I Love Cornell.....

I love the Cornell campus, and the town of Ithaca. Wish I lived there. This week I took my sister, Cheryl, and nephew, Elliott, to visit the Cornell campus and take the walking tour. Elliott is currently visiting college campuses as he will be applying for college next year. Here are some pics of our visit...




This is Elliott and Cheryl checking out the view.

Elliott and Cheryl walking to the bookstore after the tour......

Can't remember the name of this building, but female students used to live here in the early days of Cornell. This university was unusual in that it not only admitted female students in the late 1800's, but also allowed them to live on campus. Also, according to our tour guide, Cornell, unlike many colleges and universities at that time, wasn't affiliated with any particular religion. All faiths were practiced on campus. Because of this religious policy, as well as the one admitting female students, people on campus were derisively known as "the heathens on the hill."

Not sure what this is, but I love the shimmery, metal nature of this art piece.

The campus tower.

The front of the Cornell chapel - an amazingly beautiful chapel.

An inside view of the chapel.

Another inside view of the chapel.