The colleges of the midwest

JaneCollege The next morning, July 8, I took a short walk and passed the Frances Willard house ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0679 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0680 before we began our drive past Gary, Indiana ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0681 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0682 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0683 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0684 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0685 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0686 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0687 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0688 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0689 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0690 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0691 and down the highway ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0692 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0693 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0694 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0695 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0696 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0697 with our directions ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0698 that took us through the Indiana Toll Road ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0699 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0700 where we paid our toll ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0701 and made our way to the IHOP at Benton Harbor, Michigan ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0702 where the bathroom had a great collection sign with all details ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0703 as we ordered our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0704 and Jane tried to recover ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0705 as my self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0706 brought out her cereal ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0707 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0708 but my sour dough toast took a while to prepare. ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0709 While in Benton Harbor, we also went to Wal Mart to get Tylenol but we were happy to hit the road to Ann Arbor ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0710 where this gentleman checked us into the Bell Tower ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0711 and our room looked like this ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0712 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0713 with a view of our car in the parking lot ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0714

Because we were rushed, I got this sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0715 following the advice on the neon sign ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0716 and Jane got this sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0717 as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0718 and I ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0719 realized that Jimmy John's was a restaurant with a lot of guidance ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0720 and much signage ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0721 to behold.

After we finished the tour, we rested and then went to explore the town where we found the Seva restaurant ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0722 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0723 and once correcting our settings realized that it had been a VFW hall ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0724 before taking on the Seva name. ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0725 Before eating, we explored the car show in town which had caused us large delays in getting to the hotel. There were fancy cars ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0726 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0727 and old cars ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0728 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0729 and a fire engine ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0730 another old car ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0731 a Ferrari that Jane posed with ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0732 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0733 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0734 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0735 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0736 and car engines where you could see distributor caps ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0737 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0738 not to mention these midget cars that you enter through the front windshield ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0739 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0740 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0741 and this deux chevaux (2CV) ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0742 which set the stage to head back to Seva ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0743 and read the menu ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0744 while Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0745 and the waitress ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0746 were amused as the drinks arrived ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0747 and we admired the hot sauce ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0748 and the best French (aka freedom) fries we've had in a long time ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0749 as Jane had the ravioli ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0750 and I had the pasta ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0751 which made my self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0752 and the second beer ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0753 feel even better even as the waitress took a picture of Jane and me ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0754 and told us her interpretation of the name of the restaurant which we tried hard to write to remember ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0755 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0756 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0757 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0758 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0759 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0760 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0761 so that we could go to the chocolate shop ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0762 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0763 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0764 and buy this chocolate for Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0765 from this sales person ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0766 and then head back to the hotel where we saw this wonderful sign ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0767 and thanked the hotel staff for their dinner advice. ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0768