Best Western Deerfield Inn Springfield

We didn't actually stay in Springfield, but went there as a day trip from Hannibal. This was a concession to Chris, who insisted, since we were so close... We stopped first at Lincoln's tomb. We have also visited Washington's and Jefferson's, but this was the most elaborate. It was a marble lined square hallway with Lincoln's actual grave in the center of the walk. There is a statue outside with the nose rubbed shiny by people hoping for luck (of course, I ...

... metsäisiä peltoja, lehtipuuvoittoista sekametsää, pieniä jokia ja metsälampia. Ilman lämpötila muistutti kuitenkin siitä, missä oltiin - lämpötila vaihteli päivän aikana välillä 32C-38C, mikä tuntui täysin pilvettömän taivaan alla kohtalaisen tuskaiselta heti, kun astui autosta ulos.<br><br><br>Missourin osavaltion erikoisuus tuntui olevan ilotulitteita, pornovideoita ja viinaa myyvät kauppakojut - ainakin näitä kolmea hyödykettä myyviä latojen ja varastojen näk ...

I plan to camp quite a bit in Oklahoma and not sure how much wi-fi will be available, so this may be the last post for a bit. Here's hoping it's a little warmer than Missouri! Okay, so here's another peek into the mind of an obsessive-compulsive, organized, list-making traveler. (Maybe I was a Boy Scout in a previous life?) Seriously, there's nothing more important in your car than an ...

... to cause them when they're teenagers. Okay, rant over. After a (thankfully) quiet night's sleep, I was headed downtown when - what's that? - an art store! (Marijka's law of travel: never bypass an art store, fabric shop, or ice cream parlor. More to be added later.) I'd sketched a scene that struck me while driving through Illinois, but lacked any purple pencils for the red bud trees, so what an ...

... an old schoolhouse. Then we saw where they cook all the ingredients. And then to the packaging building, where they fill up the bottles, put on the caps and labels, then box them up. Then we took the trolly back to the main building where I got to eat pretzels. Then the tour was over. It was like the best episode of "How It's Made" (on Discovery Channel) ever!

On the drive back to Kansas City, Kelly and I agreed that Springfield doesn't make for a very entertaining road trip. There are some restaurants that I miss and crave, but I won't spend two days there again.<br>I forgot to mention that while driving sround ...

On Saturday morning we woke early to get some breakfast at the hotel and head out. We drove around the downtown square for a bit, familiarizing ourselves with the new movie theater and parking garages. We spotted a cafe not far from the theater, so we ducked in for a warm, cozy cup of Joe. <br><br>We walked inside and were immediately charmed by the cozy, distressed Hoosier cabinet with stir sticks and napkins and carafes. How the Grinch Stole ...

... a private room and there was a pullout bed in the room. She was discharged by 10AM. She's pretty sore but has some good meds to keep her going. I guess we will be seeing St. Louis on another journey. We departed Springfield at 12:30PM and plan to take a little extra time getting home since Jennifer will need to have a few extra ...

Today was the first day when we had a chance to really enjoy the Mother Road. 360 miles along the historic route was rather fun. Some views look exactly like they'd been drawn out of the movie "Easy Rider". It has also become clear, that the further away we move from the ...

... go slower than the astronauts and faster than Magellan and Drake but I would have an opportunity to see the country, meet and talk to people along the way. <br><br><br><br>It is the greatest rail journey on the planet. Stretching almost 11000 km from London to Hong Kong, via Berlin, Warsaw, Belaurs, Moscow, Ulaan Bator and Beijing. The very name of this engineering marvel evokes images of exotic, adventurous, travel. As a leg of an around-the-world trip ...