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Reise der FMG 2009 nach Madison mit Besuch von Chicago und Washington
A group of eleven members of the Freiburg-Madison-Gesellschaft
Freiburg spent ten days in the US. We flew from Frankfort to
Chicago on 6 September and stayed three days in the Windy City.
From 9 through 12 September the group was generously received in
Freiburg's sister city Madison. We the participants would like to thank all those
members of the Sister City Committee and beyond who made our
stay such a memorable experience.
On our way back to Old Europe we
stopped in Washington. Also here our friends from Madison had
cared for us arranging a guided tour of the Capitol Building.
Some of us even listened to a Senate Session. We were back
in Frankfort in the morning of 16 September. The flight and
landing was like the whole trip smooth without any hick-up.
Following are some impressions of our trip. With the help of my
fellow travelers the picture gallery may have become a good reflection of our impressions,
encounters and adventures. Günther Kern ©GK, Georg von Savigny ©GvS, and Kendall
Schneider ©KS contributed their excellent photos of which I had to select
regrettably too few because of space limitations.
Chicago
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Tree lover by JP seen in front of Hancock Tower
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Red light sea-gull
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Boating and boozing in Chicago ©GK
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The Sears now Willis Tower taken from the boat
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Clouds move in or I get misty over you
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An octogenarian filming Oprah's Kickoff Party
with here white iPhone!! That's Chicago, my kind of town
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All dolled up for the jazz evening ©GvS
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Waiting for the show to begin ©GvS
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Buddy Guys Legend in full blues ©GvS
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I only have eyes for you ©GvS
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Briefing at Lowell Center with Ken verifying
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Maharaja presenting distinguished guest and car
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Betty Lou cruise on Lake Monona ©KS
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Lively discussions during the boat trip ©KS
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Madison's impressive skyline ©GK
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Among friends ©GvS
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Toni addresses Mayor Dave at the welcome dinner
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Many citizens love their mayor and his wife Dianne
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George: nostalgic on stage and jet-lagged backstage ©GvS
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State Senator Risser, primary democratic rock,
addresses us visitors at the Madison Capitol ending a tour arranged
by Dianne. He explained the virtue of the two chamber system used at Federal and
State level in the States
Right: A historic document and allegoric
painting in the Senate Chamber dating from 1913. The Goddess of Peace hands the laurel to
France whilst Germany and Britain discuss the naval treaty? The
three ladies did not follow. One year later World War I broke out
throwing Europe into blood, hunger and ruins
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We earned our picnic at the Edgewood College
following a most interesting sustainability tour organized by the
school's chief ecologist Tim Andrews.
Even Mike was impressed by Indian mounds (left)
and the renaturation of
Lake Wingra (right)
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The incredible Loon juggling with clubs and diavolo
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Burning my feet! Is Loon really going so far?
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No, only juggling with two fire persons watching
him close
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Taliesin. Dreaming in an Arcadian landscape
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No photos inside allowed but from inside out
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Bucolic details in the afternoon sun ©KS
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Wisconsin Riverside Resort
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Boating and boozing at the Wisconsin River ©GK
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Boating is fun but also hard work ©GvS
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Regaining force at the picnic with genuine
Wisconsin cheese ©GvS
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Skeptical looks: Too much meat at the Argentinean
restaurant ©GvS
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Topless through Washington ©GvS
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Passing the White House
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Stopover at the main station ©GvS
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Cuddle up with the President ©GvS
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Meet the presidential couple ©GvS
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Hi Michelle, let's have a coffee together ©GvS
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Approaching the Capitol ©GvS
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Passing the Capital's wind power
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At the Rotunda of the Capitol: The Declaration of
Independence by John Turnbull. John Adams is the small, George
Washington the tall guy
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Her is a close-up of George Washington
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This is not Otto von Bismark (1815-1898) but
George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) Governor and Senator of Idaho
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Thank you Madisonians for having made the guided tour of
the
Nation's Capitol possible ©GvS
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This oldest house in Georgetown is haunted
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At the Roosevelt Memorial: The President and his
dog facing the big depression
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A ranger at the Vietnam Memorial giving a helping
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The Lost Symbol eventually regained
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John F., Robert, and Edward Kennedy at Arlington
National
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