And on to Chicago

Moving day already, it’s come far too soon … bags packed we say good bye to Sharon and family, it’s been great to catch up again, let’s hope the next catch up won’t be so long coming.

Crossing the bridge into Chicago

First view of Chicago

The drive today is our longest 460 miles or nearly 8 hours so we must get going and fortunately the drive is good, sunny weather, clear roads and changing scenery yet again. The leafy, rolling countryside of Pittsburgh changes to flat ploughed fields that stretch for miles with Dutch barn type housing and quaint churches topped with white steeples. As we get into Chicago the traffic builds but we quickly find the Ohio House Motel, which is a lovely, low rise, traditionally old fashioned building in amongst the high rises. Having settled in or rather brought the cases up to our room, I’m very eager to find an alcoholic drink, the very hip Anabel’s bar is just the place or rather the first one I spot! The bar staff are mixing unusual cocktails for the hip after work crowd, I don’t feel very hip in my travelling clothes!

Slightly unsteady after a very strong G&T we have scrubbed up pretty well, which is fortunate, as Maggiano’s looks posh! It is very welcoming and the meal of chicken & spinach pasta for Dave and Italian sausage & vodka gnocchi for me is absolutely, amazing. Time for bed to prepare for sightseeing tomorrow, and what to wear as the temperature has gone from 94⁰F to 54⁰F!