Showing off Rochester

Laura:
As mentioned in the White Coat Ceremony post my parents were in town for a few days to attend the ceremony and hang out, so we took them for a tour all over Rochester in our free time.

They actually arrived Thursday afternoon, so that evening we went out to eat at Sticky Lips BBQ. It was delicious!!! Sorry we don't have any pictures, but I'm sure we'll post about it again sometime. We'll definitely be going back.

Friday was the White Coat Ceremony....you can read all about that in the White Coat Ceremony post....der.

Saturday we really hit the town! First we took my parents to experience the awesomeness that is the Rochester Public Market. We even stopped at the empanada stand for a late breakfast. Then we headed to High Falls in downtown Rochester.

High Falls is a ~100 ft waterfall along the Genesee River and is located very near downtown Rochester. In the olden days (late 1800's - early 1900's), water was redirected off the Genesee River just before the falls into a canal called "Brown's Race" after the guy who built it. The race channeled water to waterwheels that helped power various factories and businesses along the river - some of which are still visitable today.

After touring the falls we went up to Lake Ontario. That Saturday the water was not roped off due to bacteria or algae, so I took a quick dip....water was pretty warm and gunky but that's probably because it was so shallow. Will definitely have to try wading out further next time. We also stopped to check out the Dentzel Carousel at Ontario Beack Park.

Coastguard Station where Lake Ontario and Genesee River meet

Once our tour of the beach was complete, we decided to get tickets to a Rochester Red Wings game! The Red Wings are the minor league baseball team in Rochester, and according to a sign inside the stadium they are a feeder team for the Minnesota Twins. The stadium is actually pretty big, very nicely built, and the prices for tickets and food are very reasonable....especially compared to any major league stadium.

The only bad part about our visit to Frontier Stadium (named after a local tele-com company) was the rain! We arrived about an hour before game time and it was raining cats and dogs! It stopped long enough for us to run to the box office to get tickets, but started up again just as my dad was walking back to us, tickets in hand.

The horrible rain clouds lurked around for a while and caused a 2 hour rain delay. We decided to stick it out though, and once they got the field dried off a little it was finally time to play ball!

Fun things about the stadium:

1) A horse made of old baseball gloves

2) Sweet view of the Kodak building from our seats

3) The Zooper Stars!!!! I don't have any pics of their between inning skits, but here is a link to their website and one YouTube video. They're hilarious!!!

4) Decently priced team merchandise

A great time was had by all at the ball park and we will definitely be going back again!!!

Thanks again to my parents for making the journey all the way up to Rochester! We really enjoyed showing you around town and hope you (and others) will visit again soon. 

~The Lorax~