Chicago , Chicago
July 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We arrive , good flight , hire car and drive into town and head towards that big tower that’s not called Sears! . We are just around the corner tonight , just off the Loop ! Past the MonadnockRead more
Chicago start and Robie House
July 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Well odd nights sleep - awoke at 330 and clock said 730 so get up and then discovered room clock wrong ! Aghhh!
A leisurely walk to the famous Lou’s diner ! Excellent breakfast and then a walkRead more
Down the mother road
July 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
So we head south west to Berwyn to catch the road - many places have closed disappointingly !
Muffler man strangely hard to find !
The car spindle is there but we move on down to Joliet and prisonRead more
Pontiac to Springfield
July 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Pontiac is small charming town and there’s a lot of the old route - hall of fame and outdoor wall murals !
The museum is all about route 66 and the other museum is all Pontiac cars !
A section onRead more
Down to St Louis
July 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
It was a good night , and good food at an odd Motörhead’s restaurant which has the largest route 66 sign and is about to get two giant green replica 29ft high old gas pumps we are told !
And oddRead more
Back up the road to Bloomington
July 30, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We say goodbye to St Louis and head back to Chicago .
It’s a muggy as we head east back over Mississippi to the ancient First Nations settlement at Cahokia mounds built about 1100 AD , dozens ofRead more
FLW Oak Park 2
July 31, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The neighbourhood and it’s all FLW!
Some houses !
It’s hot!
Chicago and haunts! 3
July 31, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
We walk down the magnificent mile to the river in search of beer and pizza !
The big buildings !
The Goats tavern !
Pizza eventually !
Revisting 1978 Villa Park for Andy 1
July 31, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
So a quick trip to revisit where I lived in Villa Park and worked back in 1978 ,post University,with Andy in Addison , making “high performance window systems” for inland architectural productsRead more
Chicago finale - Sears Tower
August 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
It’s an overcast day and they say thunder is due but it doesn’t appear and the day heats up!
We head downtown and take the riverside walk with the skyscrapers! Trumps place is big but groundRead more
Toronto and up to the Lake
August 3, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
So that’s the trip and now the RnR at the Lake !




















































































































TravelerHave a great trip!
Hope you both enjoy. I love the Field Museum. Can recommend if you’ve never been. Next to Soldier Field. [Anne Mitchelson]