We've returned from a spectacular week in Wisconsin visiting friends and family. We had amazing weather, no rain, rarely was it overcast, and temps were in the 70s and 80s. Humidity wasn't even that bad - just in our hotel room?! Not sure why that was.The hubby was kind enough to indulge my desire to visit my old stomping grounds. We had a wonderful day walking about Madison, my favorite city on the whole planet! We drove around the square (the capitol) and past two of my old apartments. Then we parked and actually went into the capitol, something my better half had never done before, which really surprised me. Wisconsin's capital is beautiful. Full of marble from all over the world, an incredible cupola with painted scenes, in fact all the ceilings had lovely paintings and artful details, and some portions had tiled mosaics. Just an amazing work in and of itself.
After wandering around the capitol we walked State street which starts at the capitol and finishes at University of Wisconsin Madison. State street is full of interesting shops, restaurants, coffee houses, and of course pubs! We only visited a coffee shop and paid $5.33 for TWO drinks, that's right TWO beverages! In California $5.33 would barely be enough for one specialty coffee drink.
We strolled through part of UW-Madison's campus, which is gorgeous. We ventured onto Union Terrace (pictured here). We also sauntered into the Rathskeller (also pictured below) which is a really, worth the trip if you're ever in the area. It's always dark in there no matter the time of day. Whenever I visit it I feel like I've been transported deep into Germany's past.
After our walking tour of Madison we went to little Waterloo to visit a friend of mine from 7th grade (Jenny). She looks the same as she did in High School! Her husband too. It was nice to meet her daughters. Her son, now 9, was just a baby the last time I saw him. He looks just like his father. The girls are sweet and it was great to see Jenny's dream come true. When we met those many, many years ago she always knew what she wanted: attend Edgewood College for nursing, be a nurse, get married, have children, raise them in Waterloo... and she's doing exactly that. I'm very happy for her.
From Waterloo we headed west on Hwy-19 to Watertown to see the folks.
At the family farm, which is not farmed by my folks, but rather just a lovely home in the country with fields surrounding it that are farmed by actual farmers. We played several games of the new and improved Clue board game. That was quite fun, then it was time to head back to the hotel for much needed sleep.
Other fun events of the trip have already been noted in detail by the hubby, check them out (not in any particular order): corn maze, Miller Park, Old World Wisconsin. Aside from our "adventure" at SFO, it was a fantastic trip!
