Minot to Milwaukee ...

(A) Minot   (B) Lakeville   (C) Milwaukee

Once we visit the Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot, ND we found our self a gas station and bought Freddie a drink and got on the road again. After some more car problems and a brief stop at Casselton (which I will talk about in a separate post) we made it to Lakeville which is just south of Minneapolis.

Where we met a really funny lady that work on the front desk of the Comfort Inn we stayed at. She gave us access to a couple of deals for 'Friends and Family of Comfort Inn' which gave us cheaper rates later in Niagara Falls, however I'm getting way ahead of myself. So after spending the night in Lakeville we headed for Milwaukee where Kim's friend Micheala lives. We ended up staying about 5 days in Milwaukee thanks to Freddie misbehaving again but it was actually a nice break from the constant driving. We stayed a few nights in a, well it was a really interesting motel that's all I have to say about it and after that Micheala was very kind by offering us some free accommodation.

While there for our unexpected longer stay we did some of the touristy things like wine tasting and stuffing our faces with Cheese. We also went to the Milwaukee Art Museum thanks to Micheala's sister who go us free tickets to an art exhibition there. I'm not really into art and wanking on about it but it was pretty good and I enjoyed it so I guess if enjoyed it, it must have been an art critics idea of a wet dream.

Milwaukee Art Museum with its wings up.

The Building on the other hand got me more excited it is amazingly designed with wings that raise up from the roof on the hour as far as I understand. They however didn't raise while we were there due to strong winds. I personally think it would make an awesome Cathedral and that Anglican Church in Christchurch should look at its design its pretty spectacular. It has another thing going for it. It has a massive window that looks out over Lake Michigan. But I can imagine sitting in a Cathedral Building like the Museum on a Sunday listening to the sermon and looking out over calming waters.

From the inside looking out towards the Lake Michigan

Besides visiting the Museum we also walked along the river and explored a couple of markets. However the most fun bit of our stay there for me was when we went to the Piano Duel Bar. The principle basically is that there is two pianist and they try and out play each other while taking request from the audience. In the end it had the feel of being a Karaoke Bar meet private concert with some comedy mixed into it. If you ever get the chance of going to one of these bars do so it's well worth it.

However like most things our time in Milwaukee was up and we had to move on our next bed would be back in friendly Canada in the City of Windsor but that's a tale for another day.

Till Laterz ...

Me and Kim Wine Tasting

Me, Kim and Micheala Wine Tasting

At the Duel Bar 

At the Duel Bar 

At the Duel Bar 

At the Duel Bar