Nov 18, 2009 - My last hours in the US

Still in meetings until the bitter end.Still in meetings until the bitter end....

Nov 11, 2009 - Springfield, IL

We took a detour to Springfield, IL as we wanted to see the Lincoln Museum that opened 4 years ago. ... We were in Springfield a week prior to the opening and visited the rest of the Lincoln sites at that time. ... We stayed at the KOA Springfield and it was surprisingly nice. ...

Nov 9, 2009 - On the bank of the Ohio River

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Nov 7, 2009 - More exploring

Nice, nice warm morning.Nice, nice warm morning....

Nov 6, 2009 - More exploring

Weds, 11-4 Another gorgeous morning as I took my stroll. The next day we packed our bags and headed all of 73 miles south to Dixon Springs St. ... Pk.Weds, 11-4 Another gorgeous morning as I took my stroll. The next day we packed our bags and headed all of 73 miles south to Dixon Springs St. ... Pk....

Nov 6, 2009 - Leaving Chicago...

Well, I am hours from leaving my home and beginning my journey!!! I am enjoying the simple, cherished things prior to leaving…starbucks, hot showers without shower shoes, wireless internet, etc… I have prepared so many months for this trip….Well, I am hours from leaving my home and beginning my journey!!! I am enjoying the simple, cherished things prior to leaving…starbucks, hot showers without shower shoes, wireless internet, etc… I have prepared so many months for this trip…....

Nov 6, 2009 - Architectural Mastery

We were really excited about going to Chicago. ... So unlike the story of the travellers who had ‘ticked off’ Greece on their list of places seen because their plane ‘had flown low over the country’, we were pretty sure we had not yet had the Chicago experience. ... It wasn’t till two days into our stay that we realised that the roads in central Chicago are elevated. ... The overwhelming wonder of Chicago though is not its position on the vast Lake Michigan, its renowned food culture or the incredible University of Chicago which has produced 82 Nobel Laureates, by far the most to have ever been nurtured from one institution. ... The wonder of Chicago is its superb architecture. ...

Nov 5, 2009 - Holidays In Chicago

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Nov 4, 2009 - leave home

With all the traveling we have done in our lives, one would think that we would have the getting ready part down pat.With all the traveling we have done in our lives, one would think that we would have the getting ready part down pat....

Nov 3, 2009 - Nice day and biking

Well glory be the Queenies pulled it off.Well glory be the Queenies pulled it off....

Nov 2, 2009 - Go West Young Woman

The last time we had taken an Amtrak train, indeed any long distance train in America, had been from Washington DC to New York in the days when daughter Bryony faithfully obeyed her Dad’s instructions and Laurence was toddling all over the place. I thought that the passage of two and a half decades may have fixed the wobbles so we booked an overnight train to Chicago. ... And there was another consideration: we were running out of time with our departure from San Francisco just 9 days away and Chicago yet to be discovered. ... The train it was.The last time we had taken an Amtrak train, indeed any long distance train in America, had been from Washington DC to New York in the days when daughter Bryony faithfully obeyed her Dad’s instructions and Laurence was toddling all over the place. I thought that the passage of two and a half decades may have fixed the wobbles so we booked an overnight train to Chicago. ... And there was another consideration: we were running out of time with our departure from San Francisco just 9 days away and Chicago yet to be discovered. ... The train it was....

Oct 29, 2009 - Dayton, OH to Scott AFB, IL

Arrived at Scott AFB, outside of O'Fallon, IL. ... We hit rain shortly after entering Illnois, and it rained all night.Arrived at Scott AFB, outside of O'Fallon, IL. ... We hit rain shortly after entering Illnois, and it rained all night....