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October 2, 2013
 

Wisconsin

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    Checkin at Mars Cheese Castle
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      We woke up in Rockford, Illinois this morning which just happened to be home of the sock monkey.

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      Red heeled socks were invented here and there are sculptures of sock monkeys all over town.

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      A short drive north on the motorway, we crossed the state line into Wisconsin.

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    Checkin at Sci Fi Cafe
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      When I spotted a Sci Fi Cafe on the map, we knew we had to take a short detour to Burlington so we could check in out.

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      Though the cafe was filled with toys aliens and supernatural exhibits, the staff seemed to be lacking in any sense of humour, so we ordered our coffee to go.

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    Checkin at Mars Cheese Castle
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      We spotted this dreamy retro car nearby.

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      Our next stop was the Mars Cheese Castle, a castle which wasn't made of cheese but sold lots of it.

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    Checkin at INTERNATIONAL EXPORTS LTD (SAFE HOUSE) MILWAUKEE
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      We went for lunch at The Safe House, a restaurant for spies in Milwaukee. You enter the restaurant through an unmarked door in a back alley which leads you in to a tiny room.

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      You then punch yourself in and a secret door opens in a bookcase.

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      You then walk through a long tunnel and another wall opens where you're met by a hostess who shows you to your table.

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      I ordered the 'we better stop meeting like this' veggie burger.

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      After dinner we explored the rest of the restaurant. It was gigantic with tunnels, hidden rooms and fun things to find everywhere.

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    After lunch we walked down to the riverfront where there was a Bronze Fonz.

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    We then went for a drive along the lake which was so pretty.

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    Checkin at Kopp's Frozen Custard
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      We stopped at Kopp's Frozen Custard and ordered a scoop of butter brickle.

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      It tasted like a creamier version of ice cream but Tom didn't want to eat it because it was custard and I was only able to manage half of this giant scoop on my own.

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    We passed a housing estate called The Shire on our way out of town and couldn't resist having a look.

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    All the streets had names from the hobbit like Misty Mountain Drive and Brandywine Lane.

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    There was even a tiny little hobbit house with a light inside.

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    Checkin at Don Q Inn
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      That evening we slept in a hot air balloon in a double height motel room with the balloon suspended from the ceiling. It was so cool!

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