• Bootleggers

    August 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Well we hit the road from Detroit after picking up some “supplies”. We’ve crossed 4 state lines - Michigan, Ohio, Indiana now Illinois. So technically the Jack Daniels we’ve bought with us is, has turned us into bootleggers 🤣.

    We’ve checked into our hotel, The Congress Plaza. We’ve been upgraded and have a clear view of The Buckingham Fountain and Lake Michigan. This place is off tap, first City we’ve been in that everyone got a horn for Christmas…. And the Emergency Services are a bit busy out on the street.
    About the wander down to the start of Route 66 to have the obligatory photo taken with the sign, then dinner.
    Tomorrow we’re booked into the Crime and Mob Bus Tour…. It’ll give us an insight into Al Capone and the rest of the crims of Chicago.
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