A couple weeks ago, I went to Madison, Wisconsin to run a marathon. I ran in a skirt, with a guy friend of mine, also in a skirt. It was a little much, even for me. But that’s not the point. The point is, I never got around to forcing anyone to look at the photos from Madison. Which you should. Because I liked it there.
So dim the lights, sit back, relax, pretend you’re in someone’s basement in the 80’s, and look at my vacation pictures. And like it. Or something.
I loved the water. I always love water. That is the one thing missing from Colorado. Well, that and sub-tropic temperatures nine months out of the year. Which is also something missing from Wisconsin, I think. Darn.
Madison is the capital of Wisconsin. Did you remember that from your grade school days? Because I didn’t, and insisted it was Milwaukee. Right up until I saw the capital building. Which is when I went back to taking pictures instead of talking. Stick with what works, that’s what I always say.
They also love red there. Like, um, really love it. Like if I loved anything as much as they love red you’d talk about me behind my back. I think it’s like some kind of school thing. Yeah, and probably that it gets so dang cold in the winter that they have to paint everything red just to remember what hot looks like.
Between that and beer, I guess that’s how they survive winter.
Either that, or they just stand next to this guy:
I’ll bet he never gets cold, playin’ that hot, hot Jazz all day long.
Okay, I made that up. And it was a little weird.
Or it’s possible they go here:
Because we are all majorly stunned that Lesley found the only tiki bar in the Northern U.S., right? Yes, it is shocking.
My friends had to drag me away. Away from the wafting scent of Bahama Mamas, nonetheless.
(And if you’re terribly annoyed by that apostrophe right now, then you and I, my friend, are not that different.)
Instead, I settled for ice cream. Yeah, who’s on the summer diet bandwagon? Not me, apparently.
But they were at least honest about it:
I just loved that mid-west charm.
I can definitely see myself going back again. There are at least 30-40 days out of the year where I’d be able to survive in less than seventeen layers of clothing.
If only the running part were as easy as the tourist part.
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Eat carrots. That’s awesome!
I’ve often said I want to hire a sax player to follow me around and play the soundtrack to my life.
“You want nutrition, eat carrots” I love it!!!
And I thought I might only want to visit that state for the cheese! Beautiful pics – thanks for sharing.
“What hot looks like…” Tee, hee
“Boat-loads of luscious flavors…?” Is that sign correct? I always thought it was “butt-loads” — because I’m four, apparently. Now that I think of it “butt-loads” doesn’t make a lot of sense. Unless, you are talking about ice cream. Which they are. So, it must be butt-loads and they must’ve had the same person who misplaced the apostrophe make their sign as well.
OK, just need to post this now, I need to finish looking at the pictures too but I just had to say that isn’t the only tiki bar. You need to come to Minneapolis and man can I take you to an awesome tiki bar! http://www.psychosuzis.com/
It’s all so beautiful! Except for that errant apostrophe. Ruined the whole thing for me, it did!
Wow! Now I think I want my next vacation to be in madison, wis. The pictures you took show off such a lively and welcoming place!!
I’ve heard that Madison is a cute town and this pretty much solidifies that idea.
I’ve been to Madison in November. It was freezing. Never want to go back.
Despite the weather, there was a good number of people running along the lake. I don’t know how they did it.
Isn’t Wisconsin where the happy cows go? The ice cream then is a must! Can you imagine what ice cream made from happy cows making happy milk must taste like??? YUM!
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