Welcome to the Looney Bin

Galena - Day 3: Rocky Waters Winery

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Rocky Waters Winery

After our trolley tour we decided we'd head back toward our motel and stop by a winery on the way for another tasting. This time we chose Rocky Waters Winery. It is in a gorgeous location and we got to taste a bunch of really good wine. I managed to control myself and only bought another 4 bottles :) I'll have enough wine to last a whole year! When we were getting ready to leave to head back to the motel we found out that due to the flooding that had been going on, the bridge that we needed to cross was out. They had to give direction for an alternate route to get back to our motel!

These were the four bottles I ended up choosing from there.

Gotta get me one of these tee shirts!

This was our tasting card.

Yeah, I want to go back there right now too. I pretty much think that every time I see a picture from Galena.

Galena - Day 3: Trolley Tour

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Trolley Tour

After lunch we did a little bit of shopping and then decided since we'd walked all day so far we'd give our feet a break and take an hour long historical trolley tour around town. It was a really good tour. Our tour guide was great and knew lots of interesting information about the houses and Galena itself. They also give a ghost tour by trolley...we might have to try that one out sometime.

Galena - Day 3: Linmar Gardens

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Linmar Gardens

Saturday we headed back into Galena and went to a resale shop and then on to Linmar Gardens for a tour. Last year we ate lunch there but this year everything was so wet we decided to go to the restaurant that had catered the lunch at the garden last year. Great decision! Fritz & Frites was awesome. Here is a slide show of our garden tour.

Galena - Day 2: The Motel

Friday, July 23, 2010

At the Motel

Our day started out with some seriously yummy chocolate/chocolate chip muffins and coffee waiting for us outside the door. We added a few sausage patties and a yogurt and had a great breakfast.

Our cute little piggy creamer.

One of the moths I had to get rid of for Ronda...she doesn't like moths.

The inside of our microwave...notice it's lined in metal and has a fan!
We were a little scared of it.

The perfect way to end a busy day.

Galena - Day 2: Ghost Tour

Friday, July 23, 2010

Annie Wiggins Ghost Tour

Last year we went on this same tour and loved it! This year it was still fun but our guide wasn't nearly as good. It was a walking tour that lasted about an hour and a half and the guide told stories of some of the supposedly "haunted" places. The scariest part of the tour was the monster hill we had to walk up. It was a killer!

Our tour guide - "The Widow".

The building on the right is the Belvidere Mansion. The purple-ish house on the left is the Annie Wiggins Guest House. It is a B&B and does the ghost tour.

Waiting for the tour to start. It was really hot and humid that evening.

Here's a closer shot of the Belvidere next door. I'd love to tour it sometime. It's gorgeous.

The Washburn House. The first stop on the tour.
Emily got a really cool/creepy picture here last year.
Nothing exciting this year though.

Not exactly what you want to see on a "ghost tour". Yikes!

Had to walk through the woods a ways.

Nothing to do with the tour - but I liked the light on the flag so I took a picture.

Wouldn't be a "ghost tour" without a stop at the cemetery!

Our guide answering a couple questions after the tour. She was much better out of character.

The Belvidere at night.

Galena - Day 2: Shopping

Friday, July 23, 2010

Shopped till we dropped.

Galena is the place to go if you like shopping. There are hundreds of little shops up and down the street in the historic downtown area. I'm pretty sure you could find just about anything there.

Found these tiaras for the girls.

What a name for a store!

Got some of these cute little duckies for the kids too.

Em making her own candle.

Too funny.

Ice cream break.

Yum. Irish coffee ice cream!

All the old buildings are really neat. I think over 80% of Galena is on the national historic registry.

One word about this place.... YUM!

They ship by the way :o)

Galena - Day 2: Beads, Beads and More Beads!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Galena Beads

Our first stop of the day was at Galena Beads for a beginner class in jewelry making. We spent several hours in there creating necklaces and bracelets. I was not prepared for how much I would LOVE it! We went in to make one piece of jewelry and ended up making two and buying a ton of kits to take home!!! It was SO much fun! I want to go back right now!