Historic Lincoln Hotel
Travel Blogs from Urbana
Kankakee to Champaign
... took a hot bath (with bath salts from the Netherlands no less, yes we did pack 2 lbs of these gems in anticipation of future aches and pains) and then went straight to bed without our usual repacking. That meant we were not at all prepared this morning, and ...we were still sore! We decided to call our daughter, Nycke to Fedex some items down, and before we dialed, no sooner did we remember Devon's brother, Doie loves to drive anywhere (uh, I mean travel). He ...
Week 5 - Penn State at Illinois
... day, and that was the guy behind us telling about a t-shirt he saw with a tasteless joke on it. We sat right behind the Penn State band, which would have been an obvious target, but I didn't hear anything at all. Kudos to the Illinois fans for staying classy. Stadium - Memorial Stadium is pretty boxy looking from the outside. It was built as a Memorial to the Illinois soldiers who died in WW I. Their names are on the columns on the East and West sides ...
The Serendipitous Surprise Stop!
... around. The conversations are always interesting and they are superb hosts!! Thanks you guys for opening the Inn just for us.
Next we arrive in St. Louis, MO Tuesday afternoon in time to meet George and Joan (my former in-laws) at their new Retirement Home in O’Fallon, Missouri. Gorgeous place with a movie theatre, wetlands with walking paths, ponds with turtles and ducks, indoor swimming pool, weight room, ...
Champaign Hurt my Brain
Ok...so I had the pleasure to go down to visit my sister once again at the University of Illinois in Champaign IL as part of my Ray Decker Farewell Tour. I always look forward to seeing her and her friends... and also reliving my youth and acting like a college kid for a weekend. I still feel somewhat close to that age bracket and not much older even if father time disagrees. But that is a whole other topic I could write a book ...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
While we were skiing at Snowbird I received an email from the U of I, one of the four grad schools I had applied to, that invited me to the Graduate Recruitment Weekend in Urbana. Pete was a little sad that I wasn't going to be in Seattle to hang out with him, but I couldn't pass up this chance, especially since they were paying the airfare, hotel, and food. I flew out on a Thursday and spent all day Friday interviewing with professors and ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility