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| - A beautiful day in Madison saw us walking off our large breakfast near Camp Randall Stadium, strolling through the University of Wisconsin campus, with the Memorial Union fixed in our minds as our destination.
I was immediately impressed by the amenities inside, like the Daily Scoop serving up Babcock ice cream, Peet's Coffee, the modern dining room of Lakefront on Langdon, and der Rathskeller - a fantastic German style beer hall with a number of local brews on draft. But the coup de grĂ¢ce was heading out to the Terrace with a couple of pitchers of Spotted Cow in hand. The weather was gorgeous, the warm sun tempered by the cool breeze, and a large crowd in good spirits, sitting in the Terrace's iconic chairs, watching the sailboats on Lake Mendota. One tip: you actually pay a $1 deposit on each pitcher which is credited back to you on each return, so if you hold on to yours, pick up a few left absent-mindedly at other tables, amass 9 or 10, your next pitcher will be virtually free. We enjoyed the beer and the atmosphere so much, that we returned the next day, with the Terrace awash in a sea of red, as Badger fans flooded in before the big game against the Buckeyes. So magical was it that in one picture it looks as though heaven itself is shining down upon us, and two weddings were held on the several verandas. In fact, so magnetic was the Memorial Union Terrace, that we were drawn back again after the game with a number of other fans riding the high from an upset victory.
I had to keep reminding myself that the Terrace would be 2 degrees in January, otherwise I would have filled out an application to the University of Wisconsin right then and there.
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