Get your Sticks on Route 66
After a morning touring the Lincoln sites of Springfield, Brunch was at Cosy Dog. Cosy Dog is a Historic site on Route 66, where the concept of a battered corn dog on a stick was born. And we got a trip mascot for the car
Ending the day at A Microbrewery in Springfield
202 miles down, we finish our long day in Springfield, Illinois. Arriving later than planned, we end up at a microbrewery for a late night meal and one of the beers brewed on site. So that’s 2 Buffalo Chicken Horseshoes.. And a couple of Mother Road APAs and Belgian Style IPAs. What’s a horse shoe?
Goodbye Chicago
Sad to be leaving Chicago so soon, but the trip must go on! Here’s a few pics from the camera yesterday… And our final stop before leaving, breakfast at Lou Mitchell’s, where your coffee cup is always full!
Our whistle stop tour of the windy city
When Chris and I were planning this trip due to time constraints we decided to only spend 1 night in Chicago…so we had to fit as much as we could into a short period of time, here goes…. A big Fountain, a massive lake, Blues music festival,two parks, a shiny giant bean, Chicago style hotdogs…don’t ask for ketchup! Deep dish pizza, a really tall tower and we did look down, break dancing, a homeless man, lots and lots stunning architecture,…