Though I very much disliked my ride to my friend Meghan's apartment via Lincoln's highway on Tuesday, it was appropriate that I arrived using this route. My only other experience with this road was with Meghan a little over a year ago as we took one last road trip to bid farewell to the West.
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Yesterday was a great day. Meghan drove my dad and I across the border to Wisconsin where we experienced amazing cheese sandwiches, brats, cheese and cauliflower soup, and fresh, local potato chips at Baumgartner's, the oldest cheese shop in Wisconsin. We tossed dollar bills (weighted with a stack of quarters and a tack) to the ceiling where they will remain until Cheese Days, the third weekend in September, when they will be donated to a local charity.
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| My dad posing in front of Baumgartner's. Monroe, WI. |
After lunch, Meghan drove us to New Glarus Brewing. I've had beer from New Glarus before and I really enjoyed it, but I didn't expect to like every single beer I tried and I was STUNNED when my dad also liked every beer he tried. He has mentioned several times on this trip that he likes "clean, crisp, American beer" and not the "sludge, craft beer" that I like. At New Glarus, my dad discovered that not all of the beer I like is the "sludge" that he dislikes. The bottom line: New Glarus is my favorite and I think it's my dad's favorite, too.
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| My dad, me, and Meghan at New Glarus Brewing. |
Our final stop on our mini-road trip: Dragon Popcorn (a gem in Meghan's former small town). We walked out with Cheddar, Bacon Cheddar, and Puppy Chow flavored popcorn and acquired Choco-Roon (macaroon flavored popcorn!) from Meghan. The tastiest popcorn I've ever had.
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Today's tunes:
Let It Be Me - Ray LaMontagne
Rivers and Roads - The Head and The Heart
You and I - Ingrid Michaelson
1952 Vincent Black Lightning - The Mammals
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