rode CTA Blue Line into downtown (approx. 30-40 min.), transfer to Red Line
walked a few blocks to Chicago Hilton and Towers
walked to Gino’s East Pizza, walked around downtown
7/7
Route 66 Terminus at Jackson and Michigan
Sears Tower Skydeck tour
Union Station
Lunch from Wendy’s in park area
Board of Trade (closed for the day)
Mercantile Exchange (livestock, currency, etc. futures trading)
Grant Park along lakefront
Meigs Field Airport
Snacks on beach and lakefront
Break and uploading pictures at hotel
Dinner at Charlie’s Ale House on Navy Pier after fireworks show on pier
Walk back through downtown
7/8
Ride L train to O’Hare to pickup car
Depart Hilton with car 10:00 a.m.
Drive I-90/94 to I-94 to I-75 to I-280 to I-80/90 (Ohio Turnpike) to side road to Ohio 2 to I-90 to Ohio 534 to U.S. 20 to Geneva via Gary, IN, Kalamazoo, MI, Detroit, MI, Toledo, OH, Cleveland, OH
Lunch at Burger King in Battle Creek, MI
Arrive Geneva 6:45 p.m., visit and dinner at the Wilson’s
Trip to the strip at Geneva-On-The-Lake
7/9
Depart Geneva 10:15 a.m.
Drive I-90 to I-87 to I-90 via Buffalo and Albany
Arrive Boston 6:45 p.m.
Taxi to Harvard Square
Dinner at John Harvard’s Brew House, walk around square
T Red Line to MIT, walk through campus, walk back to Boston
Drinks at Cactus Grill, then back to hotel
7/10
Walk up Boylston, through Boston Common, over to half shell and riverfront
Meet Jason and Jeremy at Bull and Finch (Cheers), walk to Copley Place, lunch at Chili’s
Walk along Freedom Trail to Feneuil Hall, down to waterfront
Ride T back to hotel
Meet Noah and Leigh Ann at Legal Seafoods in Kendall Square for dinner
Rode T back to their apartment, walked to bar for drinks, taxi back to hotel
7/11
Depart Boston 12:00 noon
Drive I-90 to I-84 to Connecticut 190 to I-91 to I-84 to I-684 to Hutchington Parkway to I-95 to New York 9A via Enfield, Connecticut and the Bronx
See Lego Factory and Distribution Center in Enfield
Lunch at McDonald’s in Enfield while doing laundry at laundromat
Arrive Hilton New York and Towers 5:45 p.m.
Walk around Times Square, Midtown, 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue, Park Avenue, Grand Central Terminal
Dinner at Hard Rock Café, walk back to hotel
7/12
Rode subway to Battery Park
Ferry to Liberty Island to see Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Walked around Wall Street area near waterfront
Walked across Brooklyn Bridge into Brooklyn
Walked around Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, Montague Street, the Promenade
Rode subway back up to Grand Central Terminal, walked to hotel
Rode subway to Greenwich Village, walked around Village
Dinner at Chumley’s restaurant and bar (old speakeasy hidden in apartment complex)
Cheesecake at New York Village Café
Rode subway back to hotel
7/13
Rode subway to Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange viewing gallery
Rode subway to Chinatown
Walk through Chinatown and Little Italy
Lunch at Café Azzurro? in Little Italy
Rode subway to midtown
Empire State Building (saw outside and lobby only)
Rode subway to Upper East Side
Saw Guggenheim Museum
Walked through Central Park, then back to hotel
Dinner and comedy show at Caroline’s in Times Square ("the legendary" Robert Klein was comic)
7/14
Departed New York 11:30 a.m.
Drive Lincoln Tunnel to New Jersey Turnpike to New Jersey 160 to I-676 to I-95 to I-495 to I-95 to I-895 to I-95 to U.S. 50 via Philadelphia
Stopped in Philadelphia, saw Independence Hall and Liberty Bell
Lunch at McDonald’s on the road in Delaware
Arrived Washington, D.C. 6:00 p.m.?
Dinner at Burger King
Walk around downtown and Georgetown area with Lonnie, ice cream at Ben and Jerry’s
7/15
Breakfast at hotel
Wait in line for White House tour tickets
Walked to Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean War Memorial
Walked to Bureau of Engraving and Printing but no time for tour
White House tour
Meeting with Congressman James Rogan
Capitol tour with Rogan staffer
National Archives including photo exhibit
Walk back to hotel, hours d’oveurs at towers lounge
Dinner and drinks at Froggy Bottom Pub with Lonnie and friends
7/16
Drive I-395 to I-95 to I-64 to I-81 via Richmond and Charlottsville