An Urban lake

 

We headed out for Amy’s Birthday weekend get away.  She was turning 29 for the 11^th time and a get way was called for doing it properly.  We had reservations at The Cove and took the drive down to Lake Geneva after work.  I had always heard about the area as Chicago’s Playland and that was certainly true.  We spent the weekend wandering around the boutique shops and eating.  The first night dinner was poorly chosen by me be we did find a nice place, Sopra Bistro, for a wine and a chocolate shop that we would hit several more times over the course of the weekend.  The weather was cold but that made it easier to shop for scarves and Amy found two that were both functional, immediately, and cute.  Saturday morning we walked over to Avant Cycle for Coffee and ten a short trip to a couple’s message with hot stones. We did find Simple Café for a late breakfast.  It was a wait, but worth it.  We bought some CBD oil across the street and tried it later as we walked along the beach.  Chilled from our walk we found some fireplaces on the patio and enjoyed some drinks and appetizers while we waited to load the boat for our Historical tour around the Lake.  We were fortunate to grab seats by the only heater on the open-air boat.  The history of influence, affluence, and arson on the lake shore was impressive for sure with all the big names in Old Chicago being well presented.  We took the long walk to the Mediterranean and waited a the bar for dinner.  The steaks surely filled up our hungry bellies.  Sunday morning was time to go home but we weren’t ready for the trip to end.  We drove farther west to Williams bay, ultimately for no reason, we were searching for Breakfast but got told to leave by a group of board showers and headed back to Lake Geneva.  We hit the chocolate shop again and a few stores that we wanted to double check and then headed northeast towards home: feeling relaxed and ready for the next trip to come.