Found the Days Inn downtown without too much trouble. Got in pretty early all things considered…the run from St. Ignace is not very long at all. Got our rooms, and got unpacked. It was still late afternoon/early evening and we wanted to check out Lambeau Field. You can’t go to Green Bay and not go to Lambeau. We chatted with the desk concierge in the lobby and found out where to go, and where the “cool” section of Green Bay was. Turns out the cool section was only a couple blocks from the hotel and Lambeau was a couple miles.
Hopped on the bikes and headed out. BONUS: no helmet law in Wisconsin!!! Awww yeah!! Motored through Green Bay, it was strange because we were going through your typical residential area. I’m thinking “where the heck is the stadium, we’re nowhere near a commercial area”. And then all of a sudden BAM there it is, right in the middle of all these residential streets. Almost like Michigan Stadium is in Ann Arbor, but without the golf course. LOL
There’s something magical about Lambeau Field. Knowing the history, and how much the city and the fans love their team, it just really hits home. We parked the bikes and snapped a couple pics, then went inside. Turns out they have a bar in there (which should be no surprise) that is open whether there’s a game or not. So we went in…you can’t go to Lambeau and turn down the chance to have a beer! The place was called Curly’s. We had a beer and some munchies, then checked out the souvenir shop before snapping some pics and heading out. We decided to take advantage of the no helmet law and ride around GB a bit before going back to the hotel. We parked the bikes, then decided to walk down to the “cool” district and find someplace to eat dinner.
Peter and I both agreed we were tired of pub food and decided to try a Chinese place instead. It was funny…there was a whole row of your typical pub/bar-type restaurants, and smack dab in the middle was this Chinese place. Typical menu, it was good, nothing special but it was really nice to have something different than meat and potatoes. While we were eating it started raining like a mother. Instead of walking back, we decided to duck into one of the bars and have a quick drink. Peter treated us to a couple shots of whiskey and it went down smooth. We walked a couple blocks back to the hotel in the rain and called it a night. Total miles today: 260.
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