Today picked up the car and navigated our way out of Chicago. ROads were dryand plenty of snow lying around but sunny skies ansd a bracing 25 degrees F for most of the day. We have already two entries in the WORLD BEST or BIGGEST . In Cicero we saw theWorld' s Biggest Laundromat followed in Romoeville by the WORLDS BEST ribs. Not bad for day one. We visited the Illinois State Penitentiary ( from the outside) in Joliet and could see Jake and Elwood (Blues Broth...

As you can see there is just a bit of snow around in Chicago. Today we pick up the car and plan to travel as far as Bloomington Illinois. The waether forecast fo Chicago says that by Wednesday and Thursday the temperature will have dropped to between 12 and 18 degrees F. Glad we are leaving. We should be well clear of this and further south where the temperatures are better. We have walked all over Chicago and done most of the touristy things. Unfortunately Wri...

The trip started well when Qantas contacted me and confirmed the upgrade to Business Class. The flight turned into a movie Marathon and I watched; Blue Jasmine Excellent Rush Great Movie with awsome F! car racing sequences Last Vegas Just OK, sort of Griatrics emulating Hangover 1 2 or 3 Moneyball Great movie for sportsfans Gravity American crap Flight to Chicago improved when i snagged an exit row seat. Extra leg room was ...