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Monday – Grey and warm. Pick up Hertzmobile as we leave Chicago. Drive over to Iowa to explore Des Moines on our way up to Minneapolis. Iowa seems a lot like Idaho boring straight roads and nothing but farms and … Continue reading →

Friday – warm and sunny. Up and off down to the Science Museum, on the bus no less. As you would expect it has to have a superlative – biggest in the Western Hemisphere. Yes it is big. 4 floors … Continue reading →

Wednesday – warm, sun and cloud. Take a metro to Oak Street and then walk to Oak Street Beach. Have a pleasant 3 hour stroll down the Lake Shore path to the Art Museum. Use a membership card to get … Continue reading →

Monday – sunny and just a nice temperature. Catch the subway up to the canal. Amazed how clean and pleasant the subway was. Even had two guys playing music. Did a 90 minute Architectural Boat tour of the Chicago canals. … Continue reading →

Saturday – warm but overcast. Now we’ve found it we walk down to the visitors centre for a free – my I do like that word – guided walking tour of the Cultural Centre and the Downtown loop. Alas not … Continue reading →

Thursday – hot and sunny. Drive up from Indianapolis to Chicago. A pleasant 3 hour drive. Although our SatNav seemed to determined to take us a tour around the BP Refinery in Gary, Indiana. A depressing industrial area but they … Continue reading →

Tuesday – warm and sunny. Drive up to Indianapolis. Check in early and then go Downtown to explore. Really good tourist game in Indianapolis would be “hunt the visitors centre”. I’m dammed if we saw a single sign. Finally found … Continue reading →

Sunday – hot and sunny. Depart Louisville for a short two hour drive up to Cinncinati. Arrive at lunch time to yet another hotel. This time it’s a Quality Inn & Suites. We’ve got a lovely 3 room suite, kitchen, … Continue reading →

Friday – warm and sunny. Forgot to mention the delightful scrots you must get at the science museum. When the lights came up in the Planetarium found a pair of knuckle dusters on one of the yoga mats you get … Continue reading →

Wednesday – sun and cloud but warm. Visit the USA’s  tallest monument, at 630 feet, the Gateway Arch has beckoned visitors for more than 40 years with its iconic, awe-inspiring shape. The vision of renowned architect Eero Saarinen, the Gateway Arch … Continue reading →