Chicago

Good morning from the road!  Yesterday was a looooong day of travel, and today is even longer!  Yesterday we were up at 5:30 and on the road shortly after 6. By noon we were in Chicago and spent the rest of the day sight seeing.  

I've been to Chicago before, but one thing that I really enjoyed was the architecture. Chicago has a ton of gorgeous buildings!  The picture above is the iconic Trump Tower, which is currently the second tallest building in the Windy City. 

No trip to Chicago is complete without  a stop in Millennium Park to see The Bean. It could quite possibly be the birthplace of selfies as everyone and their mother wants to take a picture of themselves in the shining reflective surface. 

Our next stop was the Sears Tower (..or Willis Tower...or whatever they're calling it these days). The last time I was at the top of the Sears Tower, I wasn't able to go in the little plexiglass box that extends four feet from the side of the building. It's a little trippy because you can look down and see the city right below your feet. CRAZINESS!!

We wrapped up our day in Chicago with (what else?) a deep dish Chicago pizza at the BEST pizza place on the face of the Earth, Giordano's. 

It was an early night so that we could have an early morning. That 3:30 wake up call came just a little TOO early, but we knew we had to get on the road. Our mission for today is to travel over 900 miles to Hill City, South Dakota. Tomorrow we'll tour Mt. Rushmore and Crazyhorse.