Holiday Inn Express Springfield

We tried shopping for Bill's clothes, we rode all over Springfield to find a Mall to shop. It was not easy, we went to many stores and found no pants that he liked, he bought 4 T-shirts at WalMart and we were back on the road after a couple hours.<br><br>We stopped at a KOA park and they wanted $37.98 for one night with full hook up. We didn't stay. We went down the road and found this wonderful motel with an indoor pool and hot tub for ...

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 ...

... jos nälkä pääsee yllättämään ja omistaa ison mahan, niin tänne kannattaa tulla. Ei, en yrittänyt itse kyseistä temppua.<br><br><br>Pysähdyimme matkalla Alanreed-nimisen paikan lähellä olevalle huoltoasemalle, jossa myytiin myös kaikenlaista Route 66-krääsää. Erään T-paidan mukaan paikkakunnalla asustaa 52 ihmistä, 104 koiraa, 88 kissaa, 2 haisunäätää ja muutama käärme. Big Enough to serve, small enough to Care. Ostin paikasta muutaman tuliaisen ja pullollisen ...

... months out of the year -- as well as never letting the tank get below half full. (Since I created Rule #2, I've come back to edit and add a formal Marijka's Rules of Travel #1: never let your tank get below half full.) So here's what I'm carrying, and it all fits in half of a collapsible trunk box. Note that my super-duper heavy flashlight is in the front seat in case I have to conk ...

... park the big FJ. ha) There's even a public library branch on the square that looks like an ultra-modern bookstore, complete with huge plate-glass windows and walls of magazines. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c fm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&amp;frie ndID=350583647&amp;albumId=466055 I missed their First Friday Art Walk last night but, truthfully, was glad to hang out in the hotel... once I got a ...

... the previous day, I noticed that the huge fork (think super, giant eating utensil stuck in the ground) that was once part of the Churchhill's Plantation Coffee, later boved to Chesterfield Village, is no where to be seen. What happened to the huge fork!?

... enjoys. I tried the New Belgium Giddy Up on the suggestion of our friend Dena who stood us up. It was a terrible, watered down version of Schlafly's wonderful Coffee Stout. We ordered the crab cakes - terrible! They tasted like old oil that had turned bad a week ago. The waffle fries were okay, though. I ran over to the Bistro to pick up some mushroom sage soup before we headed back to the hotel. Over all, this day didn't turn out to be a lot of fun.

... cities, the more important the old route 66 turns to be for the locals. Small towns are flooded with route 66 memorabilia and every merchant tries to find a way to exploit the classical brand. But why not? This is the theme here and fits very well with the surroundings. <br>

... beds, third world buses packed beyound belief, colorful markets with strange smells, and countless random encounters when I am the most lost. Twelve months plus with a crude itinerary to be changed over and over with no certain course exept down the west coast and up the east, done all by public transportation. No white Land Rovers and no packaged safari experience. From A to B like a local with the locals. I dream about the Tuareg dressed in blue ...

... Trans-Siberian railway has been my dream for many years. I had been planning this trip since 1994 and was going to make this trip in November 2001 with a few of my friends, but because of what happened in September 2001 I just panicked and cancelled the whole trip. I could not take this trip in 2002 / 2003 because of Scars in Asia and because of my new business ventures and us building our home in Missouri.<br><br><br><br><br><br>My journey will began ...