What I Did On My Summer Vacation
The following will only be of real interest to a small circle of friends, but here goes…
We travelled up to Wisconsin for our vacation this Summer in order to attend Linda’s niece’s wedding, and to do some sightseeing and catching up with relatives along the way. We first drove up to Naperville, Illinois, to visit Linda’s sister and her family. Had a very nice get-together, and then drove on to Madison, (we didn’t have time to sight see in nearby Chicago).
Now, Madison is where my Father grew up, and I have a lot of pleasant memories of visiting there virtually every Summer while growing up, and visiting his family. All are now gone, and I confess to a certain bittersweet feeling going back to the old stomping grounds. But State Street, (the main drag there) is still vibrant and fun. Got to visit the world famous Ian’s Pizza, and had fun rummaging through several great bookstores, including Avol’s and Paul’s – two of the best used books stores that I’ve ever been in for political and historical titles. And of course, I had to eat some pizza from Rocky Rococo’s, (a must for any Firesign Theatre fans).
While in Madison, we got to hang out with Linda’s nieces, and took some wonderful day trips. The first was to the little town of New Glarus, to tour and sample the New Glarus Brewery, (Yum!). And the other was at the one and only House On The Rock. We’ve visited before, and it is a Must See. Fun stuff!
After a few days, we meandered up to Lacrosse for the wedding, which was wonderful. And then back home. The ride was one of the easiest we’ve ever taken – only two traffic jams, one of them quite short-lived. This is the first time we’ve taken our one year old Hyundai on any type of long-ish trip, and I was impressed: we averaged about 36mpg and it handled near-constant speeds of between 65-85 mph beautifully. And now it’s time to get back into the daily grind. But I would like to thank Gail, David, Julie, Rachel, Josh, Hannah, Susan and James for a wonderful time. And particularly thank Katie and Jesse for the invitation to their delightful wedding – CONGRATULATIONS!
We travelled up to Wisconsin for our vacation this Summer in order to attend Linda’s niece’s wedding, and to do some sightseeing and catching up with relatives along the way. We first drove up to Naperville, Illinois, to visit Linda’s sister and her family. Had a very nice get-together, and then drove on to Madison, (we didn’t have time to sight see in nearby Chicago).
Now, Madison is where my Father grew up, and I have a lot of pleasant memories of visiting there virtually every Summer while growing up, and visiting his family. All are now gone, and I confess to a certain bittersweet feeling going back to the old stomping grounds. But State Street, (the main drag there) is still vibrant and fun. Got to visit the world famous Ian’s Pizza, and had fun rummaging through several great bookstores, including Avol’s and Paul’s – two of the best used books stores that I’ve ever been in for political and historical titles. And of course, I had to eat some pizza from Rocky Rococo’s, (a must for any Firesign Theatre fans).
While in Madison, we got to hang out with Linda’s nieces, and took some wonderful day trips. The first was to the little town of New Glarus, to tour and sample the New Glarus Brewery, (Yum!). And the other was at the one and only House On The Rock. We’ve visited before, and it is a Must See. Fun stuff!
After a few days, we meandered up to Lacrosse for the wedding, which was wonderful. And then back home. The ride was one of the easiest we’ve ever taken – only two traffic jams, one of them quite short-lived. This is the first time we’ve taken our one year old Hyundai on any type of long-ish trip, and I was impressed: we averaged about 36mpg and it handled near-constant speeds of between 65-85 mph beautifully. And now it’s time to get back into the daily grind. But I would like to thank Gail, David, Julie, Rachel, Josh, Hannah, Susan and James for a wonderful time. And particularly thank Katie and Jesse for the invitation to their delightful wedding – CONGRATULATIONS!
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