I also took a picture of Chris Achen (Politics) who had somehow escaped my lens but can do so no more as Associate Chair
On July 5, I went back to work and Rich Gittleman stopped by and so I took a picture of him with the fish
I also took a picture of Chris Achen (Politics) who had somehow escaped my lens but can do so no more as Associate Chair
This set the stage for another college tour with Jane. We got up ridiculously early and drove to long term parking at Newark and marked our location
got our stuff together
and marked the bus stop
as Jane waited for the bus
and I read the sign
and next thing we knew we were in the terminal looking at the wares
at Seattle's Best
where Jane had a bagel
and I had a large decaf
before we went over to the other side and landed in O'Hare where the hallways were busy
as I waited at the Dunkin Donut
for Jane
and we rode the bus together as I took this self portrait
and then this woman at Hertz
rented us this car
with these Florida plates
so that we could drive to Evanston and find parking at our hotel
and then find our way to our room
where this was the view
Next we headed out to lunch at the Greek place where this was the menu
and Jane
and I
were happy to see the condiments
as I ordered my Greek salad
which came with pita bread
and dressing on the side
and she had her burger
which the waitress
took care of as she took our picture
On our way to the Northwestern campus, this girl
asked to interview Jane for her journalism project
and then we found the campus
and made our way through the exercise course
to the lake and the beach
where people were bathing
as we looked north to the point
and south to the Chicago skyline
as we walked around and found a small whirlpool
and a very calm lake of beautiful colors
before taking the tour.
After the tour, we passed Urban Outfitters
on our way to a creamery (which turned out to be the wrong creamery)
we approached the creamery
checked out the menu
and the specials
and then Jane got this ice cream cone
and we had these drinks
while recording the location for future reference.
After a respite, we went to the Blind Faith Cafe
for dinner. The menu offered many choices
but we began with drinks
and Jane
and I
enjoyed our waiter who was from Brazil via New York
as he brought Jane's salad
with dressing
and my rice
and main dish (Mongolian with meat substitute)
and a very large sample of peanut sauce.
I managed to finish my main course
even as this waiter
filled my water glass many times. The dessert menu
had a wonderful peanut butter bar
and then we paid the check
and called it a night.
The next morning, July 8, I took a short walk and passed the Frances Willard house
before we began our drive past Gary, Indiana
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that took us through the Indiana Toll Road
where we paid our toll
and made our way to the IHOP at Benton Harbor, Michigan
where the bathroom had a great collection sign with all details
as we ordered our drinks
and Jane tried to recover
as my self portrait
brought out her cereal
but my sour dough toast took a while to prepare.
While in Benton Harbor, we also went to Wal Mart to get Tylenol but we were happy to hit the road to Ann Arbor
where this gentleman checked us into the Bell Tower
and our room looked like this
with a view of our car in the parking lot
Because we were rushed, I got this sandwich
following the advice on the neon sign
and Jane got this sandwich
as Jane
and I
realized that Jimmy John's was a restaurant with a lot of guidance
and much signage
to behold.
After we finished the tour, we rested and then went to explore the town where we found the Seva restaurant
and once correcting our settings realized that it had been a VFW hall
before taking on the Seva name.
Before eating, we explored the car show in town which had caused us large delays in getting to the hotel. There were fancy cars
and old cars
and a fire engine
another old car
a Ferrari that Jane posed with
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not to mention these midget cars that you enter through the front windshield
and this deux chevaux (2CV)
which set the stage to head back to Seva
and read the menu
while Jane
and the waitress
were amused as the drinks arrived
and we admired the hot sauce
and the best French (aka freedom) fries we've had in a long time
as Jane had the ravioli
and I had the pasta
which made my self portrait
and the second beer
feel even better even as the waitress took a picture of Jane and me
and told us her interpretation of the name of the restaurant which we tried hard to write to remember
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and buy this chocolate for Jane
from this sales person
and then head back to the hotel where we saw this wonderful sign
and thanked the hotel staff for their dinner advice.
Saturday morning July 9 began with a breakfast spread
of cereal
fruit
and donuts and pastries at the hotel.
I began with cereal
and banana
but couldn't resist this donut
after which we headed out until we got to Kalamazoo
and followed the road
past the Kalamazoo exit
into town past the colleges
looking in all directions
until we found gas
at this place that seemed to not welcome us to their rest rooms in signs
but did offer a good station sign
as we drove on until it became Jane's favorite time (11:11)
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where Uncle Sam's store sold many varieties of fireworks
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before heading down past the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge ($2.50)
into a small traffic jam where we recorded license plates from Ohio
and Illinois
before the traffic got back and Jane decided to record scenery
cars on the road
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directions
and more road scenes occasionally with the Chicago skyline
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and get Jane on the bus to the terminal
so that we could record the prohibition against fireworks
and then make our way to Wolfgang Puck's restaurant
where Jane was amused and relieved
that the SSSS on her boarding pass meant a search she had survived
and so could have her table setting
and admire my self portrait
as Jane had her sandwich (and fries)
and I had my pizza
and we celebrated a successful trip to the colleges of the MidWest.