Rainy and I had a wonderful breakfast at the Bern House Bed & Breakfast, Bloomington, Illinois, where we stayed the night. Yummy baked eggs with herbed croutons, sausage, sliced tomatoes, fruit, & cinnamon muffins. All of this served on china! We thought it was a wonderful way to start the day.
We left, heading north to Chicago on Interstate 55, but were able to pick up Route 66 at Joliet, a suburb of Chicago. For lunch, we stopped at a White Castle.....just had to try these little burgers fresh, not frozen. I didn't
realize they were served with diced grilled onions. Delicious!
On with the search for the end (or beginning) of the Mother Road. We
drove into downtown Chicago. Driving wouldn't have
been so bad except for all of the construction.
We drove all the way to the Navy Pier, where we found parking for the shocking price of $20. It was hot and humid as we walked around the pier,
constantly searching for the shady spots. I really wanted to take a
riverboat architectural tour, so we decided to do that first. It was a two hour tour up the river. The buildings were tall (of course) and there was a
wide variety of architectural styles represented. Funny though, the highlight of the tour was watching the Chicago Fire Department put out a fire that was burning in a piling on the river. We were passing the fire
before the "official" fire boat even arrived. It was interesting to see the
response. By the end of the tour, we were tired of the heat and the sun,
thought that touring the aquarium would be a nice change. Unfortunately, it was almost 5:30 and the aquarium was closing at 6 pm. It would have to wait until tomorrow. We decided to head west to the suburb of Oak Park where we would be staying at the Write Motel, across the street from the
Hemmingway Museum. It was nice to check in somewhat early! We walked down the main street to where there was a cluster of restaurants and decided on sushi for dinner. We walked back to our motel, had a nightcap, and called the day done.
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