Doubletree Madison

... Wisconsin, we proudly donned some cheese heads and Sammy got his picture made with the giant farmer holding cheese and a sausage. You'd have to be there to understand. Minnesota has really taken on environmental issues with hundreds of huge windmills. The last stop of the day was dinner in Sioux Falls, SD. We ate at Bob's made famous in the Roadfood book. It was as described. We love it and the owners. Time for bed. On to Mt Rushmore........

... 2009 Pug Hug. I also walked up State St and took photos of people. I enjoyed these photos so posted them here too.<br><br>This is the end of this section of the blog. I plan on continuing to travel, in fact I'm writing this from Ashland OR where I have not taken my camera out of it's bag yet...hmmmm.<br><br>1 year, 40,000 miles, improved physical health, lots of adventures, visits to beautiful place, and connecting with new and old friends.<br>

... the popular and<br>delicious Chicago beef sandwich and I have to admit i caved and ordered<br>a huge plate of<br>msg-filled Chinese food from 'Panda Express' :) <br><br>We<br>were still pretty energetic so we decided to ride for another couple of<br>hours.... we hit a massive traffic jam about 30 kms into it and were<br>stuck for quite a while. More clutch-control exercises for me!! There<br>was a major car crash on the other side but traffic did ...

... definitely something I've been looking forward to since we started.<br><br>We're staying America's Best Value Inn and value it is. For $44 USD we get a king-size bed, free wifi, cable tv, an outdoor pool, and the breakfast - phenomenal! There are waffle makers that you can help yourself to, scrambled eggs, potatoes, sausages, cereal, bagels, pastries and American style grits! They sure do value their food here, especially in quantity!<br>

... a market-lover was coming, because as it so happens, today was the market's opening day! Probably as a result of this opening, combined with the sunny 25-degree weather, crowds of people gathered around the State Capitol. The market offers everything from Wisconsin cheese and bison meat to organic dog treats and tye-dye everythings. I spent the afternoon walking through the university campus and along the waterfront. The weather changed by early evening ...

... iced over for the hardy fisher people. I reconnected with my friends at line dance and actually remembered some of the dances. <br><br>Stayed in Madison for 2 weeks while I caught up on doctor appointments. I was reminded why I left as the weather was damp and cold and my body responded with pain. Oh well.<br>

Today was spent with a small trip to visit my friend Sarah in Madison. We went down to state street where we ate at my favorite gellato cafe. We spent the afternoon going into boutiques trying on random dresses. I realized how many restruants and other places there are that I would love to stop and try down there. After that part of our day we sat down by the water near ...

... at the center, or will I need to stay at a hotel nearby? Any further details will be helpful. If you have any contact information for the other Americans who previously worked at the center/missions I thought that perhaps they may be a good contact to share their experiences with me. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you so very much for your time and consideration. I am counting the days until I leave for Addis Ababa... Sincerely, Amber Lynn Siewert

... the best we could do was peer in the window in the sprinkling rain. The grounds were beautiful and downtown compact. Facts: Wisconsin was the THIRTIETH state. Date: May 29, 1848 State Nickname: Badger State Key Words: lakes, university, carillon, Wright, zoo Madison was a wilderness when the legislature selected the site for the state capital and the state university. Today a beautiful white ...

... of Washington, DC that I've been to. I did some sketches of the animals and I might scan some of them to add but they are a little disorganized. As I remember my two favorites were the kangaroos and the orangutans that had a scale in the cage and you could see their weight when they got on it. Also the ...