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Earlier in the week, I created a bit of a meme, one of those 'ask me anything' ones. And some people on my f'list snagged it for their LJs, where I asked the same question.

holde_maid and

calime33 were like virtual tour guides in their responses!

The question: Tell me something about where you live. What you like best, something I might not know, bits of trivia. Whatever you like.

I love to travel, and I love learning about my friends, and about new places. so this is a lovely combo!

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Madison is on an Isthmus - A strip of land between two bodies of water.

We have more restaurants, per capita, than any other city in the country (at least, this was true a few years ago.) We have an amazing assortment of ethnic restaurants - I can never get enough of them.

We have the most *awesome* libraries - Our public system is incredible and then there are the college libraries and the Historical Library. People fly in from all over to use the Historical Library for genealogy research - It's a close rival to the LDS in Salt Lake.

The Capitol Building: Do *not* miss the Capitol Building - they have free tours that bring you in to many of the government rooms but even if you don't, it's the most spectacularly beautiful building... It's so worth taking a few minutes to see.

Can you tell that I LOVE MY CITY???

Howdy, neighbor! I live on that isthmus! And I can see the Capitol Building out my window. Great place to live --except in the winter. (Transplanted Southerner here.)

I live on the near east side (by the Avenue Bar) and if it weren't for that tree they planted across the street a few years ago, I'd have a Capitol view as well. :::grrr::: Still, in the winter I can still see it a little.

I *love* the winter and fled California to return to the midwest because I missed the seasons so much. The only thing I hate is this hot humid stuff we've been getting this past month. Bleh!

I'm on the near west side, just off campus by Meriter Park.

My parents were born and raised here. Mom went to East High and when they dated, they often went to the Avenue Bar. They left in '58, Mom and I came back in '93 (the year they seperated) so she could be close by her folks. They're all gone now so when I finish my degree, I'll be moving on. It's a lovely city but there's nothing to keep me here now.