Chicago

May 21st:
We arrived in the early evening and went straight to Giordano's for deep dish pizza. So delicious... We wandered around the Rush St. area for a while until we heard some great music coming from a bar and went in for a drink. It was called The Joynt and we found out it has a lot of Chicago history in it. And as it turned out, the band was Shirley King's band (BB King's daughter.) They were so good we ended up dancing there the rest of the night.

Route: I-55

May 22nd:
We pretty much celebrated my birthday the whole day. (A little spoiled, I know.) We had lunch at The Palms and then I went and got a pedicure. We relaxed in the afternoon and headed to Vinci for dinner. Vinci was a treat; a casual Italian restaurant with great food, good prices and very unique interior design - an improbable blend of classy Italian renaissance and checkered Italian diner. Our after-dinner entertainment was a show at Second City, the comedy company that has seen the early careers of so many legendary comics. Needless to say, it was hilarious and a really great way to end the day of celebration.

May 23rd:
We left Chicago this morning and are going straight on through to Connecticut. It’s a long haul but we decided it’d be better than having to set up a tent somewhere in the dark.