And the winner is?

I am not fond of watching beauty pageant. I find it degrading on part of those women who compete with others to get the beauty title.  In my opinion, there is not enough time to find the real beauty in such a short period of time on stage.  Though, the swimsuit portion is a real head-turner.

Venue: Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wisconsin

 There is one contest that most audiences stick their heads and focused their eyes on the boobs. This is the most important part of the contest where they are judged on how big it is, how is it attached to the body and the veins connected to it. As a first timer in this event, I was fascinated how they were able to judge it. But after 3 days of watching and observing, I got the hang, feel, and eyes for the best dairy boobs.

Entrance parade of contestants!

This is the dairy cattle show of the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. Every year, dairy farmers around the world will gather in this prestigious event and bring their best cows to show off and compete against each other for the title of best calf, heifer, and dam of the specific breed.

Right side view

Pre-judging

The boobs or udder to the cows, can produce milk up to 40 - 60 liters per day .

The crowd.

Up close and personal at the dressing room!

The purpose of this event is to find the best cow to produce the greatest amount of milk. 

After the event, an auction is conducted. The highest bidder will take home the champion breed,  that is if the owner wants to sell it. It does not come cheap though. A winner cow sells from 50,000 – 75,000 US dollars!

The Two Mansions

Mansion, as what Mr. Webster defined, is a large imposing residence that is meant to be magnificent, grand and impressive. Last year, I was able to visit one in Mt. Vernon, Virginia and just this year in Baguio City. Both of these places had significant history that every citizen should know.

George Washington’s Mansion at Mount Vernon Estate in Alexandria, Virginia, USA

At the entrance of The Estate

George Washington’s Mansion located at the heart of Mt. Vernon Estate in Virginia is one of the most famous destinations for tourists who wanted to see the abode of the first and one of the greatest president of the United States, George Washington. The mansion is a 3-story, built of wood, overlooking the Potomac River. It is fully preserved together with the other structures such as the servant’s quarter, vault, smokehouse, and tomb.

Washington Family

Front lawn

Washington's Vault. Knock, knock...

Servant's Quarter

The smokehouse - where he kept the "tapa".

The estate is being run by the Mount Vernon Ladies’Association, a private, non-profit organization founded in 1853. It does not accept any grants from the government. It sustains its operation on revenue from retail store and restaurant, ticket sales and donations from foundations, individuals and corporations.

The Mansion in Leonard Wood Road, Baguio City, Philippines

Caption not needed.
I just wondered why there is a yellow ribbon at the lawn. 

The Mansion, built in 1908 for the US Governor-Generals but rebuilt in 1947 after being destroyed during the American liberation, held some important functions such as the Second Session of Economic Commission of Asia and the Far East in 1947 and first meeting of the South East Asia Union known as the Baguio Conference of 1950, conceived and convened by President Elpidio Quirino.

It has a mini-museum showcasing memorabilia and works of art collected over the years of being occupied by the past presidents. Within the compound is a 2-story building that serves as the official residence of the President of the Republic of the Philippines in Baguio City.

The whole compound is being maintained by the Philippine government and is guarded by a contingent of Philippine marines.

Conference room of The Mansion (Photo from cityofpines.com)

Front Lawn  (Photo from cityofpines.com)