Saturday, August 1, 2009

Milwaukee Adventures

Time to hit the road again: This time, we decided on Milwaukee -- a good place to check out the beer scene, do laundry and re-acclimate to civilization as we contemplate our final destination. On the way, however, John decided to go off the map. This decision necessitated a consultation with an official from the Wisconsin DOT to steer us in the right direction.

Our first stop in Milwaukee: Lakefront Brewery, which brews in strict accordance to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. Six bucks gets you a 45-minute tour (very interesting), four beers (very tasty), and two souvenir glasses (the kind you drink from, not the kind you need to see with after drinking the four beers).

We love downtown Milwaukee's Historic Third District, where we are staying in the old Gimbel's Department Store, now converted to a Marriott. Today, we got a glimpse of a forthcoming movie being filmed here called No God, No Master and ate lunch at the historic Public Market.


Riverwalk is a great place to get some exercise, catch the Milwaukee nightlife and, of course, drink more beer.


Thankful for my Midwest family

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