Monthly Archives: June 2012

We slept in Memphis, got up, had a delicious and painfully large breakfast at Brother Juniper’s, and hit the road for New Orleans.

We commemorated our trip to the Lincoln Library by crushing his likeness.

It was a pretty busy day. We checked out of the Tremont, dropped out bags in the car, and walked down to the Chicago Cultural Center, where we saw “Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection.” Beautiful old building and an … Continue reading →

View out the window of the Tremont.

Not a great picture, but we’re here. We checked in to the Tremont Hotel downtown, dropped off out stuff, and walked down N. Michigan to Millennium Park and back.

The Arch is enormous. I never really understood the scale of the thing until I got there. And then you ride up to the top in a tiny capsule, sitting way closer to strangers than you ever normally get, but … Continue reading →

Crystal Bridges was so impressive that after the first 15 minutes I forgot who built it.

These hotel room views in Arkansas are not very impressive. Got in last night at 8:00, checked in to the Aloft Bentonville, had dinner and several stouts at the Mellow Mushroom across the street and went right to bed. Slept … Continue reading →