Easter Holidays March 2008

Easter holidays - bliss! Two whole weeks off and nothing to do, just hang out and chill in Chicago! Which I haven't really done since arriving here in August, what with jetting off to Canada, Jamaica and Utah! I had grand plans of doing lots of interesting museums/gallaries/cultural things, but really it was just a two-week long binge fest of brunch, lunch and dinner, shopping, coffee, drinking wine, eating pizza, sleeping in ............ you get the picture!

However we did manage a little mini-break in a log cabin; about 3 hours north into Wisconsin. The scenery on the drive up was a bit disappointing, the Midwest is just flat and not very pretty, certainly nothing compared with Utah. But it was nice to get away and out little log cabin was tucked away in the woods and provided a lot of relaxation, fun and interesting woodland walks! We drove up early on morning and stocked up on food and wine (ridiculous Wisconsin law - EVERYONE at the checkout must carry a valid ID if you're buying alcohol - what happens if you're with your 5 year old, we asked? Or your teenage daughter? Or if your friend isn't 21 but wasn't planning on drinking anyway?! I did start thumping the counter and shouting about democracy and having the freedom to make up my own mind who was going to drink alcohol ..........!) Anyway, moving on!

Click on the photos on the right to get a better view and more of a commentary. We did fun things like standing on a frozen lake (something only insane people do, surely?!) - we made the dog do it first to check it was ok! We stopped off in Madison (capital of Wisconsin) on the way home and had Cornish pasties for lunch! Almost as good as the real thing! We also saw old men out on the lake, ice fishing. Will give that a miss, I think.

2 whole months til my next holiday! How will I survive?!