January 29, 2011

Pardon Moi

Most of my time lately has been spent on being a Mom to 3 teenagers and a 21 year old that spends the majority of his time sleeping and eating here!  Oh,  and somewhere in between all that chaos, I work full-time in the city.  I brought my camera with me the other day on my 6:30 am walk to work.  I take a commuter van which is ultra convenient, and I can zone out during the 45 minute ride into the city.  When I arrive in downtown Madison, it is still dark and the hustle and bustle is barely beginning.  I like the warmness of the coffee shops I pass by.  I see the couple that always sits near the window, they look happy and comfortable with this, their daily routine.   There is the homeless man that sits closest to the window that I pass and I wonder to myself what he was like as a little boy. He never makes eye contact with me. I walk by the nice hotel on the corner and I can smell the aroma of fresh coffee and warm toast coming from the outside vent of the restaurant.  Unless it is -30 below (which it was recently) I really enjoy this morning walk.  I took some photos just for you.  Enjoy.

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hotel art decor bar and deco cigarette machine

Pictured below is the the old Hotel Lorraine Penthouse Dining Room.  You can buy the Penthouse Condo Unit for a mere $899,000 today.

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Almost there… going up?

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