That is the question... red or green chili sauce? But even the country side responds to this all over you see red soil and scattered green bushes. We slept over in Santa Rosa and hit the road to Santa Fe in the morning. There we visited the national history museum, the Georgia O'Keefe museum and strolled through the Mountain Man Fair Trade. The climate is hot and dry, after 10 minutes out in the sun you feel like your in a dehydration chamber... After a quick stop in scenic Albuquerque downtown we stopped in Grants for some fabulous sizzeling Fajitas and [View Full Entry]

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The lone star state ... and land as far as you can see .... and what you have to know is everything is bigger in Texas! We came through a few populated "ghosttowns" and stopped in Amarillo and took a walk through downtown. Well, some banners told us it's the city center but we were the only ones walking the sidewalks... a spooky and quirky town ... but home of the Big Texan steak house! Eat the 72 ounce steak under an 1 hour and you get it for free... I had a nice 10 ounce juicy ribeye ... mmh yummy... [View Full Entry]

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Howe ... the great wild west opens itself before us and no picture would capture this amazing panorama. (On thrusday you'll see who comes for sunday roast) After a good nights sleep and a true american breakfast surrounded by old boys speaking with the real southern slang we hit the road to Oklahoma City. We strolled the National Cowboy&Western Heritage Museum, all you wanted to know about Cowboys you'll find it here. We didn't know that there were over a 100 different types of barbed wire. The native american section is really interesting but the lighting is very poor so you [View Full Entry]

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Wow the landscape is changing into the wide open and the temperature is rising .... today we were at 99°F!! We entered Cherokeeland and stopped to see the largest Totem Pole (by Ed Galloway) and we wanted to stroll the streets of Tulsa ... but due to a Country Music concert all motels (reasonable priced ones) were booked solid so we decided to continue and stopped in Stroud, Home of the Tigers. Tomorrow we'll chase the cowboys in Okalhoma City. [View Full Entry]

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Our tire was already waiting for us and in a few turns we were back on the road. Great service and thank you to the nice guys from Cross-Midwest Tire. Today we were heading towards Kansas but before crossing the state line we had to stop at an "antique" shop. You name it they got it! In Kansas we found a good old stretch of Route 66 and crossed the Rainbow Bridge and took a fantastic lunch in Baxter Springs. See you in Oklahoma [View Full Entry]

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The day started with a styrofoam breakfast at the Diamond Inn Motel in Villa Ridge (MO) and went straight to the Meramec Caverns in Stanton. The caves were known as a Jesse James hideout but nowadays they should be visited for their amazing mineral formations. We stopped in Lebanon for lunch but the place our guidebooks told us to check out was closed until further notice ... the alternative actually was better ... the year they still write is 1965 ... for sure! Great experience and friendly faces. Next stop : Exotic Animal Paradise .... a drive trough animal zoo where [View Full Entry]

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After a sumptous breakfast we hit the road. First stop in Joliet to see the Joliet Jewel = Rialto Theater (1926). We passed the Gemini Giant in Wilmington and had a banana milkshake at the Polk a Dot vintage Rte 66 Drive In. In Springfield we visited Abraham Lincoln's tomb, we passed St Louis and entered Missouri to sleep over at the Diamond Travelodge near St. Clair. [View Full Entry]

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After a nice breakfast out in the sun we visited the Chicago Art Institute which has a great collection of Impressionist's paintings. But also the american contemporary collection was very interesting, especially some paintings from Ivan Albright. The rest of the afternoon we spent ... shopping ... and wrapped the day with a vietnamese dinner! [View Full Entry]

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Wehad a very short night and are off to check in to Chicago [View Full Entry]

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In a split second we were captured by the charm of windy city, CHICAGO!! The driver from the Rental Car company dedicated us a song ... he says he saw Angels and had to sing us a song ... Thank you Alvin! After checking into Arlington International Hostel, set in a beautiful neighbourhood, we strolled Lincoln Avenue and took the bus downtown. Nothing better than a shopping spree down Michigan Avenue. [View Full Entry]

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