Pictures of 07.09.05 -- The colleges of the midwest

Saturday morning July 9 began with a breakfast spread ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0769 of cereal ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0770 fruit ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0771 and donuts and pastries at the hotel. ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0772 I began with cereal ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0773 and banana ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0774 but couldn't resist this donut ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0775 after which we headed out until we got to Kalamazoo ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0776 and followed the road ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0777 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0778 past the Kalamazoo exit ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0779 into town past the colleges ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0780 looking in all directions ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0781 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0782 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0783 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0784 until we found gas ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0785 at this place that seemed to not welcome us to their rest rooms in signs ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0786 but did offer a good station sign ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0787 as we drove on until it became Jane's favorite time (11:11) ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0788 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0789 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0790 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0791 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0792 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0793 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0794 and then headed off I-94 to the Indiana Toll Road observing a sign for Krazy Kaplan at every turn and so deciding to explore the Fireworks market ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0795 where Uncle Sam's store sold many varieties of fireworks ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0796 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0797 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0798 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0799 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0800 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0801 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0802 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0803 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0804 and we captured Uncle Sam, the proprietor, who had little advice about Chicago restaurants ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0805 before heading down past the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge ($2.50) ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0806 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0807 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0808 into a small traffic jam where we recorded license plates from Ohio ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0809 and Illinois ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0810 before the traffic got back and Jane decided to record scenery ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0811 cars on the road ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0812 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0813 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0814 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0815 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0816 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0817 scenery ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0818 directions ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0819 and more road scenes occasionally with the Chicago skyline ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0820 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0821 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0822 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0823 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0824 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0825 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0826 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0827 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0828 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0829 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0830 before we saw the signs for Wisconsin (and yet another traffic jam) ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0831 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0832 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0833 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0834 ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0835 as we tried to get the rental car to this woman at Hertz ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0836 and get Jane on the bus to the terminal ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0837 so that we could record the prohibition against fireworks ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0838 and then make our way to Wolfgang Puck's restaurant ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0839 where Jane was amused and relieved ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0840 that the SSSS on her boarding pass meant a search she had survived ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0841 and so could have her table setting ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0842 and admire my self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0843 as Jane had her sandwich (and fries) ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0844 and I had my pizza ../../../Sabbat/2005/07.05-09.05CollegeTours//IMG_0845 and we celebrated a successful trip to the colleges of the MidWest.