So this past weekend was Family Weekend at Lycoming College. It was rainy, but then again that is nothing new for this area. It seems like it has been constant rain since the start of September. Although Family Weekend normally draws parents of freshmen, my mother came to Lyco to sit in on my classes and meet my professors.
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Friday: Mom and I had the Lycoming sponsored dinner at Smokey Jo's, not recommending it. The mac & cheese was good, but it was cramped and not that great of BBQ.
Saturday: Faculty meet and greet, Mom met my Aquatic Biology and Religion Profs. She had already met all of my physics profs, but we talked with them just the same. It was at that point that we realized my Science Saturday article was on the front page of the school's newspaper,
The Lycourier.
After talking to my profs, and setting the bar real high in my classes, my mom and I took the Hiawatha Boat Tour on the Susquehanna River. My mother has been planning that trip since Freshman year, it was a long time coming. Sadly we weren't blown away by it, for one thing it was raining and cold, but the information about the trip itself was difficult to hear, and my mom thinks a dinner cruise would have been more interesting. After the boat tour we had a bit of time to kill before the Culinary Walking Tour.
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The Culinary Tour consisted of 4 restaurants within two blocks of the school. First stop on our tour was
Di Salvo's on East 4th Street. The only way I could describe the venue is Pennsylvanian Italian, very romanesque with dead animals on the walls. The food though; DELICIOUS! I am so not a fan of sauce, let alone meat sauce, but it was amazing. They served us a simple rigatoni with the meat sauce and
fresh ricotta cheese on top. I ate all of it because it was so good. After Di Salvo's we went to
33 East, located on East 3rd Street, I know big surprise. Well the venue itself was very pretty and inviting but I wasn't a huge fan of their menu. They served us sushi and some kind of sausage and rigatoni in white sauce. It wasn't horrible but I wouldn't get sushi there (I would go to Ichiban, the Japanese restaurant in Williamsport). Plus the prices were a little too high for a poor college student. Next stop was
Franco's Lounge on West 4th Street. It was my least favorite out of the four. They served us the same as Di Salvo's minus the meat and the fresh ricotta. Their sauce, which they make and sell at the restaurant, was not good. I wish I hadn't forced myself to eat so much of the dish (I didn't finish it, but I still at more than I wanted to). The biggest reason I am upset I ate more of the bad pasta than I wanted to was the next stop.
Acme Barbecue where have you been all my life. As we were leaving Franco's I wasn't looking forward to Acme mainly because I am not a pulled pork and ribs kind of person (I don't like pork). Well when we got there they had beef brisket sliders for us. I bit in to one and immediately felt like Adam from Man vs Food and I wanted to say: "Oh my goodness, oh my goodness." It was so good! I am now in love with brisket and want some more. I will be bringing my sister there for lunch on Friday.
Finally our Saturday ended with the comedian at Clarke Chapel. He was amusing.
Sunday: Church at St. Boniface's (they sing too much) and then breakfast at Denny's.
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