Crazy Cheeseheads
I just recently got back from a 6 day trip to Madison, WI after speaking at a conference. When arriving in my hotel at 11 pm, I was surprised to find that I had been booked for a suite.
While I have no idea what person needs 2 bathrooms, 2 TVs, 5 chairs, a couch and several mini tables, it was still quite the luxury. There is a picture of the living room below, but
unfortunately the flash on my camera has died.
Throughout the next several days of meetings and conference activities, things stayed busy from 8 am to 8 pm. I visited the CUNA Mutual headquarters in Madison, which has several thousand
employees, and underground tunnels connecting one building to the next.
In the evenings, we often went out with clients as well as other conference attendees. One night we went out with 13 people in a limo and mini-van to various locations on State Street in Madison.
Let me tell you, people from Madison can hold their own. It seems as though everyone from Madison is capable of drinking profuse amounts.
Ironically, if you visit the Princeton Review website, you will see that
UW Madison is ranked at #3 when it comes to party schools.
On the morning of my departure I decided to take a run recommended by one of the locals. She recommended running to a peninsula type land formation sticking out into the lake, nearby the hotel,
which you can see in the picture below (sorry about the screen).
After running out to the peninsula, I realized it was much further than it looked. I then took a picture from the edge of the peninsula back at the hotel in the picture below.
The hotel was about 4 blocks from the State Capitol Building. I barely made it back in time for my flight.
In the meantime, I’ve got to get back to work. The phone doesn’t stop ringing around here.
Bryan
