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A nearly perfect getaway: Day 1
 
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What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Published July 31, 2007 at 10:10 a.m.
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We just came back from a nearly perfect weekend in Lake Geneva, and there is far too much to cover in one blog, so I'm going to break it up into three.

One of the things I adore about Lake Geneva is that it is so accessible from Milwaukee and yet it seems like you are miles and miles away from home. The fresh lake air, public beaches and friendly passersby make it a charming place to visit, and it just seems to be one of those destinations where you almost forcibly relax as soon as you set foot outside of the car.

We stayed at a bed and breakfast called Bailey House in Williams Bay, 372 W. Geneva St., which has a beautiful garden with spaced out intimate seating areas and a lovely pool. The hosts at Bailey House are quick with dinner recommendations, and our Friday evening destination was a place called Latimer House in Delavan, 523 E. Walworth Ave.

Service at Latimer House was excruciating, but the food was good, and the atmosphere was amazing. The restaurant doubles as a dinner theater, and is housed in a lovely Victorian Mansion steeped in history and lovely turn of the century accessories, including a stunning staircase and a natural fireplace swathed in green ceramic tiles and capped with an antique mirror.

We tried a Caribbean game hen ($21) with Jamaican jerk seasoning and fruit salsa, and a pan-fried rainbow trout with pine nut butter ($18) that was served whole and butterflied with broccolini and a parmesan risotto that was more like a basic rice dish cooked in chicken stock. Dinner was surprisingly reasonable, and we really enjoyed the entire experience of dining in a converted mansion, which, according to the menu, also spent time serving as a hospital and a sanitarium prior to becoming a restaurant.

We capped off the evening by heading back to our B&B, where we nestled into a comfortable bed and slept soundly until our 9am breakfast was served Saturday morning.

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Posted by egranum on July 31, 2007 at 11:20 p.m. (report)

Been to the Latimer several times, the food is always good, the service, while I would never describe as excruciating, is inconsistent, but okay. If I were staying in Lake Geneva and money were no object, I would definitely go to Gilbert's. Some of the best food I've ever eaten, especially the organic vegetables.

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