Hi all,

What with the high cost of Europe these days, I thought that you might want to know that my little town of Madison, GA is listed in Conde' Nast Traveler as an "April Deal of the Month".

Hi ira, I saw that in CNT but didn't realize that is where you live. That is fun! Believe me I doubt my city will ever be in CNT although it is a nice place to live. Congratulations!

ira, did they ever fix your only stoplight and pave any of the roads? I'd hate to wreck the front-end alignment on my new BMW!

Must be a pretty high-brow place to be listed in Conde(scending) Nast(y) Traveler!

(Before anyone gets all defensive, I have a subscription, too.)

>did they ever fix your only stoplight and pave any of the roads? <

In anticipation of the major influx of visitors, we have added a stoplight.

We are working on the paved roads.

ira,
You get Conde' Nast'?? I had pegged you clearly in "coach" and 2-3 star camp. Or is there a recent event that has put you in another league?

Ira - Be careful! When my parents found a house on in a little out of the way place, they were delighted. I was surprised by her bland description to neighbors. When I asked my mother she said she didn't want everyone moving there. That night, I dreamt that my father went on the Tonight Show, and as a result of his comments to Johnny, they had to build a second highway and bridge for all the new people coming to see the area.

Funny you should mention, ira. We were considering Madison, Ga. for our annual five month holiday, but we became dazed by the wide choice of resorts, spas, five star hotels, and safari packages. It just became too mind boggling for us. So maybe it will be back to Paris, Rome, and London after all.

Ira, so you have electricty?

Maybe you even have television?

I think you misinterpreted, Ira - wasn't it M'badyzhszy'n in the Republic of Georgia?

If you do visit Ira's hometown, do not miss the microcar museum. Will open again after June 1, check it out at www.microcarmuseum.com. Fantastic!!

It IS one of the prettiest towns in Georgia. Full of antebellum homes and a charming downtown square. If anyone plans a visit, the Christmas tour of homes is a great treat!

Hi, Ira. Will you be offering free walking tours and sweet tea to the hordes of invading Fodorites?

Hey y'all,

Of course we have electricity. We got that, along with indoor plumbing, long about 1936 when the WPA came to town.

The post office was built in the Hoover administration.

>we became dazed by the wide choice of resorts, spas, five star hotels, and safari packages. <

Actually, they are not in town. They are down by the lake. See, for example,
www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/ reynolds_plantation/default.html.

Those microcars are really cute, mini.

>the Christmas tour of homes is a great treat!<
As is the Spring Tour, with Afternoon Tea.

>Will you be offering free walking tours and sweet tea to the hordes of invading Fodorites?

Our local guides offer walking tours and carriage rides. Sweet tea on the porch is a given.

>You get Conde' Nast'?? I had pegged you clearly in "coach" and 2-3 star camp.<

The two are not mutually exclusive. "Fly cheap, sleep cheap, eat well".

You might not remember the details of your 11 hr flt in coach, but a meal of truffled foie gras will stay with you for years.

And I bet you don't have to pay $600 for lunch, either!!

For anyone who wants to experience one of the prettiest Southern towns in spring glory, here's the May tour information -
http://www.uncleremus.org/madmorg/sprgtour.htm

Ira will have to provide directions to his front porch for tea himself!

>Ira will have to provide directions to his front porch for tea himself!<

Let me know if you will be coming.

Ira, if anyone RSVP's I'll be glad to bring some peach cobbler!

Ira,

I'm intrigued by the Cream Cheese and Pineapple Sandwiches.
Never let it be said that I won't try anything new!
What's the best type of bread to use?

Ira, I had a friend that went to a horse ranch-I think it was called Southern Cross Farms, she absolutely adored it!! Are you familiar with it? BTW-I live in Madison also-Madison, Al