Lake Geneva Lake

Aimee and I enjoyed a mini-vacation last weekend with Megan (whose vacation was less mini, more of the long weekend variety).  We joined her just north of here at a resort in a small town called Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, which is on the west end of Geneva Lake, opposite from the city of Lake Geneva.  Genius!

We stayed at the Abbey Resort and enjoyed dinner as the sun set behind us over the lake at the Fontana Grill, followed by drinks at The Helm.  We talked and imbibed to the broadway tunes played by the hotel’s excellent pianist (who had this uncanny ability to left-handedly accompany himself whilst playing a flugelhorn in the right hand). 

We swam in the chilly outdoor pool at the resort, whose temperature was clearly affected by the recent and welcome cooler weather.  From there it was off to the big city of Lake Geneva for some shopping and eating. First was lunch at Popeye’s for amazing roasted meats, and then dessert at Kilwin’s (a good old Michigan strong hold in enemy territory!), where it’s always fun to watch the staff scramble at the order of an “ice cream soda”.  They delivered most admirably. 

This was my first time in a Wisconsin vacation zone.  With all of the blatant copying of the Pure Michigan campaign, I had been wanting to make a visit.  There are certainly differences, the demographic feels just a bit different.  And while I wouldn’t recommend they call it “Pure Wisconsin”, it sure is nice to know that there is a decent vacation spot this close to Chicago.

It’s always a good and mentally healthy thing to have something to look forward to after vacation.  This softens the vacation hangover as you enter the real world (even with the small vacations).  For Aimee, she was “looking forward” to her first Grand Rounds presentation in front of the neurology department, which included faculty, staff, residents and medical students.  She gave a 45 minute lecture on Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension which included background, physiology, great clinical relevance, and a summary of treatment options. 

     

After that, we had an impromptu dinner with Matt to look forward to.  He was in Chicago for training and came early in time to catch up for a while and eat some Greek at Parthenon.

Next was Next.  More on that soon..  all in all a great time away with Megan and a fun week ahead…