Today we drove to Chicago were we will stay three nights. We’re in a cute hotel that says of itself “European style”. We traveled for three-plus weeks in Europe last summer and only stayed in one hotel room that was smaller than the room we have here. But, on the plus-side; it’s nicely located and they wave the parking fee for hybrids!

OMG, they traded Ichiro?!? Even though his skills and numbers have declined in the last two years, he’s still one of our favorite Mariners. The only bad thing about being on the road at this moment is that we won’t get to see the game on TV and see how the Safeco Field fans treat him when he comes to bat tonight for the Yankees. We will miss you Ichiro…

Short day today, we drove here pretty quickly from Des Moines. Lots more traffic than we’ve been used to, but things moved for the most part. We had a nice dinner at a hipster place called Hub 51. They have a lot of gluten-free options.

Tomorrow we’re off to the Art Institute of Chicago to see the Roy Lichtenstein exhibit.

No photos again today…