Diary for Daniel Tours America


Madison, Wisconsin

2008-06-24

It would appear that Colin was right.  The women here in Wisconsin are incredibly good looking. 

Madison is the capital city of the state and a university town, situated between several large lakes so that it feels like it`s on an island.   It`s cool without being scruffy, liberal without being krusty, and young without being immature.

After a huge cooked breakfast from my hosts Ralph and Alma I strolled into town along the narrow strip of land between the lakes, reaching the State Capitol just in time for a tour.  The building was much the same as most other capitols, but was still good to see from the inside.  It`s particularly ornate, with an awful lot of imported marble and gold leaf (to stop it burning like the previous one did).

I then walked up and down the main street, State Street, toward the university, stopping in a museum on the way.  My lunch was some cheese from one of the many local dairies.  I tried to protest that this orange cheddar should not be considered Wisconsin`s typical cheese, since real cheddar is white and is matured in Cheddar, UK, but it fell on deaf ears.