It's our last morning in Madison.
Jason went for a short run and a quick workout then we went for a swim.
I wanted to go and get an ice cream before we left since I couldn't eat it last night so we went there for a a walk, it's not that far from out hotel.
It didn't open until 11 so instead we decided to go for something to eat.
Along the way we passed a stationary store so we stopped in to have a look around.
Jason is considering making a travel journal just for a spot to put all the mementos we get so we were looking around to what they had.
Their journals were beautiful but expensive so we are going to look at a dollar store or something.
This teeny one with the fairies we did end up getting - it will a nice gift for Ivy to give to Freya.
Casetta is a popular sandwich spot in Madison - we came last time we were here and it was so good, we figured why not come back?
We got there around 10:45 and there was already a line.
The special today was a chicken cutlet sandwich so Jason ordered that and I got the turkey and provolone.
They have a good system in there and it took only a couple minutes to get our sandwiches and everything is so fresh.
We also got pasta fagioli which came with some of the focaccia bread and one of their salted chocolate chip cookies.
You can get your sandwich on the focaccia bread or on this Dutch bread which is what we both chose.
As you can see, their sandwiches are huge - I could only eat half.
That's ok though - I'll eat the rest later.
Then it was back to the Chocolate Shoppe for ice cream.
The neon sigh was cute - You want nutrition, eat carrots.
Then the bags they sell go even further - I love it.
They have sooo many flavors to chose from.
We got three scoops in a dish together.
We got a scoop each of these two flavors, both were good.
Then a scoop of this $&@! just got serious.
Then we just shared because I knew I couldn't eat a lot but I really wanted some.
This ice cream is so smooth and creamy - it's some of the best ice cream I've ever had.
This downtown area is so nice - I love walking around here.
All good advice.
We stopped into another stationary store - these little cards with paint shades are nice but I'm not sure what you are supposed to do with them.
More good advice.
We walked back to our hotel then to get the car.
This is such a nice hotel - we stayed here last time and if we ever come again - I'm sure we will stay here again.
It has all kinds of really comfy seating areas.
There is a badger in the lobby - I didn't get it last time but now I know that Bucky Badger is the mascot for Wisconsin University which is in Madison.
Jason found a comfy spot to wait for me while I was getting a latte.
There is a Starbucks connected to the hotel which is another great thing about the hotel.
Another lovely seating area in the hotel.
I had to test them out before we left.
Even the floor in here is beautiful.
Our next destination is Wisconsin Dells - we are going to stay there for 2 nights.
Mural on the side of a building we passed on the way there.
We made a pitstop on the way at Dr. Evermor's Sculpture Park - Jason had seen it on Atlas Obscura.
It's kind of in the middle of nowhere but we found it.
Welcome to the world of Dr. Evermor.
It was pretty impressive right from the get go.
Every which way you looked there was something cool to see.
The amount of creativity in this place was impressive.
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We both took so many pictures - I'm going to include a bunch of them here but I'm not going to caption all of them.
There were a lot of bird like creatures.
This is the Forevertron - it was pretty amazing.
What an imagination.
Little insect looking guy.
Little characters all over the place.
I like this guys hair.
The fish was neat.
So was this one.
Little souvenirs they had for sale.
Another bird.
The telescope looking thing on the Forevertron was awesome.
These little guys were all lined up under the Forevertron.
This guy with the steel wool hair - one of my favorites.
Just SO much to see.
So many goofy little characters.
Love this crab guy.
The Forevertron from the backside.
More cute little guys with steel wool hair.
This alien guy was great.
It's pretty amazing what you can make with a bunch of junk.
They have these funny little personalities with their tilted heads and big eyes and things.
This guy looks like a little rocker dude.
Lots of materials ready for building new creations.
I think maybe this is his work station.
Just a spiral staircase.
More birds.
Frog band.
One last little guy before we go.
We really enjoyed this stop,
I think we could have looked around for another hour and seen all new things.
It is amazing how much creativity some people have.
I would highly recommend this one.
We stopped at the outlet malls in Wisconsin Dells on our way in.
Freya would be all over this.
It's a really nice covered but open mall if that makes sense.
We found a five dollar store and picked up some journaling supplies.
Me made a stop at Walmart too and they had a bunch of pots of flowers for sale.
They looked so nice all lined up together.
Jason found a great deal - a sweet potato pie for .20 cents.
We looked for a spot to have some supper and stopped into this food truck place on the main drag.
I loved the whole theme of the place.
These vehicles all look so great.
This van was made into a pop station.
The mural was nice.
There was even an actual bus mounted from the ceiling with seating inside.
There was a VW van they had made into a seating area as well.
Like a mini booth.
We didn't really want burgers or tacos for supper though so we left and found another spot to have supper.
We found the River's Edge Pub & Grill that seems to be a favorite of the locals.
It was old school inside - great vibe.
It was packed too - that's a good sign.
They had an all you can eat buffet going on so we opted for that, it was only 18 bucks o a great deal.
The buffet had fried chicken, boiled cod, fried cod, salads, mac & cheese, boiled carrots & potatoes.
Fresh made bread too with carraway seeds in it.
It was good.
It was a nice spot so after dinner, we went for a walk around.
We walked down to the water.
I think the big trees are part of the reason why I love it here so much.
There was a movie theater in town so we went to a movie.
We saw the new Spiderman movie and we both really liked it.
Then it was back to our crappy room.
We checked in earlier when we first got into town.
We are staying at Mt. Olympus resort - we thought it would be fun to check out one of the resorts while we are here.
The stuck us in a room that is in a building off site - the furthest one from the water park out of all of their buildings so that was sucky.
Then when we got into our room, it was very bare bones, such a downgrade compared to what we stayed in last night.
And it doesn't even have a window - there's a board with a mural on it attached to the wall where a window should be.
The beds felt like they were going to be uncomfortable.
I was kind of bummed and we thought about maybe just getting a room somewhere else but the rooms this weekend are super expensive.
So then we thought we'd maybe just spend one night here then tomorrow night go somewhere else.
But after a few hours, I'm ok with staying here the 2 nights we booked.
Just now that we know, I would not ever stay here again.
Got all my steps in.
That's all for today, until next time, be happy!
