Miles on Route 66 today 01
Miles on Route 66 to date 01
At about 12:00 he strirred. A quiet comment confirmed that a second body was awake. Then from the dark confimes of the crib a third voice enquired as to what time it was anyway. A laugh all round started this first full day for all three of us in the US. The first important decision was where to have our first breakfast. We decided on the hotel's executive honour bar. That provided a buffet breakfast from 06:00 and did the trick to get us ready to venture forth into the windy city. The news kept repeating about St Louis: surprised Cecilia has not commented yet on this as it was on RTE too - don't tell her though! Brendan is clear about that - say nothing until we are past there: with a bit of luck she does not realise it's on the route. That it's tomorrow's destination. Anyway from what we hear nobody died!
Anyway, we ventured forth into the city. Very cold and windy. None of the shops open. Not at that time: we may have been up at 12:00 Irish time but these folk think that's only 06:00 so we were early about our business. Got to the end of the Magnificent Mile, taking pitures of the start of Route 66 en route before the city started to waken. The we had a second, magnificient, breakfast at the Grand Lux cafe. That was something special - we can recommend it. When we came out the weather had chnaged and it was a lovely warm Spring morning. Then back to the hotel via Harley Davidson, The Art of Shaving; Apple (who can answer the quesion Air Book; iPad2 or iTouch) to collect Seamus' camera and take some serious photographs. The Bean is fantastic: when Seamus can get me the photos we'll add them here. Must check out the GoPro camera - backpacker here swears by it.
Eventually we ended up in the Weber Grill for a great steak dinner and then wound our way back via Borders (the book shop) to the hotel. A good day: we are ready to move on tomorrow. We have the morning here and then get the train to St. Louis - most of it is still there we understand but say NOTHING to Cecilia!!.
Ah lads - you know I don't listen to the news - if I did I would have issued a 'return home NOW' notice immediately. Now, of course, I have googled St Louis and know about the twister. I will have to add a weather report to my check-list! I hope the weather has settled now - I can see from pictures of the area that its very much in clean up mode - hope there's a hotel standing! Day one sounds ideal - enjoy day two! Love from the home front.
ReplyDeleteHey guys, Richard here, glad all is going well, just saw news footage of St Louis, are you going in the same direction as the twisters? If so, be careful please, guns probably won't be very effective against tornadoes! XD
ReplyDeleteTwist and shout, eh?! Typical, no storms for 40 years and then ye lot descend on them! At least you're not flying into St. Louis so you won't have to deal with the airport! Delighted you're having a great time so far, enjoy today and keep in touch, keep on rocking in the free world! Carolyn :D
ReplyDeletep.s......Happy Easter! Hope you get to eat lots of chocolate today. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteStorms? .... pfffhtt ... bring it on ...
ReplyDeleteHey y'all ... Nasty bug taking over Dublin so ur defo better in America at mo where I'm sure u are getting all ur nutrition requirments and fattening up nicely;-) hope ur having a blast loving the trendsetting hats and answer to Q buy all 3 sure ur on ur holidays !!!!!
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