getting our kicks

Monday 12 September. Day Seven.

We woke up slowly and took our time getting on the road, although the road du jour was a special one: Historic Route 66 (now mostly Interstate 55). A few of us had different ideas of what was important to stop and see in Illinois--

First, Springfield. Jakub really wanted a picture of a Springfield sign (Simpsons reference) but also to see Lincoln's tomb. We stopped in the state capital to pay our respects to Mr. Lincoln and his family.

Next, Pontiac. The guys were excited about the Route 66 Museum and this big mural of the Route 66 sign. We spent some time looking at old cars and Route 66 paraphernalia before...

Joliet! This was clearly my idea, although Jozef is a fellow fan of The Blues Brothers so was also pretty excited. We actually drove right through town--and right past the prison-- on our way to where we'd be staying outside of Chicago for two nights, with the aunt of a friend of Maciej's. After meeting her and her husband, we wandered around Joliet for a while, getting lots of pictures of the jail and figuring out the best way to get to Chicago the following day.