The cabin had a scenic view of mud lake, a section of the Mississippi River. The Diamond Jo Casino (where I won $26.00) was my first gambling experience, but some of the others were not as lucky. I was excited to actually do the slots, but the fucking black jack tables were $5.00 minimum bets, so I said fuck that. And ultimately, I walked away a richer man. I call it wisdom. The city of Dubuque has its charm. We went downtown while we waited for the bride and groom to return, and had some ice cream on a quiet street on a calm Sunday afternoon. And holy crap was it quiet there...but there was a really cool Irish shop where they played folk music that made me wish I was Irish.
Joe posed for some pictures. He was a good sport about it. But then I had to take advantage of some of the more scenic and aesthetic features Dubuque had to offer. Inevitably, I took some pretentious landscapes in black and white.
On Monday, we went to this place called Galena. It's one of those Midwest towns where shops line the streets, people are everywhere, and it's kind of in this century but not (mostly because of all of the antique shops). It was a great day and we saw a lot of old, cool things. But what was most impressive was our trip to Vinny Vannucchi's Italian Restaurant. Best Italian food I have ever had. Ever. Ever in my whole life. Period. Oh man. Getting hungry again.
This trip was da bomb shiz. Glad I got a chance to see the American Midwest, meet new people, experience the transition from 'soda' to 'pop,' but most importantly, to be a significant part, yet again, of quite possibly the biggest milestone of these two people's lives. Thanks for everything guys.
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