Mini-moon in Galena, IL

Elsworth and I spent four wonderful days in Galena, IL for a little honeymoon.  Neither of us had been to Galena, despite both of us growing up just a few hours from Galena.  We had a great time!  We stayed at a lovely bed and breakfast called The Cloran Mansion http://www.cloranmansion.com/  This was my first time staying in a bed and breakfast and I am happy this one had a wonderful focus on BREAKFAST!  The daily breakfasts were amazing!  I didn't take any pictures at breakfast because we were sitting at a dining room table with the other guests and I didn't want to be the weird woman taking pictures of my food.  But just know that the breakfasts were great!  Here are some photos from our visit to Galena. 

 

This wedding card and cute wedding themed cookie were waiting for us in our suite!  So sweet!

 

 

And, while we're on the topic of sweet--here are some photos of Elsworth and I at a cute little candy store!  They had all different kinds of oldie timey candy!  I especially liked that they had ZOTZ which is a favorite candy of mine from childhood.  After we checked out I announced that we had gotten a great deal as if we had bought the same candy at Mr. Bulky's it would have been at least double the price.  I hadn't thought or talked about Mr. Bulky's in like 10+ years!  If you aren't familiar with Mr. Bulky's, it was a candy store (or maybe it still is, but not at any malls I've been to lately) that I frequented as a teen. 

 

 

This is a piece of chocolate that I bought at a chocolate shop called Chocolat' http://www.letustemptyouwithchocolat.com/  It just looks like a typical piece of mummy shaped chocolate, right?  WRONG!  It was chocolate with POP ROCKS inside.  Yep, that's right.  POP ROCKS!  It was quite amazing! 

 

While we were in Galena we drove a mere 12 miles to Dubuque, IA and went to the Mississippi River Museum.  It was a lot of fun!  We enjoyed the entire museum but were especially fond of the children's section of the museum.  We were the only people in the children's section!

 

 

This is Elsworth playing on the water table!

 

 

Here I am in front of a mural on a random dance floor.  I'm pointing at a capybara which is one of Elsworth's favorite animals! 

 

Here are pictures of me and Elsworth in model homes of beaver dams! 

 

 

 

Here is one final picture from the museum.  Again, a random feature of the dance floor...me posing with a tuxedo clad dolphin! 

 

 

On the final day of our stay in Galena, Elsworth encouraged me to take a picture of these as I talked about them every morning at breakfast because they were in the dining room of the bed and breakfast!  Remember these from McDonald's happy meals in the 1980's?  Chicken McNuggets wearing costumes...very random toys! 

 

 

I could post more pictures from our trip but it would just be more pictures of us with candy and meals!  So, I will spare you!