As we experience another summer of the Milwaukee festival season we again headed downtown to enjoy the miniature Eiffel tower that is erected every year for Bastille Days. I made sure we had the obligatory picture of Jo standing beneath it and then we headed off to enjoy some music and festival food. Didn't find anything to buy this year but Jo was intrigued by the display of the Periodic Table of Wisconsin (they also had other states). This took the cities in a state and listed them by size using the framework of the periodic table. Cute, but not something I think we need on the walls. Unfortunately, the bands on the stages when we were there didn't really speak to us, especially since none of them were singing in French at the time. Last year, we happened to be there when a chorus of school kids from France was on stage which seemed perfect for the event.
To keep the festival spirit going, we attended the air and water show on the Milwaukee lake front on Saturday. Kathy and John came over from Madison and Drew, Amy, and Luna (their puppy/dog) also joined us. The weather cooperated this year with blue skies and no fog although it did get a bit hot sitting in the sun for a couple of hours. The show didn't disappoint as we got to see planes doing all sorts of acrobatics some of which involved spinning the plane out of control as it plummeted downward. Certainly not something for the faint of heart or easily disoriented - which means not something I'm likely to take up in my retirement years.
Naturally the highlight of the show are the combat jets - we got to see both an Air Force F-15 (at least that is what I thought it was) and the Blue Angels flying their F-18's. It is always fascinating to see how fast these planes can move - even though they probably aren't flying at their top speed for the show. I still think it would be cool to fly in one although I would probably be airsick the whole time (I just googled how to get a ride in a fighter jet, apparently unless you are a celebrity, in the media, or willing to fly in a Russian MIG fighter jet that was decommissioned years ago - that sounds smart... - it ain't going to happen).
After the airshow it was time for some beers and a pretzel to rehydrate (yeah I know alcohol isn't rehydrating, don't rain on my parade) at Estabrook beer garden. This was Kathy's first visit this year and the polka band along with the great temperature in the shade made for a nice couple of hours enjoying a beer and the ambience. And for those being observant, yes, John did enjoy the full liter of beer like a good German would at a beer garden, not the puny half-liters the rest of us had.
As we experience another summer of the Milwaukee festival season we again headed downtown to enjoy the miniature Eiffel tower that is erected every year for Bastille Days. I made sure we had the obligatory picture of Jo standing beneath it and then we headed off to enjoy some music and festival food. Didn't find anything to buy this year but Jo was intrigued by the display of the Periodic Table of Wisconsin (they also had other states). This took the cities in a state and listed them by size using the framework of the periodic table. Cute, but not something I think we need on the walls. Unfortunately, the bands on the stages when we were there didn't really speak to us, especially since none of them were singing in French at the time. Last year, we happened to be there when a chorus of school kids from France was on stage which seemed perfect for the event.
To keep the festival spirit going, we attended the air and water show on the Milwaukee lake front on Saturday. Kathy and John came over from Madison and Drew, Amy, and Luna (their puppy/dog) also joined us. The weather cooperated this year with blue skies and no fog although it did get a bit hot sitting in the sun for a couple of hours. The show didn't disappoint as we got to see planes doing all sorts of acrobatics some of which involved spinning the plane out of control as it plummeted downward. Certainly not something for the faint of heart or easily disoriented - which means not something I'm likely to take up in my retirement years.
After the airshow it was time for some beers and a pretzel to rehydrate (yeah I know alcohol isn't rehydrating, don't rain on my parade) at Estabrook beer garden. This was Kathy's first visit this year and the polka band along with the great temperature in the shade made for a nice couple of hours enjoying a beer and the ambience. And for those being observant, yes, John did enjoy the full liter of beer like a good German would at a beer garden, not the puny half-liters the rest of us had.
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