A road trip to
Milwaukee, WI and back! Long drives in the vicinity of the Great Lakes. Saw sun rise and sun set many a times, breathtaking views all along, with miles and miles of corn and soybean fields, wind turbines, hay
rolls etc. Stopped at Niagara Falls (never ceases to amaze me), camped two nights, one at Barrie, ON in Canada and another at St Ignace, MI. Took a tour of Mackinac island on horse-drawn carriages (Island highlights: Lots of history, Fudge and smell of horse poop), visited spectacular Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
in Munising, MI.
Reached cousin's home in New Berlin, WI. What a great time we all had, four cousins and our families! Suffice to say we made lots of sweet memories and I think we gave something to the kids that they will cherish forever. Day trip to Chicago (Willis Tower Skydeck, Navy Pier, Millenium Park. Nice ending to the day with music at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park). Next was a day trip to the beautiful Door County. Once again amazing views all along. Then it was another camping night at Dells, WI, this time all three families together. Having 'hoLige' meal at the campsite made it one-of-a-kind experience, thanks to my cousin for the thoughtful planning and preparing such scrumptious meals throughout our stay. Somewhere amongst all this, cousin and I squeezed in a trip to the mall. Next day was Noah's Ark, largest Water Park in America.
After a relaxing day at home in New Berlin, we made a trip to Springfield, IL (Visited Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and Lincoln 's Tomb: the words I remembered from my school history book came alive) and St. Louis, IL (Visited Gateway Arch, the tallest man-made monument in the United States and the Science Museum). A night of camping in the seemingly arid St. Louis area. Yet another relaxing day at home with all the cousins, and then drove 14 hours in one day from New Berlin, WI to Syracuse, NY for some fun with my almost 1 year old nephew and his parents. Trip had quite a few hikes, long walks at the lakes, ample beach and pool time. Still fighting a bit of post vacation blues today, but looking forward to the many fun things with friends and family that await here at home through the rest of the summer.
Reached cousin's home in New Berlin, WI. What a great time we all had, four cousins and our families! Suffice to say we made lots of sweet memories and I think we gave something to the kids that they will cherish forever. Day trip to Chicago (Willis Tower Skydeck, Navy Pier, Millenium Park. Nice ending to the day with music at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park). Next was a day trip to the beautiful Door County. Once again amazing views all along. Then it was another camping night at Dells, WI, this time all three families together. Having 'hoLige' meal at the campsite made it one-of-a-kind experience, thanks to my cousin for the thoughtful planning and preparing such scrumptious meals throughout our stay. Somewhere amongst all this, cousin and I squeezed in a trip to the mall. Next day was Noah's Ark, largest Water Park in America.
After a relaxing day at home in New Berlin, we made a trip to Springfield, IL (Visited Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and Lincoln 's Tomb: the words I remembered from my school history book came alive) and St. Louis, IL (Visited Gateway Arch, the tallest man-made monument in the United States and the Science Museum). A night of camping in the seemingly arid St. Louis area. Yet another relaxing day at home with all the cousins, and then drove 14 hours in one day from New Berlin, WI to Syracuse, NY for some fun with my almost 1 year old nephew and his parents. Trip had quite a few hikes, long walks at the lakes, ample beach and pool time. Still fighting a bit of post vacation blues today, but looking forward to the many fun things with friends and family that await here at home through the rest of the summer.
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