We are beginning with the city of Madison, and a visit with our Jojoba Hills buddies, Don and Sara Schultz. They spend Jojoba's hottest months here in the Wisconsin capital getting a grandkids fix, and also in the Minneapolis area to visit their older daughter. For now, we are joining them at a very nice county park within the city limits of Madison. After spending more than thirty years as teachers in this area, Don and Sara have a bunch to show us.
Although Madison is the state capital, in its heart it is really a college town. I was so busy listening to Don and Sara's narrative and gawking at the huge U of W campus that I didn't take a single picture until we took a breath for dinner at Paisan's, one of the city's favorite restaurants (and a Schultz must for visiting friends) overlooking one of the city lakes.
For the next few days we were taken on a grand tour of the Madison area - an artist colony (where the real pro photographer goes off on his own search,) the rolling hills of their old neighborhood (we saw the apple orchard,) and the amazing campus of an information technology company called Epic, which develops and markets, successfully, (it's in nearly every medical office in the country) patient tracking and billing software.
Then a tasty lunch at the Bavaria Sausage House. Don gave us lesson on the proper method for preparing real Wisconsin brats. Can't wait to try it when we get home.
The next day we walked the downtown streets and the Capitol building. They were getting set up for an evening concert on the green there, but that didn't stop us from touring the grounds. Finished it off with some ice cream.
Thanks, you guys. Had a great time, and look forward to more when we get to Minneapolis.
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