Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel 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>

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

... through their teeth simultaneoulsy, and predictably one woman called out, "but we have a Black President!" At this point we had already diverged from the topic of India's economy and had to get back on track, but our collective gut reaction got me thinking. I've been teaching in DC for 5 years in schools that are in practice almost entirely segregated, but Barack lives 4 ...

... 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>

... I had in Madison), and a place where I can call home. In June I bought my rig.  24 foot RV, mobile home actually.  It's November now and I have over 15,000 miles on her.  I bought her in California when I was there for my niece's graduation from UC Davis.   Drove the rig home to Madison then took a few weeks and got her ready to go on her "maiden voyage" to Alaska via ...

... so can you imagine the 'tourism' income! The place is full of middleclass America, all in their finery and celebrating their children, who are ready to take on the big wide world. You really get a sense of this being a powerhouse of the American lifestyle. Madison has a proud history of civil decent and student riots from the 60's which ...

... schools that week, the main research I did was on traveling to Asia - as India especially, has always been a place that seemed to be calling out to me. Fast forward to the spiritual retreat at the hostel. This weekend could not have been at a better time for me, just coming off of a week of reflection and complete change. Of all of the people who were at the hostel to enjoy the spiritual retreat (maybe 40 or so), one person in particular kept grabbing my attention. Her ...

... with you soon. Girum Asnake, ----- Original Message ----- From: amber lynn siewert To: mercy.ethiopia@gmail.com Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: Volunteer in Addis Ababa Hello, My name is Amber Lynn Siewert and I am writing to express my desire to volunteer with your organization. I will be traveling to Addis Ababa on May 24, 2006 and volunteering Children's Home Society Family Services for part of this time. When I read about ...

After moving from my nightspot I went to a roadside picnic area past Cambridge on route 12 and had my lunch. Then on to Madison, a new capitol for me but that was before I started touring all the capitol buildings. My main area of interest was the arborrtum, which I toured and then to the best free zoo ...