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Practicalities
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Greyhound, 409 S Walnut St (tel 812/332-1522), runs a reliable
bus
service to Indianapolis. Bloomington's friendly
visitor center
can be found at 2855 N Walnut St (tel 812/334-8900 or 1-800/678-9828,
).
The best budget
place to stay
in central Bloomington is the
Motel 6 - Bloomington University
, 1800 N Walnut St (tel 812/332-0820; $35-50), or there's the central Victorian
Grant Street Inn
, 310 N Grant St (tel 812/334-2353,
; $130-160). The
Indiana Memorial Union
on Seventh and Park (tel 812/856-6381), a good source of campus information, also offers a range of cheap places to
eat
. Student bars and cafAŠs are strung out along Kirkwood Avenue, including the vegetarian
Laughing Planet
, at no. 322 E Fifth St (tel 812/323-2233). Among the wide range of ethnic restaurants in town are the Tibetan
Snow Lion
, 113 S Grant Ave (tel 812/336-0835), and the wonderful
Siam House
, 430 E Fourth St (tel 812/331-1233). The
Runcible Spoon
, 412 E Sixth St (tel 812/334-3997), is a favorite place for breakfast, coffee and dessert, while the
Brewpub at Lennie's
, 1795 E Tenth St (tel 812/323-2112), is the best place in town for microbrewed ales. Other useful information
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