Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Weekend trip to WI

Every year we try to go on a littl getaway not too far from home around the time of my birthday. Most of the time we go to the Grand Geneva resort in Lake Geneva, WI. That's where we went a couple of weeks ago. It was a nice long and relaxing weekend. We spent some time at the indoor water park at the neighboring resort and had 2 really excellent dinners - one at the Geneva Chop House and another at a quaint restaurant inside of an old house called Gilbert's. I would definitely recommend Gilbert's if you are ever in Lake Geneva. We ordered dinner off of the menu. However, one of the options there is to order a 4, 6 or 7 course surprise meal prepared by the chef. If we go again, we plan to do that. Everything was incredible and not only tasted good but also looked beautiful! The chef is very artistic!


The entrance to the Grand Geneva!

Gilbert's Restaurant. We ate on the front porch, right there behind the big glass windows! There was a big water fountain on the porch and beautiful tables with white linens and fantastic service. Everything was exquisitely prepared.


It's hard to see, but this stop sign lights up. It is powered by the sun. I thought it was cool, so I took a picture. You can see the solar panel at the top of the sign.



The wait staff at the Geneva Chop House, which is inside of the hotel, not only gave me this rose when we arrived for dinner, but also gave me a big beanpod candle for my birthday and a free dessert sample platter with creme brulee, chocolate cake, raspberry cheesecake and carrot cake.

Some of the ski slopes at the Grand Geneva.

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