South Bend, IN

The next few days were spent chilling out with Freya in and amongst looking at stuff for our trip.

Allan and I also went back to the Notre Dame campus on our own to take some pictures and attend the back to school mass in the basketball stadium. It was strange seeing the makeshift altar and crucifix hanging from the center scoreboard.

It was a beautiful day to walk around the campus though and we got some good pictures. Allan insisted on staying for the free food from the food trucks. I wasn’t so keen because it felt it was dishonest. However, Allan is still technically a student and the event did seem to have a community feel to it with aldults being there with younger kids, people being there with pets, etc. Norte Dame does pride itself on being part of/involving the local community. I reluctantly queued for one food truck while Allan got us some cupcakes from another. Some of the queues were huge and didn’t seem to be moving, so we picked the line for the tacos, which seemed to be moving quickest. Admittedly, the tacos were tasty.

We also went to a dogs on campus event at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the edge of campus). It wasn't very busy, but was a cute little event with some stalls, an agility course and a make-your-own-bandana station. Freya looked very fetching in her new bandana, the artist must have been pretty good to whip up the design so quick 😉. Of course, everybody loved Freya. Even more so when they discovered she was Scottish 😎

We had watched Rudy a few days prior, so we felt that a trip to Corby's was mandatory. Allan forgot his ID, but the guys on the door were nice and let him in anyway. Allan explained that in Scotland, you don’t need to carry your ID on your person, and that if you’re stopped by the police you have 7 days to report to the local police station with your ID. He also mentioned he was 35.

We had a couple of Guinnesses and then headed back home. It was getting late and we needed to get up and head to Michigan the next day.

Allan’s deal of the day(s): free food from the food trucks at Norte Dame.Baca lagi