall with a movie theatre, places to eat, basic stores like

> shoes, Hallmark, etc. And esculators. put about a hundred

> miles on the esculator system in there haha

>

> Not quite as accessible there is a river-walk, and an art museum.

> Around down town but not exactly in the ped-mall (but the streets

> around it) are other neat shops. Remember this is a University Town

> catoring to all walks of life from around the world, lots of neat

> stuff you might not ordinarily find at home; lots of different

> cultural themes, foods, shops, etc.

>

> Fairly near by if you have a car are lakes and rivers to visit.

>

> The big Corriville (sp?) Mall you hear about - yes, it is big! It's

> your typical shopping mall, one in every city, fourteen thousand

> things you neither want or need but whatever... there is a Target

> there and I think a Wal-mart. Also this is where you'll find the

> Children's Museum (not free) and an ice skating rink (not free) and a

> beautiful indoor carosle (?), fancy ponies for kids to ride ya know

> (not free but awesome).

>

> Just down the hill from the RMD house and a couple miles down that

> main drag is a good grocery store with about anything you'd need,

> including liquor (hee hee). Coming from such a redneck place it

> always catches me by surprise you can by booze with your groceries in

> other parts of the world.

>

> Anyway, if I think of anymore I " ll post it .

>

> s.

> Can a file be added with Iowa info for

> those that stay at RMH?

>

>

> For those of you who have stayed in Iowa....is is possible to have a

> Iowa file with recommendations or tips when staying at the RMH.

> Someone mentioned the mall. I wonderful if people have favorite

> places to take your child...maybe a favorite restaurant or park, etc.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Holly

> Waiting for Baby Mia in China....hoping to go to Iowa in April

or May

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

> What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos

>

>

[Guest guest]

And i just put a link to it in the links section for future use. I

also thought we had done that before but couldn't find it.

allison

>

> In my experience there is no reason to sit around bored between

> appointments in Iowa, it's a great little town to explore, and no, not

> all of it shopping malls

>

> There is the Old Capitol Building museum with tours (free), on the

> same lawn as that is the Natural history Museum (free); across the

> street from those is the Pedestrian mall which is a great place to

> walk, picnic, visit neat shops, there's a toy shop there too; and in

> nicer weather the street muscians out playing for dimes. The Ped Mall

> has an outdoor play ground as well with plenty of park benches for

> parents to relax on. In hot weather there is a children's fountain to

> play in if you don't mind wet kids.

>

> A free bus (CamBus) can take you from it's stop across the street from

> the RMD house to the down town area, with a stop on the street between

> the two areas (ped mall/museum area). It runs on a 15 minute

schedule.

>

> Along with this area, right there on the same corner is a small

> shopping mall with a movie theatre, places to eat, basic stores like

> shoes, Hallmark, etc. And esculators. put about a hundred

> miles on the esculator system in there haha

>

> Not quite as accessible there is a river-walk, and an art museum.

> Around down town but not exactly in the ped-mall (but the streets

> around it) are other neat shops. Remember this is a University Town

> catoring to all walks of life from around the world, lots of neat

> stuff you might not ordinarily find at home; lots of different

> cultural themes, foods, shops, etc.

>

> Fairly near by if you have a car are lakes and rivers to visit.

>

> The big Corriville (sp?) Mall you hear about - yes, it is big! It's

> your typical shopping mall, one in every city, fourteen thousand

> things you neither want or need but whatever... there is a Target

> there and I think a Wal-mart. Also this is where you'll find the

> Children's Museum (not free) and an ice skating rink (not free) and a

> beautiful indoor carosle (?), fancy ponies for kids to ride ya know

> (not free but awesome).

>

> Just down the hill from the RMD house and a couple miles down that

> main drag is a good grocery store with about anything you'd need,

> including liquor (hee hee). Coming from such a redneck place it

> always catches me by surprise you can by booze with your groceries in

> other parts of the world.

>

> Anyway, if I think of anymore I " ll post it .

>

> s.

> Can a file be added with Iowa info for

> those that stay at RMH?

>

>

> For those of you who have stayed in Iowa....is is possible to have a

> Iowa file with recommendations or tips when staying at the RMH.

> Someone mentioned the mall. I wonderful if people have favorite

> places to take your child...maybe a favorite restaurant or park, etc.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Holly

> Waiting for Baby Mia in China....hoping to go to Iowa in April

or May

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

> What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm still impressed, I'd be lost in the archives for months.

s.

Can a file be added with Iowa info for

> those that stay at RMH?

>

>

> For those of you who have stayed in Iowa....is is possible to have a

> Iowa file with recommendations or tips when staying at the RMH.

> Someone mentioned the mall. I wonderful if people have favorite

> places to take your child...maybe a favorite restaurant or park, etc.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Holly

> Waiting for Baby Mia in China....hoping to go to Iowa in April

or May

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

> What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos

>

>