Lunch Date at Nick's

Celebrating Jim's recent success on three assignments, and searching for B-town's best hamburger, last Saturday we had a date at Nick's English Hut. This bar/pub/restaurant is only a block from campus and has been going strong since 1927. We were told that we had to go at some point, and after our visit, I think we'll go back. Tip: go in the summer when there are less students around.

Jul says, "Yes! Great hamburger!" especially because it's locally-raised (and hormone-free) beef. Perfectly juicy and messy. Jim had an elk burger, which he liked very much. The elk is also farmed locally. Maybe we'll go in search of that farm...

Here's an interior shot (we went mid-afternoon for a late lunch, so it was pretty quiet). Don't worry, no alcohol was consumed by the 17 weeks-along-lady.

And a few shots of some sights in this popular area of downtown Bloomington, adjacent to campus. Bicycles - of course:

A funky coffeeshop, restaurant and art gallery:

A church, also dating back to 1920s. Isn't the limestone cool?!