Wine and Spirits Travel

It was day two in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , with my friend Lisa and the day would definitely end much differently than it started. It just goes to show you that you never know what’s going to happen next. Lisa and I were up early to head to the Milwaukee ArtMuseum . This museum had become as famous for its design as its exhibits.  The main feature was a set of “wings” that would open at 10:00 am when the museum opened, “flap” at noon, and close when the museum did at 5:00 pm. While we obviously couldn’t stay all day and watch the wings go, it was quite interesting to watch them open.  We then went inside and saw the phenomenal exhibits, which included art from Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh, Dali, and even Andy Warhol. It was fascinating and I hadn’t seen so many of my favorite artists since I was in Vienna . When we left the Art Museum, Lisa and I decided to take a long walk back downtown to the Milwaukee Public Market .  We admired a few buildings along the w

I had never been to Milwaukee before. I didn’t make it there during my traveling years and I hadn’t been there in the seven years I’ve been living in the Midwest. When I received an invitation to cover one of the biggest music festivals in the world that happened to be in Milwaukee, it didn’t take me long to say, “Yes!” My friend Lisa, who was living in Green Bay at the time, met me in Milwaukee for a girls’ weekend. Margaret Casey of Visit Milwaukee picked us up at the Hilton for our first day of tasting and touring. Our first stop was at Indulgence Chocolatiers . I wish we had a place like this in Champaign. Julie, the owner of Indulgence, fell in love with the chocolate shops in Europe and decided to open one in Milwaukee . She creates a selection of chocolate truffles, barks, and bars. Then, she pairs them with your choice of white wine, red wine, beer, whiskey, or cheese. Everything sounded scrumptious and we finally settled on sharing chocolate &