{"id":7401,"date":"2017-12-03T22:26:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2025-12-12T06:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:09:49","slug":"4-days-us-day-3-mukwonago-libertyville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/4-days-us-day-3-mukwonago-libertyville\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Days in the US \u2013 Day 3 From Mukwonago to Libertyville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Day three of my short trip to the US. You find day one here<\/a> and day two here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I had a nice circle in mind: from Mukwonago to Libertyville where I had the next hotel. With stops in Geneva and Lake Como as well. Let’s go cruise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodeway Inn Mukwonago<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Woke up very early again – used the nice shower at the Rodeway Inn Mukwonago – the best shower cabin in years. The pictures of the room are in the day two<\/a> post. Made my coffee and took a walk to the breakfast room of the hotel. Well – I took a Bagel back to the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Breakfast <\/picture>
Breakfast Room Rodeway Inn Mukwonago<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After breakfast, it was “Pack the Bag Game” and check out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pool <\/picture>
The pool at the Rodeway Inn Mukwonago<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u200e\u2068Mukwonago <\/picture>
\u200e\u2068Mukwonago village<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Happy <\/picture>
Happy house on the County Road J in Mukwonago\u2069<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"On <\/picture>
On the other side of the Happy House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200e\u2068Lafayette\u2069 County<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

\"Farm <\/picture>
Farm in \u200e\u2068Lafayette\u2069, \u2068Wisconsin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graveyard in \u200e\u2068Lafayette\u2069, \u2068Wisconsin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\"Graveyard <\/picture>
More old graves on this one – not like the one the day before. This guy only got 14 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Graveyard <\/picture>
26 – a bit better<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Graveyard <\/picture>
Mary got 68 years old – wonder where James is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Graveyard <\/picture>
The graveyard is next to a big farm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"County <\/picture>
At the County Road ES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u200e\u2068Church <\/picture>
The Lafayette Church\u2069<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A <\/picture>
A farmer on County Road ES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elkhorn<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

\"What <\/picture>
What is left of the First National Bank in \u200e\u2068Elkhorn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Slightly <\/picture>
Slightly rusty car<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Elkhorn Garage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A few years ago – in 2008 – Gary Wallem bought Pete’s Tire Service and built a place where he could store some of his historic cars and other collectibles. He even has a tire used in Mario Andretti’s 1969 Indianapolis 500 winning race – a present from Andretti himself. Now that is what I call a proper man cave!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The <\/picture>
The Elkhorn Garage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"GMC <\/picture>
GMC Truck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dodge <\/picture>
Dodge Pick Up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Coke <\/picture>
Coke advertisement at the Elkhorn Garage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"At <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"At <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"No <\/picture>
No wheels on the sidewalk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Como<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\"Lake <\/picture>
Lake Como water tower – only a minute away from Geneva<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lake <\/picture>
Lake Como<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After my short trip to Switzerland and Italy, it was time for some “Shopping Mall” – at last, once I had to go. How convenient – Welcome to Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets! And they are on the way to the hotel! Was checking the Nike Factory Outlet for shoes in my size – nope. After that, I went to three more stores with no luck either, so I went back to the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The <\/picture>
The big Mall at \u200e\u2068Pleasant Prairie\u2069, \u2068Wisconsin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I was hungry – time for a snack. Found a nice bench at Lake Michigan and was super happy! The sun was out for a bit, and the waves rolled nicely against the stones. Great soundtrack for my lunch break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u200e\u2068Lake <\/picture>
\u200e\u2068Lake Michigan from Pleasant Prairie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The <\/picture>
The water does look really clean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gurnee Mills Mall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ok let’s call it a day and drive to the hotel – upps, not so fast – saw a big outdoor store at the \u200e\u2068Gurnee Mills Mall\u2069 in \u2068Gurnee\u2069. That needs to be inspected. Found nothing that I needed, and the price tag was not what I wanted to pay for the item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ammunition\" <\/picture>
Need some Ammunition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ammunition\" <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Cheap <\/picture>
That looks like a cheap rifle, but actually it is a quite good one. Guess you will not find a better one for that kind of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"At <\/picture>
At Home Marijuana Drug Test? At the outdoor store?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candlewood Suites in Libertyville<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

For my last night, I booked the Candlewood Suites in Libertyville. The hotel is less than 30 minutes from O’Hare International Airport, and that is where I have to bring the car tomorrow. It was the same money as the hotel last night, but it should come with all the bells and whistles. Let’s check in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The <\/picture>
The room at the Candlewood Suites in \u200e\u2068Libertyville. Comes with a comfortable bed and a nice comfy seat next to it to watch some TV. You have a chair to work and a chair to eat as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Kitchen\" <\/picture>
The kitchen is loaded. The fridge was a bit noisy, so I turned it off. The only thing I needed was cold beers, so I left them in the freezer for a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Microwave <\/picture>
Microwave and Dishwasher as well<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bath <\/picture>
Bath room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A <\/picture>
A very loooong hallway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Free <\/picture>
Free gym<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Free <\/picture>
Free coffee and a small store<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Free <\/picture>
Free Washers and Dryers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The <\/picture>
The mini store<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Office <\/picture>
Office to use for free. They have board games or other stuff for the kitchen to lend as well. I saw rice cookers, cocktail shakers, and what now? Great place if you do not want to stay downtown Chicago. And I am sure you are much quicker at the airport as well, compared to downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Now <\/picture>
Now I can toast my bread :-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the link on booking.com for the Candlewood Suites in Libertyville. Support my blog and book with my affiliate link, please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day I filled the car and returned it – exactly 600 km more on the clock. Took the shuttle back to the airport and the plane home to Stuttgart again. No pictures for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you find day 1: 4 Days in the US – Day 1 From Chicago to Fitchburg\u2069<\/a>
Here you find day 2: 4 Days in the US \u2013 Day 2 From Fitchburg\u2069 to Mukwonago<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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