Blogs from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North America

Hier était une longue journée. J'aurais bien dormi un peu ce matin, mais non. Mon train Amtrak pour Milwaukee étant à 8:15h, j'ai dû me lever à 6h. Arrivée à Milwaukee à 10:15h, je suis allée au musée Harley-Davison. C'est leur Mecque, là où les frères ont parti leur entreprise de vélos à moteur (=motor cycles). Le musée est à-côté de la gare de train, donc pas de stress. J'ai pris 1h pour faire le tour, sans le resto, le shop et je ne sais quoi d'autre! Si vous y allez avec des maniaques, prévoyez au moins une demie-journée. Je ne saurais pas dire s'ils y exposent TOUTES les versions depuis 1903, mais il y en a beaucoup, sur 2 étages. Il y a même une motoneige. Je devais me rendre au baseball pour le match ... read more

The blog will be short today as this is a rest day and we're not doing much. We both intended to sleep in this morning and we had good intentions, but the older I get, the more difficult I find it to sleep later. So we were both up by 6:30. After a quick breakfast, we headed back up to the room to relax and watch a little politics on television. We normally don't watch any television while we're on these road trips, but we both wanted to see this. It only lasted a couple of hours, and we were ready to find something not to strenuous to do for the afternoon. We mailed another package of stuff back home, and decided to tour the Pabst Mansion before tackling the laundry. The Pabst Mansion was the ... read more

Thanks to a fun Washington Husky road game against Illiionis at Soldier Field, I had the opportunity to head up to Milwaukee for a Friday night game to see my 30th ballpark. Ballpark: Miller Park Team: Milwaukee Brewers Date: September 13, 2013 Score: Brewers 5, Reds 1 The Good: Beautiful entryway (very welcoming!). The sausage race! Very cool how people tailgate a bit for the games (obviously a huge tradition for all Wisconsin teams). Not glamorous, but visually appealing in most ways. Good crowd for a team that was really struggling. The Bad: Ryan Braun posters throughout (when he was suspended!). While good in most regards, it wasn't spectacular in many. It felt like it was in the middle of nowhere (i.e. no bar scene nearby, which is a huge minus in my book). Miscellaneous: The ... read more

This is my first official entry for my new travel blog. I am not off on an exciting trip to an exotic location currently but stay tuned for some more interesting entries about fun trips to places both near and far!... read more

Began the day with a 9amfactory tour of the Harley Davidson manufacturing unit outside of the city in Menomonee Falls. Here they produce engines and transmissions for the final assembly plants in York Pennsylvania and Kansas City Missouri. They employ around 900 staff here working 24hrs around the clock. Each employee is able to buy 2 Harley's a year at a significantly discounted price and they must keep the bikes for a minimum of 12 months before reselling. The free guided tour takes you through the factory line and offers a limited view of the assembly line and machining areas. The tour gives you an insight into the inner workings of these bikes using both robot and man power. Geoff says it was a great tour - it didn't mean too much to me though I ... read more