My wife and I stayed overnight at a local bed and breakfast over the weekend to celebrate her birthday. In addition to being a romantic getaway, B&Bs are a good place to get out of one’s comfort zone and meet people who have a different worldview.
Sitting at the breakfast table Saturday morning was no exception. We met Drew McManus (http://www.adaptistration.com/?page_id=1783) a music consultant from Chicago visiting Springfield to do some marketing research for the Springfield Symphony. Our conversation centered on some recent work Drew did to help the Arabian Peninsula nation of Qatar establish its first symphony orchestra. The conversation proved to be a fascinating learning experience.
We also talked to Chris Hill, a bicyclist from Arizona who had stopped for a night’s stay en route to Virginia from Oregon on a planned 4,262-mile trip, which he blogs about from his iPhone (http://zomgforeelz.wordpress.com/). He usually stays in a tent — part of the 50 pounds worth of gear he hauls — but he had to detour to Springfield to get his dérailleur fixed. Where else could we sit down and chat with a self-professed atheist on a three-month cross-country bike ride?
As Chris left Springfield on the city’s hottest day of the year, my wife and I packed up for home in our air-conditioned car, enriched that we had chatted with some folks we normally wouldn’t be able to encounter.
The Danzero room at the Walnut Inn B&B in Springfield is a lovely get away. My wife and I enjoyed this years anniversary there.
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