October 1 - 2
Yet another great weekend in America. We took a 5 hour road trip to visit second-cousin Michael at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee is a pretty nice city with a lot of character. There are a
lot of old mansions and buildings -we toured the Pabst Mansion, which
belonged to the late owner of the famous Pabst Brewery - but there are also
many modern, architecturally fascinating buildings in the city like the Milwaukee
Art Museum, for example.
While in Milwaukee I got to try bowling for the first time! (Count on Aunt Cindy to ensure I don't miss out on any American traditions)... We also took a little walk around the Marquette campus, which was interesting to see because it is quite different to K-State; it is right in the city and is a mid-sized private school.
Wisconsin is well known for it's dairy industry so we made sure to stop at a cheese house on the way home on Sunday afternoon... Apart from that I must mention that the drive between MN and WI is very beautiful, especially along the Mississippi River during Fall with all the coloured leaves!
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| Michael and I |
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| Tonnes of fun... but I need a lot more practice! lol |
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| Trying a different coloured ball to see if it might change my luck :) |
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| We had dinner at this nice little Japanese restaurant in downtown Milwaukee. |
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| Wisconsin is famous as the Cheese capital of the USA, so it was necessary to make a stop! |
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| Practically every different type of cheese one can think of... |
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| Moo! |
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| The Mississippi separates Minnesota and Wisconsin |
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| Nice fall day to drive back home |
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| the red Prius |
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| On Sunday evening, back home in Minnesota, we watched a Prohibition documentary and ate different flavoured cheeses with crackers |
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