Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a city we pass sometimes on our way here and there, but we have not stopped before. Last weekend we had a FastCAT trial in the area. In the afternoon after our runs, we took a quick trip into town. One if the sites listed to see is the Hello Milwaukee sign. We found it and posed for our photo. It’s tough to photograph as it is on a narrow sidewalk and there are a lot of cars on the small street.
Next up we wanted to do some walking and thought the River Walk would be interesting. It was a cool Saturday afternoon, so not many people were out and about. We did walk several blocks of it, but it is kind of dead because of the weather and weekend. Still we like the idea and it is nice to see some of the area.
Despite the colder weather, people were kayaking on the river in costumes. It sure looked chilly, but they seemed to be having fun. The flowers still look so nice so we took a photo looking down the river with the flowers.
A snipet of our conversation: “Who is this guy? Why does Mom want a photo of us with him so badly? He kind of looks like a weirdo!”
Mom told us we had to take a photo with some guy who would be hanging out on the River Walk. We ran into him but Olivia and I have no clue who he is and why anyone would want a photo with this dude. The two of us were trying to figure out why he is so important.
Okay, if you are as uninformed as we are, this is Arthur Fonzarelli, aka Fonzie, from some old popular TV show called Happy Days. His double thumbs up is his trademark they say. We learned this bronze Fonzie statue has been here since 2008 and is the same height as he is in real life, five foot, six inches, and he is wearing his cool leather jacket and jeans. Once we understood the importance of this guy, we posed nicely with him.
The last thing we stumbled upon is this Chase Bank mural. It goes around the building and is super tall. We were only able to capture a part of it, but we like it. The flowers are pretty and cheery and it brightens up the entire corner. To be honest, we think it looks more like Hawaii than Wisconsin, but it is pretty no matter where it is.
That is the extent of our quick Milwaukee visit. Hope you like the few things we had time to find for you!
We are joining our friends at Living Laughing and Barking in Our Backyard is for their Nature Friday blog hop.
The Fonz! Mom loved watching him when she was younger! We love the flower mural. It’s so bright and cheerful!
The mural is 2 stories tall and on 3 sides of the building but we could only capture a small portion.
We’ve never been to Milwaukee! What cool photos! Cute photo with the statue. Great post! happy weekend!! your friend Lilly
It was not the most exciting place we have ever been to, but we like to see the area when we go places. The riverfront area is nice and would be wonderful in the summer. Happy Friday!
we loved Fonzie… the mama was a big fan of that guy…that were really the happy days… so great that your found The Fonz and that you had a short chat with him… we hope he is oki doki?
We didn’t have a clue who he was but Mom said everyone knows him. He was quiet, but polite and not at all afraid of us.
The Fonz! Mom says those were such good Happy Days! The World Series Braved plays in Milwaukee for a while. Happy weekend! XOXO Sparkle
My mom knows all about these Happy Days things but we have never seen the show. Being the good girls we are, we still posed with Fonzie. TGIF!
What a pretty area of Milwaukee you visited. I’ve never been but thoroughly enjoyed this trek. The bridge photo and flowers are beautiful too.
Fonzi of I 100% agree with Mom. Of course you girls had to have that photo. I bet Mom was wishing she could get her photo there too.
Hugs cecilia
Mom loves to take photos but doesn’t like being in them herself most of the time so it was fine having only our photo with Fonzie. The riverfront would be amazing in the summer, but it was still nice in late fall.
I love river walks. I would have loved to have gone with you. I could get some puppy love and talk to your mom.
Have a woof woof day and weekend. Scritches all around and my best to your mom. ♥
What cool pictures!!
Thank you.
Ah, the Fonz! I’m glad you got photos in Milwalkee. you too sure get around!
Mom likes to get out and do something besides just the sports event when we travel.
What a great place to walk. You look so happy!
We had fun wandering, looking, and sniffing.
Milwaukee looks like a cool place…We wouldn’t be sure about that Fonzi guy either…although the picture sure did make Mama smile!
xoxo,
Arty and the Gang
Humans seem to really like the guy. We think he is nice, but kind of boring.
What a great job you guys did, posing in front of all those interesting sights in Milwaukee. We love it when our friends show us places they visit – it’s almost as good as going there ourselves.
Toodle pip!
Bertie (and Gail).
There isn’t a lot to see in that city, but we saw some of the highlights.
You two look super cute with the Fonz and you’re Mom is right, he’s a pretty cool dude!
We’ve never seen him before, but humans sure seem to like him.
Pre-2008 the hu-mom traveled to Milwaukee a lot for business (of course, Fonzi not there at the time) … what she remembers most is
the aroma from the manufacturing of beer! It it hops? Smells like yeast, baking bread sort of … but as you say, not the prettiest of cities. Tho your photos make it prettier!
The river walk area is nice. We love driving through Cedar Rapids, Iowa as it smells like cereal. No beer smell in Milwaukee this time. Mom used to have layovers there when she was flying. They always went to the Safe House for fun and dinner but we didn’t go this time. It is still there.
We loved seeing you out and about in Milwaukee. Ayyyyyy … We think it’s COOL that you got pictures with the life-sized Fonzie statue! 🙂
Now that we have heard more about who the guy is, it all makes sense.
Despite being a whirlwind tour, it looks like you got a good feel for the area.
When Mom was a flight attendant, years ago, she had lots of layovers there but she hasn’t been back since. It is always fun to visit new places and see some sites.